Sauleen Shamdeen

• SOAR Position: Member; Alumni
• Major: Biochemistry
• Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. Tony Farone

Current Focus: Survey of Mosquito Predatory Ciliate Lambornella for Potential Biological Control

Project Description

The purpose of this study is to identify, isolate, and culture Lambornella clarki to utilize as a potential biological mosquito control. The ciliated protozoa, Lambornella clarki and other Lambornella species, are known to target mosquitoes, specifically mosquito larvae and essentially killing them off. In order to achieve these re