Lisa Couper

The paper analyzes genetic structure and diversity of Coccidioides immitis in environmental and human isolates to understand disease transmission and environmental distribution.

The paper investigates how temperature affects mosquito parasite infection across a climate gradient, finding nonlinear thermal responses and consistent results between field and lab studies.

This study models current and future dengue risk in California by integrating vector presence, temperature suitability, and travel-associated cases, finding that 18.2 million residents are at risk now and an additional 4.1 million may be at risk by mid-century under climate warming and urban expansion.

The paper detects airborne Coccidioides spores using UAS-mounted samplers in California, finding Coccidioides DNA in 4.9% of air samples at 8 m height.

The paper examines the relationship between soil microbial communities and Coccidioides immitis presence in rodent burrows and surface soils, finding higher microbial diversity in Coccidioides-positive samples.

This study reviews 178 studies on mosquito range shifts, finding most expansions linked to human activities rather than climate change.

This study shows Aedes sierrensis has heritable genetic variation in heat tolerance that could allow it to adapt to warming faster than projected climate changes.

This study estimates thermal safety margins for 8 mosquito species across their ranges to assess vulnerability to climate warming, finding higher vulnerability in subtropical regions and desert biomes.

This study shows that rodent burrows and their presence increase Coccidioides immitis detection in soils, with moisture also playing a role.

The paper examines body size and thermal tolerance in mosquito populations across a latitudinal gradient, finding that lower latitude populations are more thermally tolerant and smaller.