{"id":10,"date":"2014-11-20T10:09:52","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T10:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/hassana-mutasim\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2014-11-20T10:09:52","modified_gmt":"2014-11-20T10:09:52","slug":"research-interest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/hassana-mutasim\/?page_id=10","title":{"rendered":"Research Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-11\" src=\"http:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/hassana-mutasim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1265\/2014\/11\/anopheles.png\" alt=\"anopheles\" width=\"186\" height=\"129\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/hassana-mutasim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1265\/2014\/11\/Ceratitis_capitata_-_adult.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/hassana-mutasim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1265\/2014\/11\/Ceratitis_capitata_-_adult.jpg\" alt=\"Ceratitis_capitata_-_adult\" width=\"174\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/hassana-mutasim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1265\/2014\/11\/Ceratitis_capitata_-_adult.jpg 500w, https:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/hassana-mutasim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1265\/2014\/11\/Ceratitis_capitata_-_adult-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/hassana-mutasim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1265\/2014\/11\/Drosophila.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-14\" src=\"http:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/hassana-mutasim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1265\/2014\/11\/Drosophila.jpg\" alt=\"Drosophila\" width=\"161\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I am interested in understanding the genetic basis of vector-pathogen interaction and to study genes that affect vector competence to transmit diseases such as malaria and dengue fever, i am particularly interested in understanding the immunity molecules of Anopheles mosquitoes that lead to their refractoriness to malaria transmission,<\/p>\n<p>i am also interested in genetic technologies to enhance the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) ; the technique which proved successful in many insect pests including the medfly <em>Ceratitis capitata<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/hassana-mutasim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1265\/2014\/11\/houseflyAFCan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13\" src=\"http:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/hassana-mutasim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1265\/2014\/11\/houseflyAFCan.jpg\" alt=\"houseflyAFCan\" width=\"271\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/hassana-mutasim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1265\/2014\/11\/houseflyAFCan.jpg 271w, https:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/hassana-mutasim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1265\/2014\/11\/houseflyAFCan-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My interst also spans the genetic basis of insecticide resistance and the role of<em> kdr<\/em> and <em>Ace1 <\/em>mutations on the insecticide resistance among Culex mosquitoes and housefly in urban areas.<\/p>\n<p>Current Research Activities<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Analysis of <em>Culex pipiens<\/em> population structure in Khartoum area using microsatellite markers<\/li>\n<li>Studying the distribution and frequency of <em>Kdr<\/em> allele in populations of the house fly <em>Musca domestica <\/em>and the correlation with the level of pyrethroid resistance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 I am interested in understanding the genetic basis of vector-pathogen interaction and to study genes that affect vector competence [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/hassana-mutasim\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/hassana-mutasim\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/hassana-mutasim\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/hassana-mutasim\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/hassana-mutasim\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/hassana-mutasim\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16,"href":"https:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/hassana-mutasim\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions\/16"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/hassana-mutasim\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}