Rachel Busby

Rachel received a dual B.S. in Biology and Anthropology from Brandeis University. There, she worked with sensory neuroscientist Dr. Paul Garrity to study biological pest control methods for Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, a major vector of dengue and zika virus. After graduation, she continued her work in Paul Garrity’s lab for two years as a research assistant. During this time, she worked on methods for transgenesis in non-model organisms and studied how temperature and humidity sensation contribute to host detection and blood-feeding behavior in Aedes mosquitoes. In the Srivastava Lab, Rachel is interested in the mechanisms by which neoblasts develop and maintain their pluripotency in adult Hofstenia miamia.