Dr. Nina Stanczyk
Dr. Nina Stanczyk
Lecturer at the Department of Environmental Systems Science
ETH Zürich
What I am interested in
Insect are the vectors of some of the most deadly and widespread human diseases worldwide – for example mosquitoes and malaria. They find their human hosts through smell, attracted to chemicals from our skin and breath. I am interested in understanding vector olfaction, finding out how we can manipulate this system to improve vector control, and in discovering new repellents and attractants by looking at natural systems.
Research projects
Does the presence of malaria change the host odour profile and mosquito attraction?
Recent publications
Stanczyk NM, Behrens R, Chen-Hussey V, Stewart S, Logan JG (2015) “Clinical review: Mosquito Repellents for Travellers.” BMJ, 350:h99
De Moraes CM, Stanczyk NM, Bentz HS, Pulido H, Sim DG, Read AF, Mescher MC (2014). “Malaria-induced changes in host odours enhance mosquito attraction.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America doi: 10.1073/pnas.1405617111
Stanczyk NM., Brookfield J.F.Y., Field LM, Logan J.G. (2013) “Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes exhibit decreased repellency by DEET following previous exposure.” PLoS ONE 8(2): e54438. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054438
Stanczyk NM, Brookfield JFY, Ignell R, Logan JG, Field LM (2010). "Behavioral insensitivity to DEET in Aedes aegypti is a genetically determined trait residing in changes in sensillum function." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 107(19): 8575-8580.
Logan JG, Stanczyk NM, Hassanali A, Kemei J, Santana AEG, Ribeiro KEL, Shaalan E, Pickett JA, Mordue Luntz AJ (2010) Arm-in-cage testing of natural human-derived mosquito repellents. Malaria Journal 9(239)