Curriculum vitae

I am now investigating odor cues and olfactory coding in mosquitoes.

Afify A, Galizia CG (2015) Chemosensory Cues for Mosquito Oviposition Site Selection. J. Med. Entomol. 1–11, DOI: 10.1093/jme/tju024

Afify A, Horlacher B, Roller J, Galizia CG (2014)
Different Repellents for Aedes aegypti against Blood-Feeding and Oviposition.
PLoS ONE 9(7):e103765. doi: 10.1371

Afify A, Galizia CG (2014)
Gravid females of the mosquito Aedes aegypti avoid oviposition on m-cresol in the presence of the deterrent isomer p-cresol.
Parasit Vectors 7: 315. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-315.

Kesavaraju B, Afify A , Gaugler R (2009) Growth and survival of the invasive Aedes albopictus larvae on Diospyros virginiana (American persimmon) leaves.  Journal of Medical Entomology. 46(3): 465- 470.

El-Bishlawy SH.M.O, Afify AFA , Shamseldean MM (2009) Description and factors affecting activities of the Gammarus sp., a crustacean predator of Culex pipiens mosquito larvae in Egypt. Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 19 (2): 99-104.

Kesavaraju B, Afify A , Gaugler R (2010) Can pesticide use influence the invasive potential of Aedes albopictus? Ecological Entomology (Under review).

Kesavaraju B, Khan BDF, Afify A, Gaugler R (2010) Behavioral differences of invasive container dwelling mosquitoes to a native predator. Ecological Entomology (Under review).

March 2008 The New Jersey Mosquito Control Association meeting in Atlantic City, NJ.

Dec. 2007 The Entomological Society of America meeting in San Diego, CA.

Jan. 2007 Participated in organizing the International graduate workshop held in Cairo University.

2006 Cairo University’s International Conference for Scientific Research, Egypt.

2007 Fulbright student scholarship

2010 International Max Planck Research School for Organismal Biology (IMPRS) scholarship