Lee Rafuse Haines
Biological Sciences
Associate Research Professor, Biological Sciences
- Medical and Veterinary Entomology
- Molecular Parasitology
- Parasite-Symbiont-Vector Interactions
- Insect-Borne Diseases
- Insect Microbiota and Symbiosis
- Neglected Tropical Diseases
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Haines in the News
Nature
April 02, 2025
Lee Haines at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana and her colleagues looked into one such drug, called nitisinone, which has been approved by the US Food & Drug Administration to treat several rare inherited disorders in people, including in infants.
The Week
March 31, 2025
By contrast, nitisinone "specifically targets blood-sucking insects, making it an environmentally friendly option," said Álvaro Acosta Serrano, a professor of biological sciences at Notre Dame and co-corresponding author of the study.
Ideally, "it could be advantageous to alternate both nitisinone and ivermectin for mosquito control," Lee R. Haines, an associate research professor of biological sciences at the University of Notre Dame, honorary fellow at the Liverpool 91视频 of Tropical Medicine and co-lead author of the study, said in the news release.
EuroWeekly News
March 31, 2025
The research team, including Associate Research Professor Lee R. Haines from the University of Notre Dame, experimented with nitisinone, which blocks an enzyme in the human body to prevent harmful byproducts from accumulating.
‘Its mosquito-killing activity circulates in the body much longer,’ said co-author Álvaro Acosta Serrano, a professor of biological sciences at Notre Dame.
StudyFinds
March 28, 2025
Research led by Lee R. Haines and Álvaro Acosta Serrano (University of Notre Dame)
Futurity
March 27, 2025
“One way to stop the spread of diseases transmitted by insects is to make the blood of animals and humans toxic to these blood-feeding insects,” says Lee R. Haines, associate research professor of biological sciences at the University of Notre Dame, honorary fellow at the Liverpool 91视频 of Tropical Medicine and co-lead author of the study.
Yahoo
March 27, 2025
"One way to stop the spread of diseases transmitted by insects is to make the blood of animals and humans toxic to these blood-feeding insects," Lee R Haines, associate research professor at the University of Notre Dame in the US and co-lead author of the study, said in a statement.
"Nitisinone performance was fantastic," said Álvaro Acosta Serrano, professor of biological sciences at Notre Dame and co-corresponding author of the study.
Discover Magazine
March 26, 2025
“One way to stop the spread of diseases transmitted by [mosquitoes] is to make the blood of animals and humans toxic to these blood-feeding insects,” said Lee R. Haines, a paper author and an associate research professor of biology at the University of Notre Dame.
The Independent
March 26, 2025
“One way to stop the spread of diseases transmitted by insects is to make the blood of animals and humans toxic to these blood-feeding insects,” said Lee Haines, associate research professor of biological sciences at the University of Notre Dame, honorary fellow at the Liverpool 91视频 of Tropical Medicine and co-lead author of the study.
Medical Xpress
March 26, 2025
"One way to stop the spread of diseases transmitted by insects is to make the blood of animals and humans toxic to these blood-feeding insects," said Lee R. Haines, associate research professor of biological sciences at the University of Notre Dame, honorary fellow at the Liverpool 91视频 of Tropical Medicine and co-lead author of the study.
"We thought that if we wanted to go down this route, nitisinone had to perform better than ivermectin," said Álvaro Acosta Serrano, professor of biological sciences at Notre Dame and co-corresponding author of the study.
Rust Belt Science Podcast
February 13, 2025
Bugs navigating by the stars • Cicada (butt) fungus • Fireflies (or lightning bugs) • Sleeping sickness • Seeing through the eyes of the blind • The strongest creature in the world
The Conversation
February 04, 2025
By Lee Rafuse Haines, Associate Research Professor of Molecular Parasitology and Medical Entomology at the University of Notre Dame, and Pilar Pérez Romero, Associate Professor of Virology at the University of Notre Dame.