Julián Hillyer, Ph.D.
Centennial Professor of Biological Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts & Science
Vanderbilt University
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Global Health Research Interest: Biological Sciences
Julián Hillyer is the Centennial Professor of Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt University. His research focuses on mosquito immunology and physiology, focusing on the mechanical and molecular bases of hemolymph (blood) propulsion, the immunological interaction between mosquitoes and pathogens in the hemocoel (body cavity), and how the environment and life history affects immunity. A goal of this research is to discover pathways that can be manipulated to disrupt the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria.