Felina Loya
- Grad Group: Genetics
- Major Professor: Dr. Katherine Ralston
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Degrees
- BS - UC Davis - Global Disease Biology - 2018
- AS - Antelope Valley College - Biological Sciences - 2016
Research Interest Summary
I am interested in host-parasite interactions, molecular genetics, cell signaling and communication pathways, and cytoskeletal network dynamics.
Research Interests
My research focuses on the ingestion mechanisms of the protozoan parasite, Entamoeba histolytica, on the human cell. I am currently exploring the molecular mechanisms involved in amoebic trogocytosis, the process in which amoebae "bite" and consume pieces of the living host cell.
Publications
- Singer GA, Loya FP*, Lapsley WD, Tobar BZ, Carlos S, Carlos RS, Carlos ET, Adao DEV, Rivera WL, Jaffe DA, Mazet JAK, Chomel BB. Detection of Bartonella infection in pet dogs from Manila, the Philippines. Acta Trop. 2020; 205:105277. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105277.
- Nisani Z, Honaker A, Jenne V, Loya F*, Moon H. Evidence of airborne chemoreception in the scorpion Paruroctonus marksi (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Journal of Arachnology. 2018; 46: 40-44. doi: 10.1636/JoA-16-092.1