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Rupinder Kaur is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Entomology at Pennsylvania State University. Her research focuses on host-symbiont interactions, particularly the mechanisms of Wolbachia-induced Cytoplasmic Incompatibility (CI). This phenomenon leads to embryonic lethality when modified sperm from Wolbachia-infected males fertilizes the eggs of uninfected females. Kaur's work contributes to understanding the implications of CI for controlling mosquito populations and addressing mosquito-borne viral diseases. She combines her expertise in sperm chromatin biology, epigenetics, spermatogenesis, and embryogenesis to explore the intricate biological mechanisms at play in these interactions. Her recent investigations have highlighted critical pre-fertilization events affecting spermatogenesis, as well as the biochemical functions of enzymes that drive the CI mechanism. She has collaborated closely with prestigious institutions such as the University of Vienna, the Edmund Mach Foundation in Italy, and the University of Cambridge in the UK, showcasing her commitment to advance knowledge in her field.
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