Experts Dr. Silvie Huijben and Dr. Krijn Paaijmans have spent their careers researching mosquitoes, pathogens and disease control all over the globe. In 2018, they moved to work at ASU with the promise of designing and opening up a new facility dedicated to studying and growing mosquitoes.

In October 2022, the new $2.5 million dollar lab space opened, enabling students — from undergraduates to PhD candidates — to work alongside Paaijmans and Huijben to investigate topics like how mosquitoes survive in the Valley, how we can best manage insecticide resistance and how certain diseases behave inside of mosquitoes. 

Read more in this ASU News article, which includes a video tour through our facility.