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Raymond John St. Leger

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University of Maryland, College Park

Affiliations

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Entomology

College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

Department of Entomology

Raymond John St. Leger is currently serving as a College Of Agriculture And Natural Resources Professor at University of Maryland, College Park.

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entomology microbiology genetics pathology molecular biology fungal biology insect science avian biology invertebrate pathology metarhizium anisopliae applied microbiology genomics fungal genetics microbial pathogenesis microbial ecology environmental microbiology gene expression enzymes fungal ecology biotechnology entomopathogenic fungi genome biology medical mycology molecular microbiology microbial genetics botany insect molecular biology host-microbe interactions clinical microbiology bacteriology applied entomology vector control plant science plant physiology pest science yeast fungal pathogens cuticle-degrading enzymes entomopathogenic fungus avian medicine medical microbiology microbial physiology gene function plant-insect interactions vector-parasite relationship fungal evolution rhizosphere pathogen transmission industrial mycology virulence factors vector-borne pathogens protein synthesis pest control metarhizium robertsii cuticle-degrading protease insect cuticle clinical mycology food mycology gene characterization fungal physiology vector borne disease disease ecology nematology medicinal fungi fungal cell biology host genetics rna biology beauveria bassiana insect pests regulatory analysis random amplification polymorphic dna nutrient deprivation host cuticle ultrastructural localization burkina faso

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Ecological Diversification Without Genomic Reorganization: Repeat Dynamics and Regulatory Evolution in Metarhizium Robertsii. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2026)

ecology evolutiongenetic diversityphylogenomicsbiological evolutionecology and evolutionary biologyrepeat dynamicsecologysymbiosisadaptationevolutionary applicationsmolecular evolutionpopulation geneticsmolecular evolutionary ecologyfungal ecologygenomic reorganizationmolecular ecologyecological diversificationevolutionary biologyfunctional ecology

Origins and Metabolic Evolution of Multifunctionality in Metarhizium Robertsii: Linking Phenotypic Diversity to Ecological Niche Plasticity. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2026)

metabolic evolutioncoevolutionecology evolutionmicrobial ecologylinking phenotypic diversityecology and evolutionary biologyecological niche plasticityecologysymbiosisadaptationmicrobial diversityfungal ecologymolecular ecologymicroorganismssynthetic ecologybiologyevolutionary biologymicrobial consortiumfunctional ecologyenvironmental microbiology

Volatile Signaling in Plant– Metarhizium –Insect Interactions: Implications for Nitrogen Cycling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2026)

microbiologychemical ecologynitrogen cyclingplant-parasite coevolutionplant-insect interactionsinsect biochemistryecological entomologyapplied entomologyplant physiologybiological pest controlplant-microbe interactionssemiochemicalsbiologypest managementecologysymbiosisentomology

Could Malaria Mosquitoes Be Controlled by Periodic Releases of Transgenic Mosquitocidal Metarhizium Pingshaense Fungus? a Mathematical Modeling Approach. Applied Mathematical Modelling (2025)

parasitologyfungusvector-parasite relationshipperiodic releasesneglected tropical diseasesmathematical modeling approachmathematical biosciencemalariaquantitative biologysystems biologyparasite controlmathematical biologyinfectious diseaseshost-parasite relationshipstropical medicinemedical entomologyvector managementbiologyvector control

Engineered Metarhizium Fungi Produce Longifolene to Attract and Kill Mosquitoes. Nature Microbiology (2025)

engineered metarhiziummicrobiologysecondary metabolitesbiomolecular engineeringfungusima fungusfungal ecologybiosynthesisfungal symbiosisbiologyfungal biologynatural product biosynthesisindustrial mycologysynthetic biologynatural product research

The Effects of Sleep Disruption, Sex, and Mating Status on Susceptibility to Fungal ( Metarhizium Anisopliae ) Infections in Drosophila Melanogaster. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

insect molecular biologyfungusfungal reproductionfitnesssleep disruptionmedical mycologyreproduction responseecology and evolutionary biologyinvertebrate pathologygeneticsfungal pathogensinsect biochemistryfungal ecologyentomologyfungal geneticsinsect sciencebiologyfungal biologyhost specificity

Transmission of Transgenic Mosquito-Killing Fungi During Copulation. Scientific Reports (2025)

parasitologyfungusinfectious diseasesbiologyvector-parasite relationshipvector controlpathogensmedical entomologytransgenic mosquito-killing fungientomology

Wolbachia Confers Protection Against the Entomopathogenic Fungus Metarhizium Pingshaense in African Aedes Aegypti. Environmental Microbiology Reports (2024)

Etienne BilgoMaria Vittoria ManciniJacques E. GnambaniHoueffa Adeline Tatiana DokpomiwaShivan MurdochyBrian LovettRaymond St. LegerSteven P. SinkinsAbdoulaye Diabate

pathogenic bacteriamicrobiologymicrobial ecologyfungusfungal geneticsmicrobial pathogenesisfungal pathogensmicrobial diversityfungal ecologypathogensenvironmental scienceenvironmental microbiology

Latitudinal Clines in Climate and Sleep Patterns Shape Disease Outcomes in Drosophila Melanogaster Infected by Metarhizium Anisopliae. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2024)

Mintong NanJonathan B. WangMichail SiokisRaymond J. St. Leger

metarhizium anisopliaedrosophila melanogasterlatitudinal clinesinfectious diseasessleep

Metarhizium Fight Club: Within-Host Competitive Exclusion and Resource Partitioning. PLoS Pathogens (2024)

Huiyu ShengRaymond J. St. Leger

pathogenic bacteriamicrobiologyresource partitioningmetarhizium fight clubvector-borne pathogensinfectious diseaseswithin-host competitive exclusionpathogensepidemiology

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Raymond John St. Leger

Professor

University of Maryland, College Park

Affiliations

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Entomology

College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

Department of Entomology

Raymond John St. Leger is currently serving as a College Of Agriculture And Natural Resources Professor at University of Maryland, College Park.

Honors

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University of Maryland, College Park

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Ecological Diversification Without Genomic Reorganization: Repeat Dynamics and Regulatory Evolution in Metarhizium Robertsii. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2026)

Origins and Metabolic Evolution of Multifunctionality in Metarhizium Robertsii: Linking Phenotypic Diversity to Ecological Niche Plasticity. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2026)

Volatile Signaling in Plant– Metarhizium –Insect Interactions: Implications for Nitrogen Cycling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2026)

Could Malaria Mosquitoes Be Controlled by Periodic Releases of Transgenic Mosquitocidal Metarhizium Pingshaense Fungus? a Mathematical Modeling Approach. Applied Mathematical Modelling (2025)

Engineered Metarhizium Fungi Produce Longifolene to Attract and Kill Mosquitoes. Nature Microbiology (2025)

The Effects of Sleep Disruption, Sex, and Mating Status on Susceptibility to Fungal ( Metarhizium Anisopliae ) Infections in Drosophila Melanogaster. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

Transmission of Transgenic Mosquito-Killing Fungi During Copulation. Scientific Reports (2025)

parasitologyfungusinfectious diseasesbiologyvector-parasite relationshipvector controlpathogensmedical entomologytransgenic mosquito-killing fungientomology

Wolbachia Confers Protection Against the Entomopathogenic Fungus Metarhizium Pingshaense in African Aedes Aegypti. Environmental Microbiology Reports (2024)

Etienne BilgoMaria Vittoria ManciniJacques E. GnambaniHoueffa Adeline Tatiana DokpomiwaShivan MurdochyBrian LovettRaymond St. LegerSteven P. SinkinsAbdoulaye Diabate

pathogenic bacteriamicrobiologymicrobial ecologyfungusfungal geneticsmicrobial pathogenesisfungal pathogensmicrobial diversityfungal ecologypathogensenvironmental scienceenvironmental microbiology

Latitudinal Clines in Climate and Sleep Patterns Shape Disease Outcomes in Drosophila Melanogaster Infected by Metarhizium Anisopliae. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2024)

Mintong NanJonathan B. WangMichail SiokisRaymond J. St. Leger

metarhizium anisopliaedrosophila melanogasterlatitudinal clinesinfectious diseasessleep

Metarhizium Fight Club: Within-Host Competitive Exclusion and Resource Partitioning. PLoS Pathogens (2024)

Huiyu ShengRaymond J. St. Leger

pathogenic bacteriamicrobiologyresource partitioningmetarhizium fight clubvector-borne pathogensinfectious diseaseswithin-host competitive exclusionpathogensepidemiology

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