*if you would like to read any of the following articles and do not have access through your institution, email csm7 at princeton dot edu for a pdf.

David E (formerly Adavi ED), dos Anjos VL, Kotb SM, Edwards M, Metz HC, Tian D, Zhao Z, Zung JL, Rose NH, McBride CS (2026) Olfactory receptor coexpression and co-option in the dengue mosquito. Nature Communications in press

Haba Y, PipPop Consortium, Korlevic P, McAlister E, Lawniczak MKN, Schumer M, Rose NH, McBride CS (2025) Ancient origin of an urban underground mosquito. Science https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ady4515 (accompanying Perspective) (free download)

Crawford JE, Balcazar D, Redmond S, Rose NH, Youd HA, Lucas ER, Sudirman Made Ali R, Alnazawi A, Badolo A, Chen C-H, Cosme LV, Henke JA,  Hung KY, Kluh S, Liu W-L, Maringer K, Micieli MV, Pless E, Sombié A, Surendran SN, Wahid I, Armbruster PA, Weetman D, McBride CS, Gloria-Soria A, Powell JR, White BJ. (2025) 1206 genomes reveals origin and movement of Aedes aegypti driving increased dengue risk. Science https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ads3732

Zung JL, McBride CS (2025) Sebaceous origins of human odor. Current Biology https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.03.031

Hesson JC, Haba Y, McBride CS Sheerin E, Mathers TC, Paulini M, Pointon DB, Torrance JW, Sadasivan Baby C, Wood JMD, Wellcome Sanger Institute Sequencing Operations, Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Live Core Informatics team, McCarthy SA, Lawniczak MKN, Makunin A (2025) A chromosomal reference genome sequence for the northern house mosquito, Culex pipiens form pipiens Linneaus, 1758. Wellcome Open Res doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.23767.1

Liang J, Rose NH, Brusentsov II, Lukyanchikova V, Karagodin D, Feng Y, Yurchenko AA, Sharma A, Sylla M, Lutomiah J, Badolo A, Aribodor O, Ayala D, Gonzalez Acosta C, Wilmer Alto B, Wasi Ahmad N, Guat Ney T, Tu Z, Gloria-Sora A, Black WC, Powell JR, Sharakhov IV, McBride CS, Sharakhova MV (2025) Chromosomal inversions and their potential impact on the evolution of arboviral vector Aedes aegypti. Genome Biology & Evolution doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf118

Adavi ED, dos Anjos VL, Kotb SM, Metz HC, Tian D, Zhao Z, Zung JL, Rose NH, McBride CS (2024) Olfactory receptor coexpression and co-option in the dengue mosquito. bioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.08.21.608847

Weiss L, McBride CS (2024) Mosquitoes as a model for understanding the neural basis of natural behaviors. Current Opinion in Neurobiology doi.org/10.1016/j.conb.2024.102897

Ryazansky SS, Chen C, Potters M, Naumenko AN, Lukyanchikova V, Masri RA, Brusentsov II,  Karagodin DA, Yurchenko AA, dos Anjos VL, Haba Y, Rose NH, Hoffman J, Guo R, Menna T, Kelley M, Ferrill E, Schultz KE, Qi Y, Sharma A, Deschamps S, Llaca V, Mao C, Murphy TD, Baricheva EM, Emrich S, Fritz ML, Benoit JB, Sharakhov IV, McBride CS, Tu Z, Sharakhova MV (2024) The chromosome-scale genome assembly for the West Nile vector Culex quinquefasciatus uncovers patterns of genome evolution in mosquitoes. BMC Biology https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-024-01825-0

Zung JL, Kotb SM, McBride CS (2023) Exploring natural odour landscapes: A case study with implications for human-biting insects. bioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.08.539789

Rose NH, Badolo A, Sylla M, Akorli J, Otoo S, Gloria-Soria A, Powell JR, White BJ, Crawford JE, McBride CS (2023) Dating the origin and spread of specialization on human hosts in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. eLife https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.83524

Metz HC, Zung JL, McBride CS (2023) Quantifying Aedes aegypti host preference using a two-port olfactometer. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols Topic Intro Protocol (*if you do not have access through your institution, please use this link for a free protocol download; limited number available)

Zhao Z, Weiss L, McBride CS (2023) Two-photon calcium imaging in the brain of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols Topic Intro Protocol (*if you do not have access through your institution, please use this link for a free protocol download; limited number available)

Fikrig K, Rose NH, Burkett-Cadena N, Kamgang B, Leisnham PT, Mangan J, Ponlawat A, Rothman SE, Stenn T, McBride CS, Harrington LC (2023) Aedes albopictus host odor preference does not drive observed variation in feeding patterns across field populations. Scientific Reports 13: 130 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26591-3

Rose NH, Dabo S, Da Veiga Leal S, Sylla M, Diagne CT, Faye Oum, Faye Ous, Sall, AA, McBride CS, Lambrechts L (2022) Enhanced mosquito vectorial capacity underlying the Cape Verde Zika epidemic. PLoS Biology 20: e3001864 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001864

Arich S, Haba Y, Assaid N, Fritz ML, McBride CS, Weill M, Taki H, Sarih M, Labbé P (2022) No association between habitat, autogeny, and genetics in Moroccan Culex pipiens populations. Parasites & Vectors 15: 405 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05469-3

Metz HC, Miller AK, You J, Akorli J, Avila FW, Buckner EA, Kane P, Otoo S, Ponlawat A, Triana-Chávez O, Williams KF, McBride CS (2022) Evolution of a mosquito’s hatching behavior to match its human-provided habitat. American Naturalist 201: 200-214 https://doi.org.10.1086/722481

Zhao Z, Zung J, Hinze A, Kriete AL, Iqbal A, Younger MA, Matthews BJ, Merhof D, Thiberge S, Ignell R, Strauch M, McBride CS (2022) Mosquito brains encode unique features of human odour to drive host seeking. Nature 605: 706-712 https://doi.org.10.1038/s41586-022-04675-4 (featured in Nature podcast)

Haba Y, McBride, CS (2022) Origin and status of Culex pipiens mosquito ecotypes. Current Biology 32: R237–R246 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.01.062

Zhao, Z, Tian, D, McBride, CS (2020) Development of a pan-neuronal genetic driver in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Cell Reports Methods 1: 100042 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crmeth.2021.100042 (accompanying Preview) (Cover Image)

Aubrey F, Dabo S, Manet C, Filipović I, Rose NH, Mio EF, Martynow D, Baidaliuk A, Merkling SH, Dickson LB, Crist AB, Anyango VO, Romero-Vivas CM, Vega-Rúa A, Dusfour I, Jiolle D, Paupy C, Mayanja MN, Lutwama JJ, Kohl A, Duong V, Ponlawat A, Sylla M, Akorli J, Otoo S, Lutomiah J, Sang R, Mutebi J-P, Cao-Lormeau V-M, Jarman RG, Diagne CT, Faye O, Faye O, Sall AA, McBride CS, Montagutelli X, Rašić G, Lambrechts L (2020) Enhanced Zika virus susceptibility of globally invasive Aedes aegypti populations. Science 370:991-996 doi.org/10.1126/science.abd3663

Jové, V, Gong, Z, Hol, FJH, Zhao, Z, Sorrells, TR, Carroll, TS, Prakash, M, McBride, CS, Vosshall, LB (2020) Sensory discrimination of blood and floral nectar by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Neuron doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2020.09.019

Rose, NH, Sylla, M, Badolo, A, Lutomiah, J, Ayala, D, Aribodor, OB, Ibe, N, Akorli, J, Otoo, S, Mutebi, J-P, Kriete, AL, Ewing, EG, Sang, R, Gloria-Soria, A, Powell, JR, Baker, RE, White, BJ, Crawford, JE, McBride, CS (2020) Climate and urbanization drive mosquito preference for humans. Current Biology 30: 3570-3579 doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.06.092

Zhao, Z, McBride, CS (2020) Evolution of olfactory circuits in insects. J Comp Physiol A 206: 353–367 doi.org/10.1007/s00359-020-01399-6

Matthews, BJ, Dudchenko, O, Kingan, S et al. (2018) Improved reference genome of Aedes aegypti informs arbovirus vector control. Nature 563: 501-507 doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0692-z

Metz, HC and CS McBride (2018) Malaria parasites alter human odor to attract mosquito vectors. Trends in Parasitology 34: P547-549

McBride, CS (2016) Genes and odors underlying the recent evolution of mosquito preference for humans. Current Biology 26: R41-R46

Matthews, BJ, McBride, CS, DeGennaro, M, Despo, O, Vosshall, LB (2016) The neurotranscriptome of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. BMC Genomics 17: 32

Evans, BR, Gloria-Soria, A, Hou, L, McBride, CS, Bonizzoni, M, Zhao, H, Powell, JR (2015) A Multipurpose, high-throughput single-nucleotide polymorphism chip for the dengue and yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. G3 5: 711-718

McBride, CS, Baier, F, Omondi, AB, Lutomiah, J, Sang, R, Ignell, R, Vosshall, LB (2014) Evolution of mosquito preference for humans linked to an odorant receptor. Nature 515: 222-227

DeGennaro, M, McBride, CS, Seeholzer, L, Nakagawa, T, Dennis, EJ, Goldman, C, Jasinskiene, N, James, AA, Vosshall, LB (2013) orco mutant mosquitoes lose strong preference for humans and are not repelled by volatile DEET. Nature 498: 487-491. doi:10.1038/nature1220

Mikheyev, AS, McBride, CS, Mueller, U, Parmesan, C, Smee, MR, Stefanescu, C, Wee, B, Singer, MS (2013) Host-associated genomic differentiation in congeneric butterflies: now you set, now you do not. Molecular Ecology 22: 4753-4766. doi: 10.1111/mec.12423

Singer, MC, McBride, CS (2012) Geographic mosaics of species’ association: a definition and an example driven by plant/insect phenological synchrony. Ecology 93: 2658-73

Brown, JE, McBride, CS, Johnson, P, Ritchie, S, Paupy, C, Bossin, H, Lutomiah, J, Fernandez-Salas, I, Ponlawat, A, Cornel, AJ, Black, WC, Gorrochotegui-Escalante, N, Urdaneta-Marquez, L, Sylla, M, Slotman, M, Murray, KO, Walker, C, Powell, JR (2011) Worldwide patterns of genetic differentiation imply multiple ‘domestications’ of Aedes aegypti, a major vector of human diseases. Proc Roy Soc Lond B: doi:10.1098/rspb.2010.2469

McBride, CS, Singer, MC (2010) Field studies reveal strong postmating isolation between ecologically divergent butterfly populations. PLoS Biology 8: e1000529. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1000529 (cover article)

Singer, MC, McBride, CS (2010) Multi-trait, host-associated divergence among sets of butterfly populations: implications for reproductive isolation and ecological speciation. Evolution 64: 921-933

McBride, CS, van Velzen, R, Larsen, TB (2009) Allopatric origin of cryptic butterfly species that were discovered feeding on distinct host plants in sympatry. Molecular Ecology 18: 3639-3651 (cover article)

McBride, CS, Arguello, JR (2007) Five Drosophila Genomes Reveal Non-Neutral Evolution and the Signature of Host Specialization in the Chemoreceptor Superfamily. Genetics 177: 1395-1416 (subject of Research Focus in TREE vol. 23: 473-478)

McBride, CS (2007) Rapid evolution of smell and taste receptor genes during host specialization in Drosophila sechellia. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 104: 4996-5001 (Selected by Faculty of 1000)

Drosophila 12 Genomes Consortium (1 of many authors) (2007) Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny. Nature 450: 203-218

McBride, C S (2007) Toro-olive Greenbul Phyllastrephus hypochloris: a new record for Tanzania with a description of its song. Scopus 26: 27-30