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The ACSF comprises a highly expert and efficient team of scientists who share an interest in advancing understanding of the fundamental biology of arthropods, using *Drosophila* as a model of arthropods and of humans, and focusing in on highly relevant topics such as understanding host-pathogen interactions, target discovery for therapeutics and control, and more. The team has extensive experience in technology innovation and optimization, lab automation, bioinformatics, and other relevant topics.



 

 



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  [### Matt Butnaru

 ](/people/matt-butnaru)Scientist

 

 

 Dr. Matt Butnaru is a scientist at the Arthropod Cell Screening Facility. He has more than 10 years of experience in molecular and cell biology, including 5 years of experience with the Perrimon lab and Drosophila RNAi Screening Facility, where he led the... 

 

 

   [### Claire Hu

 ](/people/claire-hu)Director of Bioinformatics

 

 

 Bioinformatics is required for all aspects of our technology workflows, from reagent design to data analysis and integration. Dr. Claire Yanhui Hu has decades of relevant experience, including in RNAi and CRISPR reagent design, screen data analysis, gene... 

 

 

   [### Stephanie Mohr

 ](/people/stephanie-mohr) [stephanie\_mohr@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:stephanie_mohr@hms.harvard.edu)ACSF Director

 

 

 Dr. Stephanie Mohr is the Director of the Arthropod Cell Screening Facility. She has more than 20 years of experience in high-throughput screening, arthropod research, and related topics, including as Director of the Drosophila RNAi Screening Facility at... 

 

 

   [### Norbert Perrimon

 ](/people/norbert-perrimon)James Stillman Professor of Genetics & HHMI Investigator

 

 

 Prof. Norbert Perrimon is a longtime innovator in Drosophila molecular genetic technologies and arthropod cell screening. In 2004, his laboratory developed the first genome-wide RNAi cell screening platform. He later founded the Drosophila RNAi Screening... 

 

 

   [### Xiaomei Sun

 ](/people/xiaomei-sun)Postdoctoral Fellow

 

 

 Dr. Xiaomei Sun joined the ACSF and Perrimon lab in 2024 with experience gained as a PhD student working on molecular genetics and microbiome interactions in the disease vector mosquito Aedes aegypti. At the ACSF, Dr. Sun has been testing new versions of... 

 

 

   [### Raguvir Viswanatha

 ](/people/raguvir-viswanatha)Lecturer on Genetics

 

 

 Dr. Raghuvir 'Ram' Viswanatha is an innovator in arthropod cell screening. His insight regarding use of RMCE for integration of guides enabled him to conduct the first-ever successful CRISPR screen in an arthropod cell line. Ram has since gone on to both...