My research focuses on the snail, Biomphalaria glabrata, an intermediate host to the parasite, Schistosoma mansoni, which can cause human schistosomiasis. There are two main areas of emphasis in the lab, 1) Functions of the transcription factors NFkappaB p65 and p105/50 in B. glabrata, and 2) Neurobiology of B. glabrata at various stages of development.