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Abajue, Maduamaka Cyriacus Lecturer, University of Port Harcourt Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Forensic and Medical Entomology Abaniwo, Hannah Student, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Human Medicine Aboulfadl, Souhail PhD Student, Faculty of sciences and technologie Mohammedia Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical entomology and Phytochemistry Acen, Ester Acting Chief Medical Scientist, Makerere University Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Genetic polymorphyisms leading to infectious disease Acosta-Serrano, Alvaro Senior Lecturer, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Fundamental aspects of the biology of kinetoplastid parasites and their vectors, and on developing molecular tools to control and prevent parasiste transmission in disease-endemic areas Adama, James Post Graduate Student, Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: A student of crop protection (virology) Adelaja, Olukayode James Research Assistant, University of Ilorin Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector Ecology Adeniran, Adebiyi PhD Student, Center for Genomic Biotechnology, IPN Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Public health and Medical Entomology Adeniyi, Kamoru Abdulazeez Researcher, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: My interest is in Malaria epidemiology, vector control and molecular entomology Adeogun, Adedapo Research Fellow / Lecturer, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research / Lead City University Email: [email protected]
Main Area of Expertise: Insecticide Resistance and Vector population genetics Adjei-Kusi, Priscilla Graduate Research Assistant, Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Knowledge in planning and implementation of field work and also well versed in parasitological and entomological techniques Agossa, Fiacra Researcher and Technical Advisor in the field of Medical Entomology, Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Contonou (Benin) and Institut National de Recherche Biomedicale (Congo) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical Entomology Ahmad, Noor Afizah Research Officer, Medical Entomology Unit Email: [email protected] Ahmedou Salem Sidina, Mohamed Researcher, University of Nouakchott Alassrya UNA Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector Borne Diseases Akbari, Omar Professor, University of California San Diego Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Molecular Genetics of Insects Akinseye, Roland Olanrewaju Research Officer, Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis & Onchocerciasis Research Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Involve in developing resistance to vectors and the pathogenic organisms. Akorli, Jewelna Lecturer, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Understanding the interrelations between vector, symbionts and parasites to identify new mechanisms for vector control and parasite transmission blocking Albert, Joerg Professor of Sensory Biology and Biophysics, University College, London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: My main areas of expertise are the molecular biophysics and neuroethology of insect mechanosensory systems (e.g. hearing). Alexander, Akira John Research Assistant, University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Cell biology and cell signalling Alfonso Parra, Catalina
Researcher, Instituto Colombiano de Medicina Tropical Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Reproductive biology of vectors - Mainly Aedes aegypti, Ae albopictus and Anopheles albimanus Alphey, Luke Professor, The Pirbirght Institute Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Genetic pest management, focusing particularly on mosquitoes Alvine Christelle, Kengne-Fokam Phd student, University of Yaounde Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: I am a biologist working on the biology and compatibility with the parasite (Schistosoma mansoni) of snails hosts (Biomphalaria sp.) for the control and elimination of schistosomiasis Amadi, Peter Lecturer, Imo State University, Owerri Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Biochemistry with specialty in Nutrition and Toxicology Amadou Niang, El Hadji Medical Entomologist / Research Associate, LEVP, Cheikh Anta Diop, University Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical Entomology, Microbiology Anderson, Michelle Postdoctoral Research Scientist, The Pirbright Institute Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Genetic manipulation of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes Andres Miguel, Marta Post-doctoral Fellow, University College London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Role of Biogenic Amines in modulating mosquito hearing and swarming behaviour Ang Xin De, Joshua Research Scientist, The Pirbright Institute Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: We are interested in the application of cutting-edge insect synthetic biology to a range of real-world problems. Ang'Ang'o Mbaisi, Lilian Research Assistant, ICIPE Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector Biology with focus on isolation and characterisation of endosymbionts as potential vector control strategies. Ant, Thomas
Research Associate, CVR, University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical Entomology, symbionts, vector Mapping Anthousi, Amalia Research Technician, LSTM Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Application of mosquito genome manipulation tools, transgenic mosquitoes (establishment, molecular characterization, insecticides susceptibility profile evaluation) Anunobi, Oluchukwu Assistant Lecturer and Research Student, Bingham University, Karua Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Infection and epidemiology of malaria. Aqeelah, Hanan Researcher, National Center for disease control Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Working at the parasitology and vector borne disease lab at the NCDC libya and expertise on Mosquitoes, sand fly. Argueta, Stefany Professor, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Genetic manipulation and cloning of Anopheles albimanus, Analysis of gene regulation using qPCR and cDNA gels Asokan, Ramasamy Principal Scientist (Agricultural Policy), ICAR - Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Insect vector management through novel genetic engineering approaches like manipulation of endosymbionts, RANi, micrRNA, Genome editing, Plant volatile enginnering Assenga, Alphonce Alexander Research Officer, Ifakara Health Institute Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: entomological researches especially vector(mosquito) control. Assogba, Sessinou Benoit Post-Doctoral Student, Medical Research Council, Unit the Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Malaria Vectors, Genomic, Vector Control Tool Development Awa, Gneme Assistant Professor, University Joseph KI-ZERBO Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Mosquito borne diseases, focused on pathogen-vector interaction, epidemiology and urban malaria Badalo, Athanase
Associate Professor of Medical Entomology, Université Ouaga 1 Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: I am interested in vector ecology and control with recent focus in Aedes aegypti. Bagi, Judit Research Technician, UCL Ear Institue Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: I have previously worked in the field of insecticide resistance in Anopheles species, and am currently involved in research looking at mosquito hearing. Baldini, Francesco Research Fellow, University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Natural Wolbachia infections in Anopheles mosquitoes Bamou, Roland PhD Student (Trainee at OCEAC), University of Dschang Cameroon / OCEAC Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical entomologist working on factors enhancing malaria transmission in Cameroon. Trained in molecular biology and screening of symbiont in arthropods (mosquitoes and ticks). Interested in symbionts in mosquito fauna of Cameroon for disease control Barraclough, Tim Professor, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: The evolution of species diversity. Barreaux, Antoine PDA, University of Bristol Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: ecology and evolution of host parasites interactions, vector biology and life history theory. One of my main interest is in carry over effects, namely the evolutionary consequences of early life environment and maternal investments Barrett, Michael Professor of Biochemical Parasitology, University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Studying the biochemical physiology of parasites. Barribeau, Seth Lecturer, University of Liverpool Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Host-parasite interactions in insects, invertebrate immune memory, genotype-by-genotype interations Bascunan, Priscrilla Researcher, CDC Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: entomology, malaria, microbiome
Bateta, Rosemary Research Scientist, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Institute Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector biology, host parasite interactions, genetics and genomics Baum, Jake Professor of Cell Biology and Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: The cell biology of the malaria parasite and its interaction with the human and mosquito host, with a special focus on drug discovery that includes development of transmission blocking antimalarials Belavilas-Trovas, Alexandros PhD Candidate, University of Thessaly Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Molecular entomology & arboviruses Bennouna, Amal PhD Student, Agronomy and Vetinary Institute Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical and Veterinary Entomology. I am working on mosquito with medecial and veterinary importance. Bernardini, Federica Research Associate, Imperial College, London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Anopheles biology, genetics and molecular biology Bilgo, Etienne Post-Doc, IRSS Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical entomology, symbiotic and entomopathogenic bacteria and fungi Bimbile Somda, Nanwintoum Severin PhD Student, IRSS Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector Bioecology, Ecology of reproduction, Genetic Vector control (Suppression, Replacement) Binyang, Jerome Archille PhD Student, CRID Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: sialome study, insecticide resistance and vector capacity Birba, Windayam Jean Field Worker, IRSS Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Socio-anthropologist Bokore, Getachew PhD Student, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe)
Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: I have been working on malaria vectors control and currently trying to develop novel vector control tools Bonsall, Michael Professor of Mathematical Biology, University of Oxford Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Mathematical modeling of transgenic technology and vector-borne diseases Boyer, Sebastien Head of Unit, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: vectors of malaria, plague and arboviruses Brandner-Garrod, Luke PhD Student, LSHTM Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Genetic modification of disease vectors Brown, Rebecca University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Burt, Austin Professor of Evolutionary Genetics, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Population genetics; genetic control of vectors Butungi, Hellen PhD Student, International Centre of Insect Phyisiology and Ecology (icipe) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Molecular biology, malaria vectors, microbiology, bioinformatics Cadavid, Gloria Associate Professor, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: I have expertise in microbiology and parasitology, with specific training and expertise in molecular biology. My research includes mainly the microbial analysis of gut compartment for vector borne insect. Calvitti, Maurizio Senior Scientist, ENEA- talian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Wolbachia based strategies for vector mosquitoes control Calvo, David Senior Scientist, GlaxoSmithKline Email: [email protected]
Main Area of Expertise: As an entomologist, my area of expertise has been always insects. In charge of the Anopheles stephensi colony at GSK. I am also involve in the evaluation of different compounds for blocking transmission by Standard Membrane Feeding Assay. Carlow, Clotilde Scientific Director, New England Biolabs Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Research on filarial infections and their Wolbachia endosymbionts, and tick borne diseases Carpenter, Simon Pirbright Institute Email: [email protected] Casamento, Alessandra PhD Student, UCL Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Molecular Biology Casas-Sanchez, Aitor PDRA, LSTM Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Molecular biology of kinetoplastids, parasite-vector molecular interactions Castro, Daniele Principal Investigator (early stage researcher), Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/FIOCRUZ Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Insect vectors interaction with microbiota and pathogens, focused on the insect's immune responses and inhibition of parasite development and transmission through the use of natural products or immunomodulatory drugs Cator, Lauren Lecturer, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: behavioural ecology, mating behaviour, Aedes Chaki, Prosper Executive Director, Pan Africa Mosquito Control Association (PAMCA) Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Public Health entomologist, interested in Vector surveillance and Control strategies Chanda, Mohammed Mudassar Scientist, ICAR-NIVEDI Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Working on vector borne diseases affecting livestock Chen, Chunhong Researcher, NHRI Taiwan Email: [email protected]
Cheong, Yoon Ling Research Officer, Medical Entomology Unit Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Geoinformatics, spatial epidemiology, spatio-temporal data mining Chrostek, Ewa Honorary Research Fellow, University of Liverpool Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: I am an expert in host-microbe interactions: Wolbachia-insect symbiosis and Wolbachia-conferred antiviral protection. Cintia, Cansado-Utrilla Research Assistant and PhD Candidate, LSTM Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Study of interactions between mosquitoes, their microbiome and the pathogens they transmit in order to develop novel strategies for vector control. Connolly, Michelle Anti-VeC Network Manager, University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Coulibaly, Mamadou B. Researcher/Policy Advisor, Malaria Research and Training Center Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector Biology Crisanti, Andrea Professor of Molecular Parasitology, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: malaria control strategies Da, Dari Yannick Frederic Associate Researcher, IRSS Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: My research interests focus on development of malaria transmission blocking strategies (altruistic vaccines, drug, and anopheline immunity) using natural Plasmodium/Anopheles system in Burkina Faso. Dabire, Kounbobr Roch Regional Director, IRSS Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: I am medical entomologist working in vector ecology, control and epidemiology of vector borne diseases Dada, Nsa Research Fellow (Entomology), US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: (micro)biology and control of disease vectors, with current focus on elucidating the role of microbes (both host and environmental microbes) in shaping disease vector physiology and ecology
D'Adhenar, Jessica Imperial College London Darby, Alistair Senior Lecturer; Director: Centre for Genomic Research, University of Liverpool Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Omics approaches to studying evolution of symbiont/host interactions Dare, Babatunde Joseph Lecturerr, Osun State University Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Molecular Anthrapology and Reproductive Biology Dass, Brinda Scientific Program Manager, Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Email: [email protected] David, Lucy Bernard Research Assistant/Laboratory Scientist, National Institute for Medical Research Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Biomedical Scientist working in Molecular entomology Davidson, Andrew Reader in Virology, University of Bristol Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Integrated transricptomic-proteomic analysis of arbovirus-host interactions De Koning, Harry Professor of Parasite Biochemistry and Pharmacology, University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Protozoan parasites: drugs, drug resistance, vectors, epidemiology. De Pina, Adilson Head of Malaria Elimination Programme, Ministry of Health Email: [email protected] Dhokiya, Vishaal Masters Student, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Email: [email protected] Dia, Ibrahima Associate Professor, Institut Pasteur de Dakar Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: exploration and characterization of physical, biological, genetic and environmental parameters on vector-borne diseases transmission and control Diabate, Abdoulaye Head of Medical Entomology, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Entomology, ecology, evolutionary biology
Diarra, Assétou Dionégué Biologist, ICER-Mali Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Characterization studies of biotic and abiotic factors of Anopheles gambiae s.l populations Diaz-Albiter, Hector Newton International Fellow, University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Physiology of Arthropod Vectors of Disease Diof, Mbaye PhD Student, University Cheikh Anta Diop Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Evaluation of Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets Djihinto, Oswald PhD Candidate, Laboratoire des Maladies Infectieuses à Transmission Vectorielle, Institut Régional de Santé Publique Comlan Alfred Quenum, University of Abomey-Calavi Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: My area of expertise is molecular biology in general, where I am interested in gene expression. I intend to expand my scientific expertise to epigenetics and bioinformatics. Djimde, Abdoulaye Head of Unit, University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Mali Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Malaria genetics, Parasitology Djogbenou, Salako Lu Head of Department, University of Abomey-Calavi Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Mosquito biology, ecology & genomics, insecticide resistance, entomological surveillance and vector control strategies, Global Health. Doumbe Belisse, Patricia Lucie Vanessa PhD Student, Malaria research laboratory at oceac, Yaoundé, Cameroon Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical entomology through assessment of larviciding impact on malaria transmission and mosquito dynamics in the city of Yaoundé, Cameroon Dow, Julian Professor, University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Insect functional genomics Edache Abah, Austin University of Port Harcourt Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Mapping of malaria and neglected tropical diseases Edgington, Matthew
Postdoctoral Research Scientist, The Pirbright Institute Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Modelling of the genetic control of mosquitoes Edwards, Rhodri PhD Student, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Genetic modification of Leishmania vectors. Eke, Samuel Sunday Part time Lecturer, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Public health and vector biology Elanga N'Dille, Emmanuel Researcher, CRID Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical Entomologist. study of mosquitoes salivary proteins with the purpose to develop markers of exposure to the bite and to assess the impact of insecticide resistance in the blood meal process Elg, Sara Email: Not Known Main Area of Expertise: Mosquitoes and arboviruses. Ellis, David Imperial College London Ezeigwe, Clinton Ikechukwu Senior Program Manager, Centre for Peace Across Borders Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Malaria control Ezemouka, Lilian Graduate Assistant, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, awka Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: I have an interest in research involving malaria, mosquito, mosquito microbiota and their effect on vector competence Farikou, Oumarou Head of Regional Department, Special Mission For TseTse Fly Eradication, Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: interaction between symbiontic organisms and trypanosomes Fasulo, Barbara Research Associate, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: molecular and cellular biology Favia, Guido
Full Professor in Parasitology. Director of the Department, University of Camerino Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Symbiosis in mosquitoes. Symbiotic Control of mosquito vectors. Paratransgenesis . Ferguson, Heather Professor, University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Mosquito vector ecology, behaviour and control Fillinger, Ulrike Senior Scientist and Interim Head of Human Health, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Ecology and control of mosquito-borne diseases, schistosomiasis and tungiasis Finda, Marceline Research Scientist/PhD Student, Ifakara Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: My area of expertise is the social science and anthropological research in control and prevention of mosquito-borne diseases. Firbank, Les Chair in Sustainable Agriculture, University of Leeds Email: [email protected] Fofana, Aminata Research Engineer, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Mosquito's symbiote and transmission blocking to control malaria Fossog, Billy Tene Postdoctoral Researcher, Center of Research on Infectious Diseases Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Malaria Vectors insecticide resistance, molecular phylogeny and population genetics Foster, Geraldine Vector Biologist, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector Biology Galizi, Roberto Research Fellow, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Synthetic biology applied to human parastic diseases and genetic engineering of pest populations Garrood, William
Research Associate, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Gene drive in mosquitoes, insecticide resistance Gayi, Dennis Entomologise/Research Officer, National Agriculture Research Organisation(NARO), Uganda Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector-borne plant viruses Gendrin, Mathilde Group Leader, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: In my group, we study how the mosquito microbiota affect their host and disease transmission. Genta, Fernando Senior Researcher, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Physiology, Biochemstry and Molecular Biology of Insect Vectors Georgiades, Marcos Research Assistant, UCL Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: I study the hearing system of Anopheles gambiae (mosquito vector of malaria). Ghallab, Enas Lecturer, Ain Shams University Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Molecular and bioinformatics of medical entomology vectors. Gibson, Gabriella Professor of Medical Entomology, University of Greenwich Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Exploitation of the behaviour of medically important insects, especially mosquitoes, to improve the efficacy of sampling and control tools and to overcome the problem of resistance to insecticides. Giorgalli, Maria PhD Student, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Gnambani, Jacques PhD Student, IRSS / DRO Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Investigation of biopesticides like bacteria (symbiotics and endosymbiotics) and entomopathogenics fungi to control Dengue and Malaria vectors Godfray, Charles University of Oxford Email: [email protected]
Main Area of Expertise: Ecology, evolutio and epidemiology Gomes, Gabriela Reader in Biomathematics, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: mathematical modelling; population biology; variation and selection; host-microbe ecosystems; infectious disease epidemiology and policy development Gomez, Elena Principal Investigator, Spanish National Research Council CSIC Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Epigenomics of malaria in mosquitoes Goncales, Aderitow Research Assistant, National Institute of Health INSP Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Insecticide resistance; bioecology Gonzalez, Estela Research Scientist, Pirbright Institute Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector-borne disease, especially sandfly and mosquito borne diseases, focused on pathogen-vector interaction, epidemiology and vector control strategies. Goodhead, Ian Lecturer in Infectious Diseases, University of Salford Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Genomics; Particularly NGS applications as related to studying infectious disease or symbiont interactions with their hosts. Goupeyou Youmsi, Jessy Postdoctoral fellowship, University of Malawi College of Medicine Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical Entomology Govella, Nicodem James Research Scientist, Ifakara Health Institute Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Mosquito Biology and Vector control Gowda, Maruthi Professor, University of Greenwich Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Whitefly-virus-endosymbiont interactions, endosymbiont diversity usig metagenome sequencing, identifyg virus blocking Wolbachia Grilli, Sylivia Masters Student, University of Camerino Email: [email protected] Mosquito paratransgenesis, Mosquito transgenesis, CRISPR-Cas9, Wolbachia, Ceratitis capitata, microbiota
Gualapuro, Moises Masters Student, The University of Manchester Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Bioinformatics and systems biology. Host-pathogen signaling pathways. Guelbeogo, Wamdaogo Moussa Head of Entomology Lab, Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Genetic diversity, ecology and bionomic of mosquitoes. The study of the genetic structure of Anopheles funestus in Burkina Faso Guerrero, Nidya Alexandra Segura Lecturer and Researcher, Universidad Pedagogica y Tecnologica de Colombia Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Arbovirologist and entomologist with 14 years experience in medical and forensic entomology, and 7 years experience in Flavi and Alphaviruses. Been awarded national and international scholarships Gueye, Oumou kalsom PhD Student, Cheikh Anta Diop University Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Speciation of Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles gambiae Gustavo, Escobar Robles Research Assistant, Universidad Nacional Autanoma de Honduras Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Main expertise on mosquitoes Vector Biology, Insecticide Resistance, Vector Control of Malaria and Arbovirus Vectors. Hackett, Sean D Phil Student, University of Oxford Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Decision models for the management of insect pests Haghighat-Khah, Roya Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Haines, Lee Post-doc Research Assistant, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Insect vector - microbe - parasite interactions Hall, Christo Anti-VeC Communications & Administrative Support, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Hamid-Adiamoh, Majidah PhD Student, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia @LSHTM Email: [email protected]
Main Area of Expertise: Molecular entomology involving genetic polymorphisms in intra-species vector populations segregated by resting locations: indoor and outdoor Hammond, Andrew Research Associate, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Gene drive and genome engineering technologies in the mosquito Hawkes, Frances Research Fellow, Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical entomologist, mosquito behaviour, ecology, surveillance & control, with field experience in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Kenya, Malaysia Hedge, Shivanand Post Doctoral Research Associate, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Mosquito microbiome, CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing and functional metagenomics. Heitman, Elizabeth UTS Southwestern Medical Center Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Education in research ethics and the responsible conduct of research, particularly for international collaborations Herd, Christie Research Assistant, University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Entomology, Wolbachia, Arboviruses Hernandez Castro, Luis PhD Student, University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Molecular epidemiology of triatomine bugs, Chagas disease vectors. Herren, Jeremy Wellcome Trust Fellow, Researcher, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Interactions between maternally transmitted endosymbiont bateria and their insect hosts Hien, Sawdetuo Aristide Academic/Researcher, IRSS Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: New malaria vectors and vector-borne disease control Horvath, Cintia Postgraduate Student, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Mosquito surveillance and control, invasive mosquitoes.
Hughes, Grant Senior Lecturer, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Insect-microbe interactions, vector biology and infectious disease Hui, Tin-Yu Research Associate, Imperial College Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: I work on the population genetics/genomes of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes Hurst, Greg Professor, University of Liverpool Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: symbiont-microbe interactions; population biology Hutchison, Jay PhD Student / Research Assistant, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector behaviour and spatial insecticides Ihemanma, Chioma Lecturer, Abia State Polytechnic Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Malaria infection diagnosis, management and control Inyang, Imeobong Research Assistant, University of Calabar Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Translational protein interactios in transgenic mice, drosophillia as it relates to infectious parasitic diseases Irish, Seth Research Entomologist, Center for Disease Control and Prevention Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical entomology Iskandar, Isra Wahid Researcher/Senior Lecturer, Universitas Hasanuddin Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: I do research on mosquito and mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria, arboviruses, mosquito taxonomy, ecology and behaviour. Ismail, Hanafy Post Doctoral Research Associate, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Interaction of small moleculues (drugs and insecticides) and their targets in parasites and insect vectors. Jawara, Musa
Higher Scientific Officer, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at LSTMH Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Operational research in medical entomology particular public health entomology. Experience in malaria and mosquito research Jeffries, Claire Louise Research Fellow, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Arboviruses, entomology, vector sampling, molecular screening and characterisation of pathogens and symbiotic bacteria. Jiggins, Frank Professor, University of Cambridge Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Insect immunity and population genetics Kabaka, Joy Research Student, Kenyatta University Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Molecular olfaction studies. Trying to demistify the role of chemosensory genes in insect vectors of medical importance which can be used in future to develop molecular targets to control vector-borne diseases Kacou, Kadio Yves Alain Doctorant, Centre suisse de recherche scientifique en côte d' Ivoire Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical Entomologist (molecular biology) Kahamba, Najat Research Officer, IFAKARA Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Public health research officer Kakilla, Charles Research Scientist, National Institute for Medical Research Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Biology and Medical Entomology Kamau, Luna Chief Research Officer and Head Molecular Entomology and Ecology Lab, Kenya Medical Research Insitute Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Molecular Vector Biology and ecology, vector control, population genetics, insecticide resistance and development of new tools for vector identification and control Kane, Khadijetou Student, University of Nouakchott Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Molecular Biology, biotechnology and physiology Kato, Agapitus Babumba
Lecturer, Makerere University Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Entomology, population/evolutionary genetics and genomics, integrating DNA analysis tools into the study of ecology and control of disease vectors Kayondo, Jonathan Research Scientist, Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector population biology and genetics Keita, Ibrahima Kalil Head of Vector Control Unity, Programme National de Lutte contre le Paludsme Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Entomological study on malaria vectors in 11 sentinel sites in the country, coverage of insecticide-treated mosquito nets and evaluation of the efficacy of LLINs Kelly, Ann Senior Lecturer in Global Health, King's College London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Social Science/Community Engagement & Vector Control Khaless, Mohamed Aly University of Elasriya Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical Entomology Khater, Emad Associate Professor, Ain Shams University Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Ecology and molecular cell biology of mosquitoes and borne pathogens. Kibe, Lydiah Other, Kenya Medical Research Institute Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical Sociologist and Public Health specialist in participatory community based vector interventions Kirby, Georgia PhD Student, University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Wolbachia-parasite interactions in avian malaria vectors Kittayapong, Pattamaporn Associate Professor, Director of Center of Excellence for Vectors and Vector-Borne Disease, Mahidol University Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Molecular and development biology, biology of vector-associated microbes and their potential application in vector control, biology, surveillance and control of dengue vectors Kiuru, Caroline PhD Candidate, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Malaria vectors biology, behavior and ecology Kluiters, Georgette BBSRC Future Leader Fellow, University of Liverpool Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Entomology, vector surveillance & control, spatial epidemiology, biological control of vector populations Koekemoer, Lizette Professor, University of Witerwatersrand Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector biology of african malaria mosquitoes Kohl, Alain Professor of Arbovirology, MRC Programme Leader, University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Arboviruses, virus replication, arthropod immunity Koufopanou, Vassiliki Research Fellow, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Evolutionary Genetics Kranj, Nace PhD Student, Imperial College Email: [email protected] Kriezis, Antonios Postgraduate Student, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Genetics underlying hybrid incompatibilities between Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles arabiensis Kryzwinski, Jaroslaw Research Fellow, The Pirbirght Institute Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Mosquito sex determination and genetic control Kumar, Vikas Doctoral Fellow, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Research in mosquito innate immunity with particular emphasis on the role of mosquito molecules in immunity against bacteria, Dengue virus and parasite. Kyros, Kyrou PhD Student, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Gene drive and mosquito biology and genetics Lagnika, Hamirath
PhD Student, university of Abomey-Calavi Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: My main of expertise are molecular biology, parasitology and Bioinformatic analysis Lawniczak, Mara Group Leader, Sanger Institute Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Anopheles population genomics and vector/parasite interactions Leftwich, Phil Post-Doc, Pirbright institute Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Molecular biology of Aedes mosquitoes for population control Lekweiry, Khadijetou Researcher and Teacher, Unite de recherche Genome et Milieux Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector Borne Diseases Lezaun, Javier Associate Professor, University of Oxford Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Regulatory approaches and governance models for vector control technologies Ligoxygakis, Petros Professor of Innate Immunology, University of Oxford Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Insect Immunity Lim, Lee Han Research Officer, Institute for Medical Research Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Control of insect vectors of public health importance Lutomaih, Joel Research Scientist, Kenya Medical Research Insitute Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Risks posed by mosquitoes, ticks and sandflies in transmissin of emerging infectious arboviral diseases in Kenya Lwetoijera, Dickson Research Scientitst, Ifakara Health Institute Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical Entomology and Biotechnology Lycett, Gareth Lecturer in Microbiology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Email: [email protected]
Main Area of Expertise: Functional genetic analysis of mosquito biology Macharia, Rosaline Lecturer, University of Nairobi Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Comparative genomics of disease vectors Maffo Tatsinkou, Claudine Grace PhD Student, University of Yaounde I, Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector control of Malaria using mosquitoes symbionts Maiga, Hamidou Researcher, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santa (IRSS) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Mosquito Biology for Genetic Strategies against human disease vectors Majorin, Olivia Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Makepeace, Benjamin Reader, University of Liverpool Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Molecular biology of inherited symbionts in filarial nematodes and vectors. Mancini, Maria Vittoria Post-doc Research Assistant, University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Symbiosis, Entomology, Wolbachia, Arborvirsuses Mangalu, Doris Health Laboratory Scientist, National Institute for Medical Research Email: [email protected] Mang'era, Clarence Academic, Egerton University Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: My research interest is on Malaria vector molecular biology and components of Inntegrated Vector management such as mosquito growth-disrupting plant compounds. Mararo, Enock Mukibetti Research Technician, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Molecular biologist in the malaria field. Maringer, Kevin Lecturer in Microbiology, University of Surrey Email: [email protected]
Main Area of Expertise: Proteomics and transcriptomics, molecular, and CRISPR gene editing approaches to understand the molecular basis behind vector competence, arbovirus transmission, and arbovirus emergence from the perspective of the mosquito vector, with a view to developin Marques, Catia Masters Student, Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, New University of Lisbon/Portugal Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Aedesborne diseases, KDR mutations, AEDES surveillance and control, vector ecology and molecular biology, insecticide resistance /susceptibility. Marston, Louise Research Technician, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Mosquito rearing, transgenics, microinjection Martinez, Julien Research Associate, University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Ecology and evolution of insect-symbiont interactions Martins, Ademir Jesus Researcher in Public Health, Fundacao Oswaldo Crus (FIOCRUZ) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Insecticide resistance monitoring Masiga, Daniel Scientist, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: My research is on genetics of arthropod-transmitted pathogens and their vectors Massue, Dennis Lecturer and Researcher, University of Dar es Salaam Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical entomology, Epidemiology, Disease vector control, Intergrated Vector Management Masters, Ellen Research Technician, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes Matoke-Muhia, Damaris Research Officer, Kenya Medical Research Institute Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector Biology & Behaviour, Molecular Biology, genetics, parasite gynotyping and characterization, insecticide resistance monitoring Matthews, David Alan Reder in Virology, University of Bristol Email: [email protected]
Main Area of Expertise: High throughput sequencing and proteomics techniques to study virus - host cell interactions. Mbouhom Kamgang, David Basile Head of Medical Entolmology Department, Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Aedes-Borne arboviral diseases and Aedes vectors. My current works are focused to bioecology, population genetic and insecticide resistance of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus in Central Africa Mbubua, Emmanuel Research Scientist and GLP Project Manager, Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Molecular Biology and Entomology Mburu, David Scientist/Senior Lecturer, Pwani University Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector biology and microbiomes and underlying molecular architecture (genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics) McCall, Philip Professor, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector behaviour McGuinness, Dagmara Research Associate, University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Epigenetic regulation of physiological processes associated with ageing across the taxa. McKemey, Andrew Insectaries Operations Manager, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Applied development of genetically modified mosquito technology for vector control, transitioning from lab to field with a focus on technology transfer, mass rearing, field studies and operational deployment. McNamara, Cameron PhD Student, University of Glasgow- Centre for Virus Research Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Wolbachia as a vector control. Meacci, Dario Research Technician, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Control of human malaria vector A.gambiae through gene-drive technology Miah, Mohammad Asaduzzaman Assistant Professor, Patuakhali Science and Technology University
Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Insecticide resistance, Insecticide detoxifying enzymes (P450s), disease vector pests Mireji, Paul Senior Research Scientist, Biotechnology Research Institute , Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Malaria and trypanosomiasis research focused on ecology, genomics, olfaction and parasite - vector interactions. Mlambo, Godwill Vector Control Manager, International SOS Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector borne diseases with more focus on malaria vector control Modhiran, Naphak Post-Doctoral Student, University of Queensland Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: virology, immunology, structural biology Moore, Sarah Unit Leader, Vector Control Production Evaluation, Ifakara Health Institute Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Evaluation of interventions against medically important insects Moreno Herrera, Claudia Ximena Associate Professor, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, sede Medellin Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Studying of microbial communities, culture and molecular methods. Moretti, Riccardo Researcher, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Wolbachia transinfection and exploitation for the development of control methods targeting insect pests and vectors Morianou, Ioanna PhD Student, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Resistance to gene drives designed to suppress the main malaria vector Morlais, Isabelle Senior Researcher, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: understanding of malaria transmission in field conditions and I am conducting projects on the molecular characterization of malaria parasites and mosquito vector populations in regard to transmission efficacy. Mouonniba, Bernard SOME
Student, IRSS Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Entomology-Parasitology Msugupakulya, Betwel John Research Officer, IFAKARA Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: My main area of expertise is entomology, I particularly study vectors of malaria. Muema, Jackson Mbithi PhD Student, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Malaria transmission blocking Mugenzi, Leon PhD Student, LSTM research unit at Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: transcriptional regulation of insecticide resistance genes Muhammad Umair, Muhammad Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Microbiology and lab expertise Mumford, John Professor (Natural Resource Management), Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Risk analysis of vector control technologies and economic logistical planning for area-wide vector management Munhenga, Givemore Senior Medical Scientist, University of Witwatersrand Email: [email protected] Murdochy, Shivan Research Technician, University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Provides technical assistance involving work with arboviruses Muthoni, Joseph Njuguna Student, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (Icipe) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Effect of insect-specific flaviviruses (ISFVs) isolated from endemic mosquito vectors of arboviruses in East Africa on the replication of medically important flaviviruses, such as dengue and West Nile fever viruses Nadal Jimenez, Pol Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Liverpool Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Insect reproductive manipulation by bacterial endosymbionts
Nana, Paulin Senior Lecturer / Research Scientist, University of Dschang Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Entomopathogenic fungi to control different pest insects. Nash, Alexander PhD Student, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Nattoh, Godfrey PhD Student and Research Assistant, Pan African University for Basic Sciences Technology & Innovation (PAUSTI) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Fungal and yeast endosymbionts associated with mosquito and their use to deliver genes in vectors using RNAi Ndiaye, Ousmane Masters Student, Unite de recherche Genome et Milieux Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical Entomoology of Mosquitoes Ndongmo Regine, Amelie Wamba PhD Student, CRID Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical Entomology focusing on mosquito vector biology and genetics especially the role of cytochrome oxidases in insecticide resistance. Ngasse, Ginette Irma Kame PhD Student and Research Assistant, Faculty of Sciences, University of Yaoundé Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Interactions between Trypanosoma spp., symbionts and tsetse flies : implications in vector control against African Trypanosomiasis Ng'habi, Kija Lecturer, University of Dar es Salaam Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Malaria mosquito ecologist Nguepi, Sylvian Mireille Dongmo Assistant Lecturer, University of Buea Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Immunology, diagnosis of infectious diseases Niang, Abdoulaye Post Doctoral Research Associate, Ifakara Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: I'm a medical entomologist and I have a good experience in Anopheles reproductive behaviour and mating success. Nignan, Charles PhD student, IRSS
Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Entomology, Ecology Njalambaha, Rukia Project Administrator, IFAKARA Email: [email protected] Njiiokou, Flobert Professor, Faculty of Sciences, University of Yaoundé Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Epidemiology of Schistosomiasis and Trypanosomiasis (Genetics of vectors) Njoroge, Teresia PhD Student, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Mosquito ecology and control, focusing on plant-derived chemicals as promising mosquito control agents Nkya, Theresia Research Scientist, National Institute for Medical Research Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector ecology, biology and control. Insecticide resistance, IVM Nolan, Tony Senior Lecturer, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: manipulating the biology of mosquitoes in ways that interfer with their ability to trasmit disease Nongley, Nkemngo Francis PhD Student/Research Assistant, CRID Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Host-pathogen immunobiology, pathogen genomics and vaccine development Norman, Victoria Research Scientist, The Pirbright Institute Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Insect genetic technology and transgenesis Noutcha, Aline Edith M. Senor Lecturer; Current Acting Head of Department, University of Port Harcourt Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Disease Vector Biology Ntabaliba, Watson Samwel Research Assistant, Ifakara Health Institute Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Mosquito acoustic behavior Obembe, Abiodun
Lecturer/Research Scientist, Kwara State University Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector biology and control O'Brochta, David Scientific Program Manager, Technical Lead for Gene Drive Research, Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Insect genetics, molecular genetics and biotechnology including insect genetic technologies and gene drive. Ogbe, Susan Assistant Lecturer, Bingham University Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Neurophysiologist Ohia, Chinenyenwa Researcher/Lecturer, University of Ibadan Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector Biology and use of novel techniques in mosquito control for effective and sustainable vector control in Africa Ohm, Johanna PhD Student, Penn State University Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Mosquito Ecology, life history and dietary requirements Okene, Patrick Frances Postgraduate Student, University of Port Harcourt Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Forensic and Medical Entomology Okeyo, Winnie Postdoctoral fellow, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Population genetics of Glossina pallidipes, which is a species of tsetse flies which vector human and animal african trypanosomiases. Okumu, Fredros Director of Science, Ifakara Health Institute Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: human-mosquito interactions and developing new techniques to complement exisiting malaria interventions and accelerate efforts towards elimination. Quantitative ecology of residual malaria vectors: mathematical simulations to predict effectiveness of int Okwaro, Louis Allan Student, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (Icipe) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Molecular biology and Evolutionary biology Olaleye, Olusoula
Research Officer, Nigerian Institute for Trypanosmiasis (and Onchocerciasis) Research Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Natural product Research especially plant for control of infectious diseases and Vector Olanga, Evelyn Lecturer, Technical University of Kenya Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical entomology, specifically studying the relationship between malaria and individuals engaged in outdoor livelihood activities with the aim of developing and testing novel tools to reduce residual malaria transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. Olaniyan, Olugbemi Lecturer, Bingham University Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Pre-implantantion genetic diagnosis, prenatal genetic and feta medicine. Reproductive oncology and infertility. Gamete and embryo selection, assessmemt, IVF culture, crybiology and cryprservation Omo-Imafidon, Evbodaghe Segun Postgraduate Student, University of Ibadan Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Health policy and malaria operations research Omotayo, Ahmed Idowu Research Assistant, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: My main area of expertise is medical entomology with focus on insecticide resistance and its underlying molecular mechanism especially in mosquitoes Onyedum, Chiamaka Laboratory Technologist, Bingham University Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Food safety, toxicology, phytomedicine Opiyo, Mercy Pre-doctoral Researcher, ISGLOBAL Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Designing and evaluating malaria vector control tools Opot, Benjamin Assistant Research Officer, United States Army Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Molecular Biology; Genetics; Bioinformatics Ortega Lopez, Leonardo Daniel PhD Student, University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Ecology and behaviour of mosquitoes Oshaghi, Mohammad Ali
Lecturer and Researcher, Research deputy of department, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Insect molecular biology, symbiotic-based control of insect vectors Otto, Thomas Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Developing and applying computational algorithm in host-interaction and integrative analysis. Ould Mohamed Salem Boukhary, Ali Director of Research Unit, Unite de recherche Genome et Milieux Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector Borne Diseases, Malaria, dengue Owusu-Asenso, Christopher Mfum Senior Research Scientist, University of Ghana Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Entomology Oyebamiji, David PhD Student, University of Ibadan Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Intersted in epidemiology of parasites Page, Nicole PhD Student, Imperial College Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Gene drive and genetic modification of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes Paine, Mark Reader, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Biochemical and pharmacological aspects of insecticide resistance in tropical disease vectors Pal, Chiranjib Professor, West Bengal State University Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Development of prophylactic/ therapeutic leads against visceral leishmaniasis. Papathanos, Philippos A Senior Lecturer, Hebrew University Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Mosquito genetics, genomics and engineering Patterson, Ian PDRD, LSTM Email: [email protected]
Main Area of Expertise: Infection and transmission of arboviruses in their insect hosts, and interactions between the microbiome with arboviruses Paye, Deekermu Researcher, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Virus vector ecology and disease epidemiology Pennington, Pamela Director, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Innovative vector control strategies, including paratransgenesis and community-based vector control. Philbert, Anitha Lecturer, University of Dar es Salaam Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector biology/ecology, insecticide resistance Pinaud, Silvain Post-Doctoral Fellow, Wellcome Sanger Institute Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Host-parasite interactions by using new technologies of single-cell sequencing. Pondeville, Emilie Research Associate, University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Mosquito biology; physiology and transgenesis - Mosquito/pathogen interactions Prada, Joaquin M. Lecturer, University of Surrey Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Mathematical modelling of infectious diseases (mainly neglected tropical diseases such as lymphatic filariasis, soil-transmitted helminthiases, and schistosomiasis) Price, Tom Senior Lecturer, University of Liverpool Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Meiotic drive Pwalia, Rebecca Chief Research Scientist, Vestergaard-NMIMR Vector Labs, Noguchi Memorial Institue for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical entomology, I work mainly with malaria mosquitoes, conduct Standard WHOPES tests for development of Vector control tools for malaria Vector control. Quinlan, Megan Senior Research Fellow, Imperial College London
Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Innovative vector control Rainey, Stephanie Research Associate, University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Determining the mechanism behind Wolbachia mediate antiviral activity Ranford-Cartwright, Lisa Reader, University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Malaria-Anopheles interactions Roberts, Morven UKRI, Medical Research Council Email: [email protected] Rocha David, Mariana Research Assistant, Fundaco Oswaldo Cruz Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical entomology, vector ecology and host-microbiota-pathogen interactions Rono, Martin Research Scientist, Kemri Wellcome Trust Research Programme Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Parasite-vector interactions, cell and molecular biology Rose, Clair Post-Doc, Liverpool School of Tropical medicine Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Tsetse-trypanosome interactions Russell, Ian Professor of Neurobiology, University of Brighton Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: molecular biology, cellular biology and biophysics of the normal function and dysfunction of the cochlea in relation to its role in hearing and deafness. I also investigate mosquito acoustic behaviour and the physiology of their auditory system. Russell, Tiffany Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Surrey Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Dengue virus antagonism of immune responses in mosquitos Sagma, Tani Researcher, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Molecular biology / Microbiology Salaudeen, Muhammadu
Associate Professor, Department of Crop Production, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Plant Virology Sandeu, Maurice Marcel Professor, Center of Research on Infectious Diseases Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Entomology, Parasitology, Molecular Biology, Population Genetics, Host-Vector parasite interactions in infections ( plasmodium, anopheles and human) Sanon, Aboubakar PhD Student, University Ouaga 1 PJKZ Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical Entomology worker on malaria Sanou, Roger Medical Biologist, institut de recherche en sciences de la sante/Centre Muraz Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector biology Sanou, Antoine PhD Student, National Malaria Training and Research Centre (Centre National de Recherche et de Formation et de Palusime:CNRFP) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: I have a background on molecular biology of parasite and disease vectors from my MSc. For my PhD am interest in vector ecology and behaviour. Sare, Issiaka Student, Institut Recherche en Sciences de la Santé / Centre Muraz Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: I'm medical entomologist student working in the field of biotechnology. Sawadogo, Simon Peguedwinde Junior Researcher, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Entomology, Behavioural Ecology, Behaviour and control, Vector biology Sebo, Beatriz PhD Student, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Senbill, Haytham Lecturer, Alexandria University Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Ticks, Vector-borne pathogens, Vector-pathogen interaction Medical Acarology, Medical Entomology Sewade, Wilfrid Research Assistant and PhD Student, Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou (CREC) Email: [email protected]
Main Area of Expertise: Vector biology, population genetic Shabangu, Ntji MSc Student, University of Pretoria Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Molecular Parasitiology Sharma, Akash Research Associate, Imperial College, London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: CRISPR/Cas9 based gene drive in mosquitoes. Sideeg, Telawa Lecturer, University of Gezira Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical Entomology, Genetics, Molecular Biology Simoes, Patricio Research Fellow, University of Brighton Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Mosquito behaviour and physiology Simoni, Alekos Research Associate, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: I am working on developing gene drive systems in Anopheles gambiae to reduce malaria transmission Sims, Rosie PhD Candidate, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Anthropological study of biologically modified mosquitos as a vector control tool. Siniscalchi, Carla Lab Manager, Insectary Technical Manager, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Management of people and resources, training of new members in molecular cloning (designing an clone nucleases as Zinc Finer and TALENs, CRISPR), moquitoes transformation and phenotypic assay. Sinkins, Steve Professor in Microbiology and Tropical Medicine, University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Control of mosquito vectors in diseasse prevention Siozios, Stefanos Research Associate, University of Liverpool Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Insect-microbe symbiosis
Siriyasatien, Padet Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: medical entomology especially in biology of dengue, chickungunya and Zika vectors. I also work on leishmaniasis and its vectors in Thailand. Soma, Dieudonna Diloma PhD Student, IRSS / Centre MURAZ Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector biology, ecology & genomics, insecticide resistance, vector control strategies Somers, Jason Research Associate, UCL Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Behavioural neuroscience with a focus on mechanosensation. Studying auditory communication in mosquito swarming behaviour. Souleymane, Diallo PhD Fellow, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (Icipe) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Working on Tsetse fly field of Neurobiology and neuroinformatics. Souza-Neto, Jayme Assistant Professor, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector-pathogen interactions Spaccapelo, Roberta Professor, University of Perugia Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: parasite-microorganisms-vector interaction, infectious diseases, microbiology, mosquitoes symbionts, paratransgenesis Sterkel, Marcos Researcher, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientaficas y Tãcnicas (CONICET-Argentina) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Experience in molecular biology, with an emphasis in genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics, working mainly on neurobiology and amino acid metabolism in hematophagous arthropods. Stevens, Poppy PhD Student, University of Salford Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Microbiome analysis of insect vectors, and analysis of experimental evolution of Sodalis glossinidius by comparative genomics Strampelli, Anna Research Technician, Imperial College, London Email: [email protected]
Main Area of Expertise: Molecular biology techniques and CRISPR systems applied in the context of the malaria mosquito A. gambiae for vector control purposes Su, Matthew PostDoctoral Researcher, University College, London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: My research focuses on investigating the underlying mechanisms of mosquito hearing and auditory communication, with an overall aim of developing novel vector control methods. Suarez, Lester Postdoctoral Research Association, University of California San Diego Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: I am a Doctor in Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and a PhD-level scientist in the field of synthetic virology with over 10 years of experience in biomedical/basic research with a strong background in virus-host interactions. Supparo, Clelia European Project Manager, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Sutthaphirom, Chalermroj Undergraduate Student, Mahidol University Email: [email protected] Syafruddin, Din Senior Researcher/Member of Advisory Committee, Eijkman Institute for Molecular biology Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Molecular Parasitology and Entomology Tahir, Hanan Associate Professor of Medical Entomology, The University of Medical Sciences and Technology Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector-Borne Diseases Talman, Arthur Postdoctoral Fellow, Wellcome Sanger Institute Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Malaria transmission and single cell applications. Tanekou, Tito Tresor Melachio PhD Student, Faculty of Sciences, University of Yaounde 1 Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Molecular biology based techniques, epidemoiology of human and animal trypanosomiasis, and the population genetics of their vectors, the tsetse flies, using polymorphic microsatellite DNA sequences Tapanelli, Sofia Research Associate, Imperial College London Email: [email protected]
Main Area of Expertise: I work on the development of new laboratory assays to study P. falciparum and (transgenic) mosquito infection dynamics. Taracena, Mabel Laline Post Doctoral Fello, CDC / UVG Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical entomology focused on the use of symbionts and RNAi for vector control. Tarimo, Brian Ben Research Scientist, Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Molecular biology with interest in infection biology of vector-pathogen- host interaction in vector borne diseases. Taxiarchi, Chrysanthi Research Associate, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Tchakounte Betmbe, Joelle Ange PhD Student, CRID Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector biology, field collection and identification of malaria vector, evaluation of vector life trait of Anopheles, genotyping of resistance markers. Tchigossou, Genevieve Post Doctoral Student, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: I am a molecular entomolgist and I did my PhD on the molecular basis of DDT and permethrin resistance in Anopheles funestus mosquitoes. Tchouakui, Magellan PhD Student, CRID Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Field collection and morphological identification of malaria vectors; identification, mapping and collection of anaopheles, genotpying of resistance molecular marker. Molecular cloning, RT-qPCR) Tchouassi, David Research Scientist, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Ecology of arboviral disease vectors and other infectious diseases Tedjou Nouboudem, Armel PhD Student, Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases/University of Yaoundé I Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: My expertise is based in vector biology and Ecology, Molecular Biology, Data analysis and Bioinformatics. Thomas, Ceri-Wyn Policy & Strategy Manager, BBSCRC
Email: [email protected] Thompson, Lydia Intern, LSHTM Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Biochemistry Todjinou, Todd Research Assistant, CREC Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Development and evaluation of new tools against disease transmitting vectors. Tolosana, Ignacio PhD Student, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Wolbachia mediated protection in Drosophila, currently moving towards the development of novel gene drive approaches in Anopheles. Trindade Marques, Joao Associate Professor, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Antiviral immunity in Aedes mosquitoes Tripet, Frederic Professor and Director of the Centre for Applied Entomology and Parasitology, Keele University Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Molecular and medical entomologist specialised in the molecular ecology, behavioural ecology and population genetics of the African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae Tsagmo Ngoune, Jean Marc PhD Student, University of Yaoundé 1 Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Study of the molecular interactions between the fly, the trypanosomes and the symbionts, to enhance the refractoriness of flies to infection and thus to fight against the trypanosomiases. Ukubuiwe, Azubuike Christian Researcher, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Entomologist (ecology and physiology of mosquito vectors). Involved in studies on diversity and ecology of mosquitoes, insecticide drug discovery, mosquito control strategies, insecticide resistance, molecular bases of vectorial fitness/transmission Vafa, Aichetou Mohamed Lemine Researcher, University of Nouakchott Alassrya UNA Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical Entomology (Anopheles) Veronesi, Eva ,NFRAVEC 2
Email: [email protected] Viana, Mafalda Research Fellow, University of Glasgow Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Quantitative disease ecologist Vidic, Aleksa Undergraduate Student, University of Liverpool Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Undergraduate Biological Sciences Student Villinger, Jandouwe Scientist/Head of MBBU, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Investigtions into the endemic diversities of mosquito vectors, the malaria parasites and arboviruses they transmit and the role of co-infections with insect-specific flaviviruses on vector competence Vivero Gomez, Rafael Post Doc, Research Assistant, Research group in Microbiodiversity and Bioprospecting, National University Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical and Molecular Entomology and Study of Microbiomes Walker, Thomas London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Molecular biology, vector biology, virology, entomology, disease control Walker, Miranda Lecturer, Swansea University Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Symbiont-mediated RNAi as a tool for insect vector biocontrol. Wanjiru, Lilian MSc intern and student, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) and Egerton University Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: During the course of my studies from the undergraduate level I have focused on Entomology and parasitology specifically in the fight against malaria that is the Anopheles mosquito and the plasmodium parasite Weedall, Gareth Lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Genomics and transcriptomics of vector insects. Weekes, Alexina Wellcome Trust Email: [email protected]
White, Brad Staff Scientist, Verily Life Sciences Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Genetic basis of phenotypic diversity in Anopheles malaria mosquitoes. Windbichler, Nikolai Research Fellow, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Synthetic biology, genome engineering, insect control Wondji, Charles Reader/Wellcome Trust Research Fellow, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Mosquito genetics and functional genomics applied to insecticide resistance and interaction mosquito/parasites Wungak, Yiltawe National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom Nigeria Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector borne viral diseases Wyer, Claudia Lab Manager/Research Technician, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Mosquito ecology and mosquito-parasite interactions Yakob, Laith Assistant Professor of Disease Vector Biology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: mathematical modeling of infectious disease dynamics and control Yeo, Matthew Programme Director (CID), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Development of transgenic approaches applied to Sandflies, Triatomine Bugs and associated parasites. Yougang, Aurelie Prisca PhD Student, CRID Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical entomologist working on vectors of arbovirus: field collection, rearing, larval and adul bioassay, molecular biology. Zankoungolbrahima, Coulibaly Researcher, Institut Pasteur de Cate d'Ivoire Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: I am a medical entomologist working particularly on Arbovirus vectors (Bionomy, insecticide resistance of vectors, relationships between environment and risk related to vector-borne diseases). Zhu, Tong
MReS Student, Imperial College London Email: [email protected] Zinga Koumba, Christophe Roland Deputy Head, Research Institute in Tropical Ecology Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Medical Entomology and Veterinary Ecology-Parasitology -Microbiology Zulu, Zulisile Senior Programme Officer, Ministry of Health Email: [email protected] Main Area of Expertise: Vector control using Indoor Residual spraying and entomology surveillance