LSTM Vector Biology
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Promoting the latest news, research and achievements from the vector biology department at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @LSTMnews.
Liverpool, England
Joined November 2017
RT @MMiskinyte: Not so long left until the deadline! Apply by 15th of March to join us for SymbNET International Conference on Host-Microbe….
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RT @mosquitomicrobe: 🦠🛑🍄🦟. Interkingdom interactions shape the fungal microbiome of mosquitoes.
animalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com
Background The mosquito microbiome is an important modulator of vector competence and vectoral capacity. Unlike the extensively studied bacterial microbiome, fungal communities in the mosquito...
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RT @mosquitomicrobe: This was fun. A perspective on the impacts of microplastics on mosquito biology and their vectorial capacity. https….
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RT @LawyersAreResp: Hypocrisy by powerful countries undermined the rules-based international order in 2023, making it harder to promote hum….
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RT @MedVet_Ent: New #OpenAccess review from C.M. Jones et al. now available!. A perspective on the impacts of #microplastics on #mosquito b….
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RT @MartinDonnelly8: Looking forward to catching up with all alums. Please register below so we can gauge numbers/ I can get the credit inc….
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RT @MartinDonnelly8: Great to see the hard work of colleagues resulting in a great learning experience for our students .
lstmed.ac.uk
LSTM has placed sixth overall in the Advance HE sector rankings– the only UK higher education sector-wide survey to gain insight from taught postgraduate students about their learning and teaching
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RT @MarkJIPaine1: Happy to share access to the ECG groups latest paper "Chlorfenapyr metabolism by mosquito P450s associated with pyrethroi….
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RT @MartinDonnelly8: More data from the LLINEUP trial. TLDR: significant increase in pyrethroid resistance marker f….
medrxiv.org
Background In 2017-2019, we conducted a large-scale, cluster-randomised trial (LLINEUP) to evaluate long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) treated with a pyrethroid insecticide plus the synergist...
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RT @LSTMnews: Team from LSTM and @fiocruz_en finds that spraying just 12% of a room with insecticide kills 85% of #AedesAegypti mosquitoes….
lstmed.ac.uk
The mosquito Aedes aegypti is a carrier of several serious diseases in urban areas, including dengue, chikungunya and Zika. One approach to their domestic control in Asia and Latin America has been
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RT @TonahN: On the way back from a great insect immunity meeting @SBRoscoff. A reminder we and @mosquitomicrobe have some great postdoc pos….
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RT @LSTMvector: Research Assistant/ Post-Doctoral Research Associate | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine https://app.vacancy-filler.co.….
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RT @mosquitomicrobe: As promised. links for the two postdoc positions @LSTMnews. BMGF funded project - Wolbachia in Anopheles. https://t.c….
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RT @MartinDonnelly8: Here's somthing a bit different from our usual work. An attempt to improve Anopheles field surveillance by using ecolo….
biorxiv.org
Accurate assessments of vector occurrence and abundance, particularly in widespread vector-borne diseases such as malaria, is essential for efficient deployment of disease surveillance and control...
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RT @RosemaryLees1: There's an exciting opportunity to join our @i2i_impact team at @LSTMvector as a Programme Coordinator! Closing date 3r….
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RT @JohnDHoward8: WE'RE HIRING!. We're looking for a Research Technician to assist with a high-throughput insecticide/synergist screen, & m….
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RT @Emmaa_Reid_: New Paper about improving aerosolized insecticide testing methods.
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RT @philipmccall11: Just published in #MALARIAJOURNAL Behaviour of Anopheles gambiae at next gen ITNS, P3 and IG3.….
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RT @ParasitePoppy: My first first author paper is out in preprint!! We looked at how well gene drives would work in wild mosquito populatio….
biorxiv.org
The human malaria vector Anopheles gambiae is becoming increasingly resistant to insecticides, necessitating the development of novel control strategies including genetic control. CRISPR/Cas9 gene...
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