
Marta Maia
@MartaFerreiraM2
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Malaria vector control, one-health, working in Kenya, trying to survive in academia while raising three kids. Opinions are my own.
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Joined April 2014
RT @antonioguterres: For nearly 80 days, Israel blocked the entry of life-saving international aid into Gaza. The entire population is fac….
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Check out our latest paper on MALDI-TOF MS for age grading of malaria vectors. We show that this approach can successfully predict parity of wild mosquitoes with over 80% accuracy #KEMRI_Wellcome @mercytuweij .
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RT @IDeAL_KEMRI_WT: Fully funded MSc Bioinformatics studentships!.7 slots available for a 2-year program with tuition, stipend & medical co….
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Malaria vectors in Mopeia, Mozambique were found resistant to all classes of insecticides used in malaria control. New insecticide classes or non-insecticide-based tools are urgently needed. #KEMRI_Wellcome #CISM #BOHEMIA_Project.
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Truphena Onyango @phenafula uses photovoice to explore participants' views on mass drug administration of ivermectin for malaria control in Kwale, Kenya. #KEMRI_Wellcome #BOHEMIA_Project.
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On International Women's Day let us celebrate our fellow female scientists. Here we have Mercy Tuwei @mercytuweij explaining how to setup a library for mosquito species identification using MALDI TOF MS #KEMRI_Wellcome #MALDITOFMS
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RT @mehdirhasan: My @AJHeadtoHead interview with Kenya's parliamentary Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah has gone viral in Kenya & beyond,….
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Congratulations to Mercy Tuwei on receiving an ASTMH ACME Young Investigator Travel Award for her work on MALDI-TOF MS for malaria vector surveillance. @mercytuweij #ASTMH2024 #KEMRI_Wellcome
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Single-dose ivermectin (400ug/Kg) affords non-inferior mosquitocidal effect compared to 3-day regimen. A single-dose approach has operational advantages for MDA campaigns against malaria vectors, lower cost, and higher adherence. #BOHEMIA #KEMRI_Wellcome
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RT @Fogarty_NIH: 📣Funding opportunity! Global Infectious Disease Research Training program from #Fogarty and @NIAIDfunding supports researc….
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RT @IDeAL_KEMRI_WT: Karisa Jonathan has successfully defended his PhD thesis, which focused on advancing the use of matrix-assisted laser d….
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Congratulations to Jonathan Karisa on successfully completing his PhD on MALDI-TOF MS for malaria vector surveillance @karisajonna #KEMRI_Wellcome #IDeAL
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RT @Carlos_Chaccour: Here is our latest on potential resistance mechanisms to ivermectin in ectoparasites. Nice wo….
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