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LSTM Vector Biology @LSTMvector

Promoting the latest news, research and achievements from the vector biology department at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @LSTMnews.

Joined November 2017
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Migla Miskinyte@MMiskinyte
4 Mar 2024
Not so long left until the deadline! Apply by 15th of March to join us for SymbNET International Conference on Host-Microbe Symbiosis in the South of Portugal! See you there lnkd.in/d4NVCAU5 10th to 15th of June? @SymbNET #Olhao #Portugal @cellhostmicrobe @host_microbe
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🦟🦠@mosquitomicrobe
7 Mar 2024
🦠🛑🍄🦟 Interkingdom interactions shape the fungal microbiome of mosquitoes animalmicrobiome.biomedcentr…

Interkingdom interactions shape the fungal microbiome of mosquitoes

Animal Microbiome - The mosquito microbiome is an important modulator of vector competence and vectoral capacity. Unlike the extensively studied bacterial microbiome, fungal communities in the...

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🦟🦠@mosquitomicrobe
13 Mar 2024
This was fun... A perspective on the impacts of microplastics on mosquito biology and their vectorial capacity resjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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LawyersAreResponsible@LawyersAreResp
14 Mar 2024
Hypocrisy by powerful countries undermined the rules-based international order in 2023, making it harder to promote human rights and resolve the world’s most devastating wars, CIVICUS announced in its 13th annual State of Civil Society Report civicus.org/index.php/media-…
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Medical & Veterinary Entomology@MedVet_Ent
13 Mar 2024
New #OpenAccess review from C.M. Jones et al. now available! A perspective on the impacts of #microplastics on #mosquito biology and their vectorial capacity: doi.org/10.1111/mve.12710 #InsectVectors #Culicidae #InsectBorneDiseases @WileyEcolEvol
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Martin Donnelly@MartinDonnelly8
23 Aug 2023
Looking forward to catching up with all alums. Please register below so we can gauge numbers/ I can get the credit increased on the corporate card......
LSTM@LSTMnews
23 Aug 2023
Join us at the 9th PAMCA Conference in Addis Ababa! Reconnect with old friends, network, and celebrate LSTM's 125th anniversary. Alumni meet-up on Sept 19, 6-7:30 PM. Register by Sept 17: lstmed.ac.uk/news-events/eve… #LSTM125 #LSTMAlumni
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Martin Donnelly@MartinDonnelly8
25 Aug 2023
Great to see the hard work of colleagues resulting in a great learning experience for our students lstmed.ac.uk/news-events/new…

LSTM ranked sixth in leading taught postgraduate experience survey

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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Mark J I Paine@MarkJIPaine1
30 Aug 2023
Happy to share access to the ECG groups latest paper "Chlorfenapyr metabolism by mosquito P450s associated with pyrethroid resistance identifies potential activation markers" ⁦@LSTMnews⁩ ⁦@LSTMvector⁩ ⁦@invectorcontrol⁩ protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/4R…
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Martin Donnelly@MartinDonnelly8
6 Aug 2023
medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/… More data from the LLINEUP trial. TLDR: significant increase in pyrethroid resistance marker frequency over time but no observed difference between arms.

LLIN Evaluation in Uganda Project (LLINEUP) – Plasmodium infection prevalence and genotypic markers...

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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LSTM@LSTMnews
26 Jul 2023
Team from LSTM and @fiocruz_en finds that spraying just 12% of a room with insecticide kills 85% of #AedesAegypti mosquitoes present - a cheaper & easier way to treat homes @pamcafrica @philipmccall11 lstmed.ac.uk/news-events/new…

LSTM study shows drug that kills mosquitoes could be used to fight malaria | Liverpool School of...

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Tony Nolan@TonahN
30 Jun 2023
On the way back from a great insect immunity meeting @SBRoscoff. A reminder we and @mosquitomicrobe have some great postdoc positions available @LSTMnews 🫴🏼 jobs.ac.uk/job/DAU597/resear… jobs.ac.uk/job/DAL475/post-d…
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LSTM Vector Biology@LSTMvector
28 Jun 2023
Research Assistant/ Post-Doctoral Research Associate | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicinehttps://app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Careers/CareersPage.aspx?e=LMo8nnTwYNY2hKmmTbqVubbmXoDBCzMbuRW0R5__8m2ka6tvONqRGradZLVvTstjB4duuEyxVY0
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🦟🦠@mosquitomicrobe
8 Jun 2023
As promised...links for the two postdoc positions @LSTMnews BMGF funded project - Wolbachia in Anopheles tinyurl.com/pcc64bam BBSRC funded project - Wolbachia in Culex. tinyurl.com/5ac26dz9 Check em out, please share, and perfect timing to chat to me at #Wolbachia2023

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1 Jun 2023
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A quick FYI. If you’re interested to work on these topics the lab will soon be advertising two postdocs. One on Wolbachia and Anopheles, the other on Wolbachia control in Culex. Stay tuned for the link! Email or come and chat to me at the Wolbachia conference in Crete.
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Martin Donnelly@MartinDonnelly8
23 Jun 2023
Here's somthing a bit different from our usual work. An attempt to improve Anopheles field surveillance by using ecologically-explict and adaptive spatial sampling frameworks biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… Work led by Gabriel, Luc and Luigi (all Twitter apostates as far as I can tell)

Development and deployment of improved Anopheles gambiae s.l. field surveillance by adaptive...

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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Rosemary Lees@RosemaryLees1
14 Apr 2023
There's an exciting opportunity to join our @i2i_impact team at @LSTMvector as a Programme Coordinator! Closing date 3rd May, get in touch if you have any questions lstmed.ac.uk/vacancies-singl…

Current Vacancies | Jobs at LSTM

Browse current vacancies at LSTM - research, clinical, teaching and professional roles at the world's oldest tropical medicine institution, in Liverpool and globally.

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WE'RE HIRING! We're looking for a Research Technician to assist with a high-throughput insecticide/synergist screen, & mosquito bioassays to follow up on hits in the @LSTMvector department... (1/2) @hilary_ranson @LSTM_VectorGene @JobsVector @LSTMnews app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/sal…

Research Technician (76545) | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

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Emma Reid@Emmaa_Reid_
24 Apr 2023
New Paper about improving aerosolized insecticide testing methods. nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
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Philip J McCall@philipmccall11
24 Apr 2023
Just published in #MALARIAJOURNAL protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/3p… Behaviour of Anopheles gambiae at next gen ITNS, P3 and IG3. Nice work by Kath & the gang, from ESSENTIALS project, funded by #BMGF
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IVCC@invectorcontrol
21 Mar 2023
Training course: The Resistant Mosquito: Staying Ahead of the Game in the Fight against Malaria. The 2nd run of this IVCC funded course starts on Monday March 13th, registration now open! bit.ly/3lfbnrI @endmalaria @SwissTPH @UniBasel_en @FCDOGovUK
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