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Our An. minimus pop gen paper is out!
We whole genome sequenced ~300 An. minimus mosquitoes from Cambodia and found population structure, interesting signals of differentiation, and a lot of variation.
nature.com/articles/s42003-0…
Adapting the prev. thread, some main takeaways…
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Potential opportunity for an outstanding female researcher who wishes to apply for independent research funding in the next few years but is still early in their career (< 2 years post-PhD). See below
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🚨NEW PREPRINT🚨We sequenced the genomes of 334 mosquitoes in Tanzania to investigate the population genomic structure of Anopheles funestus, a dominant malaria vector in eastern and southern Africa.
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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We are just back from a great project meeting in India discussing our NIH project investigating An. stephensi biology and urban malaria transmission.
I enjoyed interacting with Dr. Mohanty and members of his group at NIMR Goa, seeing a new part of India, and of course, the food!
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New 2 year post doctoral position using genomics to study the evolution of malaria vectors in Uganda and Kenya.
tinyurl.com/45vba6ps
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Applications are still open for the 2025 training course in data analysis for the genomic surveillance of African #malaria vectors 🦟
Visit our website for more info on course modules, key dates, trainee eligibility, and apply: malariagen.net/article/call-…
Deadline⏳ 1st Jan 2025
ALT Free online training course: data analysis for genomic surveillance of African malaria vectors 2025 Offered in both English and French! Course dates: 2 April to 11 June 2025 Application deadline: 1 January 2025
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I had SO MUCH FUN at #ASTMH2024 this past week. It was a particularly good year for the science, full of exciting vector and malaria biology. I have come away feeling inspired.
Most of all, I loved catching up with friends and colleagues from all over the world.
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The interesting part about conferences is that you make new friends and catch up with old ones... I was delighted to meet up with amazing women in vector control Dr @kwambo_2, Dr @Nsa_Dada @Nelly_Tatchou @Fatoumata_Seck @womeninmalaria @Pamca_Wivc #TropMed24 @ASTMH
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My poster and a few others from our group at ASTMH today:
7762 - Determining the thermal suitability of Plasmodium falciparum infection in the urban malaria vector Anopheles stephensi under variable humidity
LB-9342 - Laura Multini
LB-9435 - Jusuf Jamal
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📢 Exciting news! 📢
Applications are now open for the 4th iteration of the @pamcaafrica-MalariaGEN virtual training course in data analysis for genomic surveillance of African malaria vectors 🦟
More info about modules, key dates, and how to apply: malariagen.net/article/call-…
ALT Free online training course: data analysis for genomic surveillance of African malaria vectors 2025 Offered in both English and French! Course dates: 2 April to 11 June 2025 Application deadline: 1 January 2025
ALT The course will run for 11 weeks with whole-day workshops on Wednesdays
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The casual horrors of rearing little vampires in the lab @EcoDynVP_Lab
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Today, @EcoDynVP_Lab is BOWIE
Featuring David Boo-ie, David Go-with-the-flowie, Aladdin Sane, the Goblin King, David Crowie, Bow Bowie, and Ziggy Stardust
And Pumpkin Sane
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So relieved that VEuPathDB will be accessible again, BUT it needs sustained support to continue to grow and change.
Fill out the survey to help them quantify how crucial a resource this is for our science.
Parasite, Fungal & Vector database resources will be coming back online … fill out the form at VEuPathDB.org to be kept informed, and an anonymous survey to help define the future
🔗veupathdb.org/
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Having a great time at my first #SOVE in Fort Collins. Yesterday I shared our work from @EcoDynVP_Lab looking at the impact of relative humidity on vector and malaria parasite traits, and today we went on a hike!
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Critical loss: the effects of @veupathdb defunding on global health - The Lancet Microbe thelancet.com/journals/lanmi… @VectorBase
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Loss of access to @vectorbase and @veupathdb throws a wrench into the gears of malaria research and progress toward malaria elimination.
Devastating for vector and parasite biology work moving forward, and invaluable to my work on diverse and understudied malaria vector species.
It appears #NIAID will shutter the genome data base we all use daily. This strikes me as a significant mistake that may well endanger much of our global progress. @BSPparasitology @AS_Para @ASTMH @TrendsParasitol @AmSocParasit @parasitesrule @PiParasitology
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World Mosquito Day is coming up on 20th August!🦟
In the lead-up, we're excited to share updates about our new Malaria Vector Genome Observatory page: malariagen.net/vobs/
Join us as we spotlight the key components of the Malaria Vector Genome Observatory🧬
#WorldMosquitoDay
ALT Explore the Malaria Vector Genome Observatory
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