Biocides and the emergence of resistance |
Dr Adam Roberts |
Tropical Disease Biology |
MRC CASE |
11 February 2021 |
Targeting Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Control in East and Southern Africa amid Anthropogenic Change |
Professor Stephen Torr |
Vector Biology |
MRC/DTP |
11 February 2021 |
A participatory action research approach to assess, improve and monitor SDGs for equitable urban health in Guatemala |
Kim Ozano |
International Public Health |
MRC/DTP |
11 February 2021 |
Bioactive lipid mediators: anti-morbidity drug targets in filariasis? |
Dr Joseph Turner |
Tropical Disease Biology |
MRC/DTP |
11 February 2021 |
Only Skin Deep: non-invasive detection of Onchocerca microfilariae in dermis using electromagnetic microwaves |
Dr Joseph Turner |
Tropical Disease Biology |
MRC CASE |
11 February 2021 |
Diagnostics for infectious disease with pandemic potential |
Dr Emily Adams |
Tropical Disease Biology |
MRC/DTP, MRC CASE |
11 February 2021 |
New malaria control interventions though targeting the mosquito blood meal; determining the endectocidal and gametocytocidal effects of novel chemotherapeutics. |
Professor Martin James Donnelly, Professor Giancarlo Biagini |
Vector Biology |
MRC/DTP |
11 February 2021 |
Generation of full genome sequence of 3 members of the Lutzomyia longipalpis species complex from embryonic cell cultures, laboratory colonies and field collection: unlocking genomic novelties in search of parasite control strategies of the future. |
Prof. Gordon Hamilton |
Lancaster University |
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11 February 2021 |
Surveying blood-borne, tissue and gut-dwelling parasites of UK wildlife using metagenomics: unlocking genomic novelties in search of parasite control strategies of the future |
Dr James LaCourse |
Tropical Disease Biology |
MRC/DTP |
11 February 2021 |
Coinfection of vectorborne disease: consequences for individuals and populations |
Dr Lisa Reimer |
Vector Biology |
MRC/DTP, MRC CASE |
11 February 2021 |
Harnessing publicly available geospatial data to guide vector-borne disease interventions in sub-Saharan Africa |
Dr Michelle Stanton |
Vector Biology |
MRC/DTP |
11 February 2021 |
Identifying mechanisms of emergent resistance to new insecticides for molecular monitoring in operational mosquito control programmes |
Dr David Weetman |
Vector Biology |
MRC/DTP, MRC CASE |
11 February 2021 |
The influence of the microbiome on mosquito behaviour |
Dr Grant Hughes |
Vector Biology |
MRC/DTP, MRC CASE |
11 February 2021 |
The epidemiology and invasive biology of pathogenic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis on the Balearic Islands |
Professor J. Russell Stothard |
Tropical Disease Biology |
MRC/DTP |
11 February 2021 |
Host colonisation in mosquito-associated bacteria |
Dr Eva Heinz |
Vector Biology |
MRC/DTP |
11 February 2021 |
Using population genomics to recognise and prevent the emergence and establishment of Klebsiella pneumoniae high-risk lineages |
Dr Eva Heinz |
Vector Biology |
MRC/DTP |
11 February 2021 |
Developing a rapid snakebite Diagnostic Test as a clinical and epidemiological tool for sub-Saharan Africa |
Professor Nicholas Casewell |
Tropical Disease Biology |
MRC/DTP |
11 February 2021 |
Understanding the evolutionary space for the development of insecticide resistance |
Dr Tony Nolan |
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MRC/DTP, MRC CASE |
11 February 2021 |
Investigating genetic barriers to the spread of gene drives designed for mosquito control |
Dr Tony Nolan |
Vector Biology |
MRC/DTP, MRC CASE |
11 February 2021 |
Understanding the mechanisms of transmission of human leptospirosis in slums settlements in Salvador, Brazil |
Dr Emmanuele Giorgi |
Lancaster University |
MRC/DTP |
11 February 2021 |
Infection and environmental dynamics of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and intestinal schistosomiasis in Malawi |
Dr Adam Roberts |
Tropical Disease Biology |
MRC/DTP |
11 February 2021 |
Research Uptake to maximise research impact |
Professor Bertie Squire |
Clinical Sciences |
Overseas/Offsite |
10 December 2020 |
Theory driven development of a contextualised and targeted active TB case finding for the youth in Kenya |
Professor Bertie Squire |
Clinical Sciences |
Overseas/Offsite |
10 December 2020 |
Modelling interventions to improve engagement of young adults and men in tuberculosis active case finding in high HIV prevalence settings |
Dr Peter MacPherson |
Clinical Sciences |
Overseas/Offsite |
10 December 2020 |
Development of gender sensitive TB screening interventions for community settings in Uganda and Nigeria |
Professor Luis Cuevas |
Clinical Sciences |
Overseas/Offsite |
10 December 2020 |
Evaluation of the feasibility, affordability, acceptability and effectiveness of a gender transformative TB screening interventions in formal health systems in Uganda and Nigeria |
Professor Luis Cuevas |
Clinical Sciences |
Overseas/Offsite |
10 December 2020 |
New malaria control products: investigating mosquito insecticide interactions to improve malaria control |
Dr Mark Paine |
Vector Biology |
Self-funded |
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Pharmacodynamics of Intracellular Pathogens for the optimization and/or development of new treatments |
Professor Giancarlo Biagini |
Tropical Disease Biology |
MRC/DTP |
11 February 2021 |
Research into novel therapeutics and drug resistance of tropical infectious diseases |
Professor Giancarlo Biagini |
Tropical Disease Biology |
MRC/DTP |
11 February 2021 |
The use of a human challenge model to test pneumococcal vaccine efficacy in Malawi |
Professor Stephen Gordon |
Clinical Sciences |
Self-funded |
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Solving malaria diagnostic resistance |
Dr Emily Adams |
Tropical Disease Biology |
Self-funded |
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Risk mapping and environmental delineation of filariasis transmission hotspots in Central Africa |
Dr Louise Kelly-Hope |
Tropical Disease Biology |
Self-funded |
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Molecular epidemiology of intestinal schistosomiasis and giardiasis in Kimi and Ngamba islands, Lake Victoria |
Professor J. Russell Stothard |
Tropical Disease Biology |
Self-funded |
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Multidisciplinary studies on female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) |
Professor J. Russell Stothard |
Tropical Disease Biology |
Self-funded |
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Epistasis and Antimicrobial Drug Resistance in Tuberculosis |
Professor Giancarlo Biagini |
Tropical Disease Biology |
MRC/DTP |
11 February 2021 |
Investigating genetic barriers to the spread of gene drives designed for mosquito control |
Dr Tony Nolan |
Vector Biology |
Self-funded |
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Bioinformatic and molecular approaches toward molecular surveillance of insecticide resistance in African Aedes aegypti |
Dr David Weetman |
Vector Biology |
MRC/DTP |
11 February 2021 |
New strategies and novel tools for lymphatic filariasis clinical lymphoedema |
Dr Louise Kelly-Hope |
Tropical Disease Biology |
Self-funded |
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Understanding the evolutionary space for the development of insecticide resistance |
Dr Tony Nolan |
Vector Biology |
Self-funded |
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The role of toxin-antitoxin systems in plasmid host range in the framework of the current global antimicrobial resistance crisis |
Dr Adam Roberts |
Tropical Disease Biology |
Self-funded |
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Bayesian model averaging approach to development of prognostic models |
Professor Duolao Wang |
Clinical Sciences |
Self-funded |
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Looking for a moving needle in a haystack: identifying environmental niches of Salmonella Typhi using shotgun metagenomics |
Professor Nicholas Feasey |
Clinical Sciences |
Self-funded |
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Analysing the genetics of tsetse populations to improve planning, monitoring and evaluation of vector control programs |
Professor Stephen Torr, Professor Martin James Donnelly |
Vector Biology |
MRC/DTP |
11 December 2020 |
Modelling cardiovascular responses during treatment for sepsis – a data-rich longitudinal analysis to determine what mediates the harm from aggressive fluid resuscitation in Malawi |
Dr Jamie Rylance |
Clinical Sciences |
Self-funded |
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One Wolbachia to rule them all? Testing divergence in the symbiotic biology of clade C and clade D Wolbachia during filarial parasite development |
Dr Joseph Turner |
Tropical Disease Biology |
Self-funded |
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Imaging the life and death of filarial parasites |
Dr Joseph Turner |
Tropical Disease Biology |
Self-funded |
11 February 2021 |
The surveillance and mapping of snakebite in sub-Saharan Africa |
Professor David Lalloo |
Clinical Sciences |
Self-funded |
11 February 2021 |