Bringing the lab into the field
New technologies are bringing laboratories to the point-of-collection, improving sensitivity of field investigations and reducing delays
Christina Faust
Christina Faust is a Research Associate in the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine at the University of Glasgow. Her research focuses on the ecology and evolution of vector-borne diseases. She uses field studies, genetic tools, and modelling to understand host-parasite interactions and inform control strategies.
Latest posts by Christina Faust (see all)
- Bringing the lab into the field - 30th November 2018
- 2 for 1? Community treatment for onchocerciasis also reduces loaisis - 26th October 2018
- Where should we test new mosquito control options? - 6th July 2018
2 for 1? Community treatment for onchocerciasis also reduces loaisis
A new study investigates the impact of community directed ivermectin treatment for Onchocerca volvulus on Loa loa infection rates and potential complications.
Where should we test new mosquito control options?
Populations of mosquitoes in the Sesse Islands in Uganda offer an ideal place to test new intervention strategies
Lab mouse, country mouse: what happens when you move mice from the lab into the field
We often use experiments in controlled laboratory infections to understand how parasites impact hosts. Laboratory studies have been crucial in identifying… Read more »
Why should we care about genetic diversity in mosquitoes?
The topic of this blog coincides nicely with Charles Darwin’s birthday week. The techniques that we use to study evolution have changed drastically since… Read more »
Strong mussels
Filter-feeders can reduce transmission of trematode parasites
Monkey malaria causes human infections in Brazil
A malaria parasite that normally is transmitted to howler and capuchin monkeys has been found in humans in Rio de Janerio state in Brazil
To deworm or not to deworm?
The details of the debate on mass deworming in high-risk communities
2017 VectorBiTE Research Coordination Network Meeting in Silwood
Vector biologists, modellers and ecoinformaticians convene for the second annual meeting of Vector Behaviour in Transmission Ecology Research Coordination… Read more »
Increases in schistosomiasis linked with ecological impacts of dams
Dams block the migration of river prawns that eat snails which are intermediate hosts for schistosomiasis