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Vera Unwin gained her Bsc (Hons) in Biomedical sciences (University of Dundee), before completing her MSc in Medical Parasitology (LSHTM) and gaining exciting field experience working in the Amazon, Brazil. After working in the malaria vaccine group at the Jenner Institute (University of Oxford), she moved to the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine to work on filarial nematode cell lines and then Mycobacterium tuberculosis risk factors. She is currently doing a PhD at the LSTM developing and evaluating diagnostics for malaria elimination settings.
Latest posts by Vera Unwin (see all)
- Merry Christmas from Bugbitten! - 23rd December 2019
- A malaria elimination catch up- Algeria leads the way - 9th August 2019
- Why find the needle in the haystack? - 10th May 2019
A malaria elimination catch up- Algeria leads the way
Algeria sets precedent for malaria elimination in other African countries.
Why find the needle in the haystack?
It is unclear whether or not subpatent malaria should be targeted for control of the disease. A new study further unravels the role of subpatent malaria… Read more »
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Bugbitten!
Repackaging malaria to refresh & drive motivation towards elimination
A brief overview of the 1st Malaria World Congress in Melbourne July 1-5th
Celebrating the achievements of women in science and inspiring the next generation
A brief review of a PhD student-lead symposium celebrating the 'Achievements of women in science and inspiring the next generation' at the Liverpool School of… Read more »
Manipulating malaria immunity in Anopheline mosquitoes
An exciting new model for investigating gene function in mosquitoes and supporting evidence for the role of FREP1 in malaria-transmission blocking strategies.
Probing the zika, dengue and yellow fever culprit: Aedes albopictus in Guangzhou, China
A recent study in Guangzhou, China provides a comprehensive overview of Aedes albopictus and insecticide resistance
Trials and tribulations of diagnostic thresholds
Almost all diagnostics have inherent subjectivity. Subjective thresholds and cut-offs are a major source of this and can impact the way we interpret the… Read more »
Mutant Zika protein is key to microcephaly
The S139N mutation in Zika M-protein has been found to increase severity of neurolovirulence, including microcephaly.