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Kate Moran has an MSc in Tropical Disease Biology from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. She is often found typing instructions into a computer to electrocute pieces of silicon in a specific pattern to solve problems for humans. During her free time, she wonders how she can use her ability to tackle software bugs to help combat vector-borne diseases.

Silver Bullets to Slay Biting Midges: Are Nanoparticles Effective at Controlling Vector Larvae?

27/09/2024

BugBitten

Slaying creatures that have a deadly bite using silver bullets sounds like something out of a gothic horror novel but research shows it might be closer to… Read more »

Could making buffets for mosquitoes help us learn about their preferences for human hosts?

23/06/2023

BugBitten

Mosquitoes use scent cues to locate humans to feed upon, but do some humans smell more appealing than others, and if so, why?

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Silver Bullets to Slay Biting Midges: Are Nanoparticles Effective at Controlling Vector Larvae?

Could making buffets for mosquitoes help us learn about their preferences for human hosts?

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