Space invaders: the challenges of studying microbes in space
Conducting research on Earth is challenging enough for most of us, but what if your research specialty is studying organisms in space? Kasthuri Venkateswaran… Read more »
Srimathy Sriskantharajah
Srimathy Sriskantharajah completed a BSc in Microbiology (UCL) and a PhD in environmental microbiology/ atmospheric chemistry (Royal Holloway University of London) before joining BioMed Central. Srimathy blogs about microbiology, infectious diseases and the environment amongst other things.
Latest posts by Srimathy Sriskantharajah (see all)
- Are we ready for (re)emerging arboviral diseases? - 20th August 2021
- Discoverability: encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration in One Health - 9th July 2021
- Microplastics and microbes – have we created a new disease vector? - 5th March 2021
Decline in malaria funding may put malaria elimination efforts at risk
Rima Shretta and her colleagues, recently published their findings on how the recent decline in funding could impact malaria elimination programs, especially in… Read more »
Space invaders…the dangers of fungi in space
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in space or on another world? One day it may be possible to do so, but whenever and wherever we colonize,… Read more »
Invasive plant increases malaria transmission
In their article published recently in Malaria Journal, Gunter Muller and colleagues show that the invasive plant, Prosopis juliflora, promotes malaria parasite… Read more »
ACT Now: ACTwatch shares their observations AND their Datasets
For nine years, ACTwatch has been monitoring the state of anti-malarial and diagnostic markets across sub-Saharan Africa and the Greater Mekong Sub-region.… Read more »
A discussion on ivermectin
The use of ivermectin in treating NTDs is well known, but its potential use in preventing malaria transmission is relatively novel. Ahead of World Malaria Day,… Read more »
Challenging your perception of malaria – quiz
Engaging and educating the public on environmental science
To celebrate Earth Week 2017 and Earth Day, Dr Srimathy Sriskantharajah, the Associate Publisher of Life Sciences, and Chris McEntee, Journal Development Editor… Read more »
Can furry pets reduce infant obesity?
Pet owners often wax lyrical about how their pets enrich their lives, but did you know pets can affect us at a more microscopic level? Research published today… Read more »
Sweetcorn – amaizing attraction for malaria mosquitoes
Maize pollen, an important food source for mosquito larvae, produces chemicals that encourage egg- carrying Anopheles arabiensis to lay their eggs in maize… Read more »