Happy 3rd Birthday BugBitten!
BugBitten celebrates its 3rd birthday this month, so lets look back at some of our memorable blogs and the people behind these blogs...
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)
- Eau d’urea: why mosquitoes feed on cattle urine - 17th June 2022
- BugBitten’s mid-year puzzle page - 10th June 2022
- Scientists of the future: Matteo Gregori discusses his research path into Arctic microbiology - 22nd February 2022
Dam, dam, dam – Three Gorges Dam is helping to reduce schistosomiasis
The Three Gorges hydroelectric dam is a feat of modern engineering: providing power to a vast region, lowering flood risks along the Yangtze and increasing the… Read more »
Interview with Filipe Dantas-Torres – OBMP winner
We talk to Filipe Dantas-Torres, winner of one of the 2016 Odile Bain Memorial Prizes, about his career to date, the inspiration behind his interest in… Read more »
Emerging fungal pathogen Candida auris
Candida auris, first isolated in 2009, is emerging as a multidrug resistant pathogen, causing outbreaks and deaths in several countries across the world. In the… Read more »
Quiz: Can you answer these questions about malaria?
April 25 is a day when World Malaria Day takes place, highlighting the impact that malaria has had and continues to have around the world. How much do you know… Read more »
Taming of beasts: the domestication of pathogens
In the past, whenever humans have come across threats from large carnivores, we have killed them or tamed them. Nowadays, our biggest threat to survival is not… Read more »
Mistletoe: a paradoxical parasite
This Christmas, many people around the world will put up a sprig of mistletoe to kiss under. It is an established festive tradition, but not many people realise… Read more »
Meet the winners of the Odile Bain Memorial Prize 2015
The Odile Bain Memorial Prize, established last year in 2014, was created to recognize early career scientist who have made significant contributions to the… Read more »
Interview with Abdul Jabbar – Odile Bain Memorial Prize winner 2015
We talk to Odile Bain Prize winner Dr Abdul Jabbar, veterinary parasitologist at the University of Melbourne, about his career and his views on parasitological… Read more »
Interview with Xiaoyun Wang – winner of Odile Bain Memorial Prize 2015
Xiaoyun Wang has been awarded the Odile Bain Memorial Prize in 2015 in recognition of the significant advancements he has made in the field of genetics and… Read more »