Over the last year we've found 1000s of mosquitoes all over Scotland thanks to incredible work of this *dream team* of entomologists (L-R) Dr Georgia Kirby, Meshach Lee & Rebecca Brown. Looking forward to what they'll find this summer about risk of mosquito-borne disease in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The Scottish Parliament held a debate for #LymeDiseaseAwareness last week, a disease with ⬆️ public health impact in Scotland. Thx 2 Maree Todd for also flagging our project to identify risks from #mosquitoes. They are widespread in Scotland & may increase with climate change

Congratulations Prince Chigozirim Ubiaru (Ph.D) for a very interesting pre-viva talk UofG SBOHVM on deciphering the genetic bases of #malaria parasite - #mosquito interactions. Good luck with your viva! Lisa Ranford-Cartwright Ginny Howick VectorsGlasgow

Congratulations Dr Prince Chigozirim Ubiaru (Ph.D) – well done on defending your thesis on malaria parasites in Anopheles mosquitoes, we are so proud of you! Many thanks to examiners Ken Vernick & Kasia Katarzyna_Modrzynska, & convenor Tom @tmorrison80. Lisa Ranford-Cartwright Ginny Howick VectorsGlasgow UofG SBOHVM

Fantastic PhD on malaria-vector interactions. Congratulations Dr Prince Chigozirim Ubiaru (Ph.D) !

#DidYouKnow there’s over 3,500 different species of mosquito globally? See the visual below for 6 different species and their physical differences. #EndMalaria #WorldMosquitoDay #MosquitoCountdown

Happy #WorldMosquitoDay! Our Anopheles coluzzii mosquito colony is still sleeping, but almost ready to celebrate 🎉 VectorsGlasgow UofG SBOHVM

Today is #WorldMosquitoDay! Mosquitoes are some of the most dangerous animals in the world. They can transmit diseases such as: 🔸 #Malaria 🔸 #Dengue 🔸 Oropouche 🔸 Chikungunya 🔸 Zika 🔸 Yellow fever Mosquito-borne diseases put the lives of billions at risk. But these

🦟 Identifying malaria-carrying mosquitoes just got easier with VectorCam, developed by Dr. Soumya Acharya’s team Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins BME. This app instantly distinguishes between species using a smartphone, revolutionizing the fight to #EndMalaria. Gates Foundation | Bill Gates

New study! Simple supplementation of serum-free medium produces gametocytes of Plasmodium falciparum that transmit to mosquitoes Lisa Ranford-Cartwright Prince Chigozirim Ubiaru (Ph.D) #SabyasachiPradhan malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

For those working on #malaria transmission this could be a life-changing paper. Congratulations Lisa Ranford-Cartwright and team! malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

That's a wrap on the #GEM2024 conference! What an incredible three days filled with inspiring connections, learning, and a vibrant exchange of ideas on the latest developments in malaria genomic epidemiology. Be sure to follow us to continue the conversation & stay connected✨

📢 New Research Alert!! We are recruiting participants for a Food Swap Study! You are eligible to participate in our study if you are; 🇬🇧 Aged 18+, living in or around Glasgow 📨 Please see the poster for more details; read bit.ly/Food_Swap_Study

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They didn't rate us at all but we won the Conference Cup. Worthless Cup, they said. Now that we beat the Champions League Winners & won the Club World Cup, I wonder what they are going to say now. Chelsea fans, smile because WE ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!💙 💙 💙 #ClubWorldCup2025

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