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Research, Malaria Elimination

Malaria Parasites in the Mosquito: Exploring New Targets for Intervention

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Date
01/03/2018
Hour
10:00
Place
Aula Magna, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut (Campus Clínic), Universitat de Barcelona
(Casanova, 143) Barcelona
Speaker
Inga Siden-Kiamos (IMBB-FORTH)

In order to eliminate or even eradicate malaria, methods to block transmission through the mosquito are crucial prerequisites, although the development of such methods is hampered by the fact that these parasite stages are not well understood. Inga Siden-Kiamos (IMBB-FORTH) focuses her research on understanding key events during the development of the parasite within the mosquito using a combination of techniques such as reverse genetics together with cell and molecular biology. Regarding this issue, she will offer the open seminar "Malaria parasites in the mosquito: exploring new targets for intervention".

Speaker

Inga Siden-Kiamos is principal researcher and senior staff scientist at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB) - FORTH, based in Heraklion (Crete, Greece)