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ANTI-VeC

@AntiVec

ANTI-VeC Network - Application of Novel Transgenic technology & Inherited symbionts to Vector Control. Funded by UK govt Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF).

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Honored to participate and present my findings in #AntiVec meeting in Kilifi, Kenya and so excited to meet and share research activities with colleagues and network. What an experience! @AntiVec @cam_crid @PIIVeC @Pamca_Wivc
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Happy to attend the @AntiVec meeting of 2023 where I had a poster presentation of PHD findings. Thank you for this opportunity 😊. @pamcafrica – at Mnarani, Kenya
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Mr Thabo Mashatola presented his PhD results in Kenya: Development of genetic sexing systems for the malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis: progress made by the South African sterile insect technique project
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What an excellent opportunity you, @AntiVec, gave me to be a #Speaker to this great meeting in #Kilifi, #Kenya. I shared the #StakeholderEngagement of @TargetMalaria experience on how we were able to navigate between international guidance and context reality
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Image from Nourou Barry, PhD (@BarryNourou)
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Full house for the ANTI-VeC Network Meeting in Kilifi, Kenya. First session is now underway. Attendees can use #ANTIVeC23 to tweet about the meeting
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ANTI-VeC's Genetic and Symbiont-based Approaches for Vector Control meeting begins in Kenya on Sunday. Take a look at what's in store by downloading the meeting programme: mcusercontent.com/66861a97d9…
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Very excited to participate to @AntiVec meeting in #Kenya 26-28 Feb 2023! 🦟🦟🦟
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Today, the Crisanti Lab, one of the scientific teams of Target Malaria @imperialcollege launched a new website where visitors can explore the lab's work to develop genetically modified mosquitoes 🦟, and meet the many faces that make up the team 👋 🔗crisantilab.com/
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PAMCA 2023 Abstract Submission Now Open! - mailchi.mp/pamca.org/abstrac…
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The WHO world malaria report 2022 is published. Malaria killed an estimated 619,000 people in 2021. Report includes an expanded section on threats to malaria control, with a focus on the declining effectiveness of insecticide-treated mosquito nets. 👉🏿who.int/publications/i/item/…
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Experts from 14 Nations Discuss Global Gene Drive Project Registry today.ucsd.edu/story/experts…
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Our paper on engineering marker-less variants in the mosquito genome using #CriMCE is now out @CRISPRjournal! A cool method that came out of my PhD, with applications in the field of vector control & beyond. 🦟🧬 @DrewMarcHammond @TonahN liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1…
CRISPR-Mediated Cassette Exchange (CriMCE): A Method to Introduce and Isolate Precise Marker-Less...

CRISPR-Mediated Cassette Exchange (CriMCE): A Method to Introduce and Isolate Precise Marker-Less...

The introduction of small unmarked edits to the genome of insects is essential to study the molecular underpinnings of important biological traits, such as resi...

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Applications are now open for @UKRI_News Centres for Doctoral Training in artificial intelligence, applied to development of health interventions, understanding of health threats and much more. Apply by 23 February ukri.org/opportunity/ukri-ce…

UKRI Centres for Doctoral Training in artificial intelligence

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This #AfricaYouthMonth🎉, we are introducing Target Malaria's Young Scientists blog series! Each month, we will present one of our early career and up and coming team member who is working to #endmalaria Stay tuned to meet everyone!
Target Malaria Young Scientist Network, this is a collage with headshots of young scientists working in the project in Africa, Europe and North America.

ALT Target Malaria Young Scientist Network, this is a collage with headshots of young scientists working in the project in Africa, Europe and North America.

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Last call! Submit your abstracts for talks and posters to present at our Kenya meeting in February. Deadline is tomorrow at 17:00 GMT.
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7 days to go to submit your abstracts to present at our Kenya meeting. We're looking for abstracts from those working with genetic and symbiont-based control approaches, including community engagement, vector-pathogen interactions, population biology, behaviour and modelling
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the Sanger Prize is a wonderful chance for an undergraduate student from a low or middle income country to come spend 3 months @sangerinstitute doing an internship on genomics with scientists here. applications open now. Please RT!
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A new @FrontiersIn journal, Frontiers in Malaria is now welcoming submissions. The journal currently has a call for abstracts for the 'Vectors collection' which may be of interest to many. Deadline: 12th December frontiersin.org/research-top…
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ANTI-VeC will have a meeting in Kenya (26-28 February) and has launched a call for abstracts and travel bursaries. Check the link for more details. Deadline is November 25, 2022 gla.ac.uk/research/az/antive…
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Join us this Wednesday @ 11 AM ET for a conversation with @IUCollege's Dr. Irene Garcia Newton on identifying the mechanisms of #Wolbachia-mediated virus inhibition. Register now: fnih.org/geneconvenewolbachi…
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Imperial College @SSCP_DTP's studentships include an opportunity to work with @PennyHa94902454 and Biocentis on modelling strategies for the release of genetically-modified mosquitoes. Apply here (Under School of Public Health): imperial.ac.uk/grantham/educ…
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