Summary
Since 2006 I have been working on a project to develop transgenic mosquitoes for malaria control in Africa (now called Target Malaria, PI Professor Austin Burt). I came to the project after doing my PhD on the genetics of populations of Anopheles mosquitoes in Southeast Asia. My role in the project has evolved over the years from purely scientific - studying the genetics of wild mosquito populations - to an advisory and outreach position. I am glad to be using my knowledge of the biology and genetics of mosquitoes, vector control, gene drive technology, biodiversity and biosafety to offer guidance within the project and for interactions with global stakeholders.
Publications
Journals
O'Loughlin SM, Forster AJ, Fuchs S, et al.O'Loughlin SM, Forster AJ, Fuchs S, Dottorini T, Nolan T, Crisanti A, Burt A close, 2021, Ultra-conserved sequences in the genomes of highly diverse Anopheles mosquitoes, with implications for malaria vector control, G3-genes Genomes Genetics, Vol:11, ISSN:2160-1836
Epopa PS, Millogo AA, Collins C, et al.Epopa PS, Millogo AA, Collins C, North AR, Benedict MQ, Tripet F, O'Loughlin S, Dabiré RK, Ouédraogo GA, Diabate A close, 2020, Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) is found where few are looking: assessing mosquito diversity and density outside inhabited areas using diverse sampling methods, Parasites and Vectors, Vol:13, ISSN:1756-3305
Clarkson CS, Miles A, Harding NJ, et al.Clarkson CS, Miles A, Harding NJ, Lucas ER, Battey CJ, Amaya-Romero JE, Kern AD, Fontaine MC, Donnelly MJ, Lawniczak MKN, Kwiatkowski DP, Donnelly MJ, Ayala D, Besansky NJ, Burt A, Caputo B, della Torre A, Fontaine MC, Godfray HCJ, Hahn MW, Kern AD, Kwiatkowski DP, Lawniczak MKN, Midega J, O'Loughlin S, Pinto J, Riehle MM, Sharakhov I, Schrider DR, Vernick KD, Weetman D, Wilding CS, White BJ, Troco AD, Pinto J, Cano J, Diabate A, Burt A, Costantini C, Rohatgi KR, Besansky NJ, Constant E, Weetman D, Elissa N, Nwakanma DC, Jawara M, Essandoh J, Coulibaly B, Riehle MM, Vernick KD, Dinis J, Midega J, Mbogo C, Bejon P, Le Goff G, Robert V, Wilding CS, Mawejje HD, Donnelly MJ, Stalker J, Rockett KA, Drury E, Mead D, Jeffreys AE, Hubbart C, Rowlands K, Isaacs AT, Jyothi D, Malangone C, Kamali M close, 2020, Genome variation and population structure among 1142 mosquitoes of the African malaria vector species Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii, Genome Research, Vol:30, ISSN:1088-9051, Pages:1533-1546
Miles A, Harding NJ, Botta G, et al.Miles A, Harding NJ, Botta G, Clarkson CS, Antao T, Kozak K, Schrider DR, Kern AD, Redmond S, Sharakhov I, Pearson RD, Bergey C, Fontaine MC, Donnelly MJ, Lawniczak MKN, Kwiatkowski DP, Ayala D, Besensky NJ, Burt A, Caputo B, della Torre A, Fontaine MC, Godfrey HCJ, Hahn MW, Midega J, Neafsey DE, O'Loughlin S, Pinto J, Riehle MM, Vernick KD, Weetman D, Wilding CS, White BJ, Troco AD, Diabate A, Costantini C, Rohatgi KR, Besansky NJ, Elissa N, Coulibaly B, Dinis J, Midegal J, Mbogo C, Bejon P, Mawejje HD, Stalker J, Rockett K, Drury E, Mead D, Jeffreys A, Hubbard C, Rowlands K, Isaacs AT, Jyothi D, Malangone C, Vauterin P, Jeffery B, Wright I, Hart L, Kluczyriski K, Cornelius V, MacInnisn B, Henrichs C, Giacomantonio R close, 2017, Genetic diversity of the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae, Nature, Vol:552, ISSN:0028-0836, Pages:96-100
Conference
Miles A, Kwiatkowski D, Lawniczak M, et al.Miles A, Kwiatkowski D, Lawniczak M, Donnelly M, Abong'o B, Akiana J, Niang E, Amenga-Etego L, Ariani C, Asoala V, Ayala D, Besansky N, Bejon P, Burt A, Caputo B, Constant E, Coulibaly M, Dadzie S, Dao A, Della Torre A, de Souza D, Diabate A, Djogbenou L, Yawson A, Essandoh J, Faye O, Fontaine M, Guardiola M, Herren J, Hii J, Irving H, Kabula B, Kayondo J, Kemei B, Konate L, Lehmann T, Pendy N, Lucas E, Midega J, Nsango S, Ochomo E, Okumu F, O'Loughlin S, Paaijmans K, Paupy C, Samb B, Sangba-Kembi C, St Laurent B, Wondji C, Yaro A close, 2018, THE MALARIAGEN VECTOR OBSERVATORY: A NETWORK FOR THE GENOMIC SURVEILLANCE OF MALARIA VECTORS IN AFRICA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA, 67th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Tropical-Medicine-and-Hygiene (ASTHM), AMER SOC TROP MED & HYGIENE, Pages:12-13, ISSN:0002-9637
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