New research technician
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I am excited to join the team at the Imperial South Kensington campus as a Research Technician, driven by my passion for malaria research and exploring new tools to combat the disease. I hold a BSc in Public and Environmental Health from the University of The Gambia, and I bring over six years of experience in malaria transmission blocking experiments, mosquito culturing, field mosquito collection, and other molecular work.
My career as an entomologist began 6 years ago through an internship at the Medical Research Council (MRC) The Gambia unit at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), working on a project aimed at using Anopheles gambiae s.l. swarm trapping as a complementary tool against residual malaria transmission in eastern Gambia. This experience set a high standard for me and inspired me to strive for excellence in the field of medical entomology. In 2018, I was hired as a Trainee Scientific Officer with the Vector and Molecular Biology team at MRC The Gambia unit at LSHTM, and a year later, I was promoted to Scientific Officer.
I am now eager to expand my knowledge in malaria control research by exploring gene drive technology as a new tool to suppress wild mosquito populations and reduce malaria transmission. I look forward to this next phase of my journey with the innovative Discovery Team.
