Dr. Louisa A. Messenger
I am a molecular parasitologist/entomologist with more than 15 years of experience in international public health, specializing in the control of vector-borne diseases, primarily malaria and Chagas disease (American Trypanosomiasis).
My interests broadly align with two areas: the development and evaluation of innovative vector control interventions and the application of basic science techniques to improve vector-borne disease surveillance and management strategies.
My current research agenda focuses on generating robust epidemiological and entomological evidence to develop World Health Organization (WHO) policy recommendations for the use of dual-active ingredient (dual-A.I.) long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) for malaria control, as part of large-scale cluster randomised-controlled trial (cRCTs) in East (Tanzania) and West (Benin and Côte d’Ivoire). I also support wider surveillance of molecular and metabolic insecticide resistance mechanisms in major mosquito vector species across East (Ethiopia, Tanzania), West (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea) and Central (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Africa, to inform the impact of next-generation control tools on resistance selection and management in areas of pre-existing or incipient resistance.
Dr. Chad L. Cross
I maintain a very active and simultaneously very broad research agenda. Embedded within all areas of my research are how we can utilize appropriate quantitative methods to understand complex phenomena. Much of current work is centered on parasitology and vector biology in the context of One Health, the multivariate intersection of human medicine, animal medicine, and the environment.
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