📢 JOBS: 
5 positions available within Transmission Zero project

Ifakara Health Institute invites applications from qualified and experienced candidates to fill five (5) new job openings within the Transmission Zero project.

Available positions:
>Project Manager (1 post) - Dar…

'Many of the tools we currently have rely on human compliance. Our hope is that with genetically modified mosquitoes, the mosquitoes themselves would do the work.' Dickson Lwetoijera transmissionzero Ifakara Health Institute highlights the potential benefits of targeting #malaria at the source. 🦟…

Hear from Transmission Zero's Aayushi A. Sharma Aayushi Ashok Sharma this World Malaria Day: Read the profile below via the Outreach Network for Gene Drive Research Outreach Network for Gene Drive Research.

#WorldMalariaDay2024

Imperial is also home to Transmission Zero (transmissionzero), a collaboration between our researchers and our partners in Tanzania 🇹🇿

It focuses on modifying mosquitos so they're no longer able to transmit malaria – and it's recently made big strides 👇
imperial.ac.uk/news/249474/mo…

It's #WorldMalariaDay

#Malaria took over 600k lives last year, and in Africa, nearly 80% of those deaths were children under 5

Insecticide resistance & climate chance may make malaria more challenging to eradicate

🧵 on what Imperial College London researchers are doing about it:

More than half of the world's population could be at risk of catching diseases transmitted by mosquitoes such as malaria and dengue by the end of the century, scientists have warned

Read more 🔽 trib.al/580Ad1G

Hear from the Transmission Zero team this World Malaria Day: Read the profile below via the Outreach Network for Gene Drive Research Outreach Network for Gene Drive Research on Transmission Zero member Tibebu Habtewold Tibebu Habtewold (PhD).
#WorldMalariaDay2024

At transmissionzero, we acknowledge that it is through engagement that different stakeholder groups become aware and informed of our project activities, acknowledging that we are collectively striving towards the common objective of eliminating malaria. Please read more ⤵️

Meet Aayushi A. Sharma! Aayushi Ashok Sharma is a PhD student & Research Assistant at Imperial College London transmissionzero working on innovative strategies to reduce #malaria transmission. 🔬

#WorldMalariaDay #SheFightsMalaria RBM Partnership

This World Malaria Day, let’s “Accelerate the fight against malaria for a more equitable world”
#WorldMalariaDay2024 #WHO

Happening soon! If you're at #MIM2024 make sure to see Transmission Zero's Dickson Lwetoijera in the symposium on 'The role of African scientists and communities in the development of genetic technologies for #Malaria vector control'!

#WorldMalariaDay is coming up this week!

Stay tuned for our campaign featuring researchers from Ifakara Health Institute Target Malaria transmissionzero UC San Diego PAMCA - WiVC PAMCA, Africa Imperial College London UVRI IRSS.DRO.BOBO & UCMI working to #AccelerateTheFight against #malaria for a more…

Transmission Zero are delighted to join the Outreach Network for Gene Drive Research Outreach Network for Gene Drive Research! 📢

Coming to Kigali for #MIM2024 ?

Don’t miss our panel session on Friday April 26, 3:30-5:00 PM CAT. Speakers will explore how #genedrive technologies could be integrated into #malaria control strategies and the role of different stakeholders in achieving this. ⬇️…

Come join the team! Transmission Zero are looking for a Communication and Engagement Officer to join the team based at Ifakara Health Institute in Tanzania 🌍

More information, and how to apply through this link: bit.ly/3xBMps4

Signing the Yaoundé declaration, health ministers across Africa underlined the key role of research and innovation in the fight to stop malaria.

Read the blog by transmissionzero's Felista Tarimo (@TFelistas_ , Ifakara Health Institute) on the impact, and our work to stop malaria transmission.

Deadline extended!

Only 3 days left to register!

Have you registered for this webinar? Only 1 week to go!

📅Date: March 14, 2024
⏰Time:4:00PM to 6:00PM
📌Location: Zoom
🔍Informative session on Science Communication on Genetic Biocontrol

Register: t.ly/Rgi1t

#ScienceCommunication #GeneticBiocontrol

Join transmissionzero's Dickson Lwetoijera for the second Science Communication on Genetic Biocontrol Webinar hosted by African Genetic Biocontrol Consortium! Link in the post below 👇