Meet the MESA Correspondents that will cover the virtual BioMalPar Conference “Biology and Pathology of the Malaria Parasite”
The MESA Correspondent volunteers report on the latest in malaria research from conferences around the world. The synopses are shared online, enabling people who could not attend the meeting to read about the latest advances. The MESA Correspondents Program is a collaboration between MESA and the conference organizers.
Nathalie Amvongo Adjia, Manuela Runge and Ntui Vincent Ntui-Njock will cover the science and discussions from the BioMalPar XVI conference “Biology and Pathology of the Malaria Parasite”, which will take place for the first time virtually due to the COVID-19 situation, on May 18 – 19. Summaries will be posted online on the MESA Correspondents page and on MalariaWorld.
Meet the Correspondents:
Nathalie is a Research Officer at the Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plant Studies (Cameroon) and a PhD candidate of Parasitology of the University of Yaoundé 1. Her research relates to the bionomics and molecular basis of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors from wetlands across the Cameroon volcanic line. She has over 10 years of working experience in the area of vector-borne disease epidemiology and control with expertise in molecular tools.
Manuela Runge (Northwestern University, USA) is a malaria epidemiologist with a PhD in the application of mathematical modelling of malaria control interventions to inform strategic planning in Tanzania and are currently shifting my focus towards within host-dynamics of malaria. In 2018 I had the opportunity to join the MESA correspondence program at the MIM in Dakar, which was a remarkable experience. Now in 2020, I would like to repeat the experience as a MESA correspondent and use the opportunity to get the newest insights into the biology and pathology of the malaria parasite.
Ntui Vincent Ntui-Njock is is a PhD Biochemistry Research Assistant in the Malaria Epidemiology and Drug Resistance Laboratory Faculty of Science, University of Buea (Cameroon). He is a holder of an M.Sc in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology looking forward to a long and a productive career as a young African Scientist in Malaria Research. His interest lies in Malaria Parasite Genetic Diversity and Drug Resistance with implications in the Intermittent Preventive Treatment-Sulphadoxine Pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) for Malaria in Pregnancy. I am eagerly looking forward to working as a MESA corespondent to assist in the sharing of updates on the recent developments in malaria research to those who are unable to attend. Also, it will enable me to acquire helpful skills and networks for his future career.
The MESA Alliance would like to thank Silvia Portugal (Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany) for senior editorial support and acknowledge the MESA Correspondents for their crucial role in reporting the sessions. Special acknowledgement to BioMalPar Conference for the opportunity to partner at this meeting.
