MERA-India: Basic Mosquito Biology in person training
The Malaria Elimination Research Alliance (MERA) India is offering a “Basic Mosquito Biology Training”, to spread awareness about entomology and encourage Ph.D students to contribute to vector-borne disease control and elimination by pursuing this field.
Date: Tuesday, October 18th, 2022
Where: ICMR – National Institute of Malaria Research, Sector 8 Dwarka, New Delhi
Key features:
- Introduction of mosquito biology and its importance with respect to disease control and elimination by esteemed entomologist Dr. K Gunasekaran, former Scientist-G, ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre, Puducherry.
- ICMR-NIMR insectary visit, demonstration of mosquito developmental stages, species identification, male-female identification, and tissue dissections.
- Demonstration of membrane feeding assay and insecticide susceptibility assay.
- Interactive session with mosquito biology experts.
Applications/Registrations for the event are free of cost and no travel allowance will be provided to attend the training.
This is an excellent opportunity for young researchers to know the basics of entomology and to understand the deadly creatures/mosquitoes wandering in the community.
Read more here.
Application deadline October 7, 2022.
