Meet the MESA Correspondents that will cover the 1rst WiM Conference
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.
Sushma Ambekar, Christine Markwalter, Rosheen Mthawanji and Nkahe Diane Leslie will cover the science and discussions from the 1rst Women in Malaria (WiM) Conference which will take place online on March 22 – 24, 2021. Summaries will be posted online on the MESA Correspondents page.
Meet the Correspondents:
Sushma Ambekar is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Iowa State University (USA). Her research is in the field of Plasmodium parasite biology and she is currently focussing on identifying novel components of the nuclear pore complex and elucidating their functions. Being a MESA correspondent for the first WiM conference is a wonderful opportunity that will allow her to meet fellow researchers and give her a chance to communicate effectively the ongoing research in the field of malaria to the public.
Christine Markwalter (Duke Global Health Institute, Durham NC, USA) works on translational studies of malaria molecular epidemiology and has training in malaria diagnostics development and bioanalytical chemistry. I am thankful for the opportunity to contribute to the MESA reports for the first Women in Malaria conference, an inclusive event highlighting the contributions of female scientists to the field.
Rosheen Mthawanji currently works at Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust clinical research programme (Malawi) as an entomologist where she is currently winding up her Wellcome Trust funded project that assesses the effects of piperonyl butoxide (PBO) on malaria vectors. She believes that being a MESA correspondent for the first Women in Malaria conference does not only bring her closer to cutting edge research in her field but also allows her to make synopses of talks by well renown women in Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) that inspire her like Faith Osier and Hilary Ranson.
Nkahe Diane Leslie is a PhD student in Parasitology and Ecology at the University of Yaoundé I (Cameroon), and trained in medical entomology in the Malaria Research Laboratory of OCEAC/Cameroon. Her research interests are insecticide resistance and malaria vectors management. Working as a MESA Correspondent for the 1rst Women in Malaria Conference will be my pleasure. Great accomplishments are made of selfless actions.
