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International Atomic Energy Agency Fellowship Program Fellow Research Interests |
RESEARCH INTERESTS I am interested in studying population genetics of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes. Previously I have been studying ecological determinants of gene flow of African malaria vectors, especially Anopheles gambiae, and the implications in malaria vector control. I focused on the environmental factors such as mosquito larvae feeding and crowding and their influence on the mating success of adult male Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes. With the advent of new malaria control prospects, that require the introduction of sterility (S.I.T) and/or malaria parasite refractory genes into wild malaria vector populations, I am interested in studying the effect of ecological factors that govern male mosquitoes mating success, as this has the potential in successful gene transfer from laboratory populations into the wild populations. EDUCATION MSc. (Applied zoology), University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania BSc. Wildlife Ecology and Management, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Medical Entomology Research, Ifakara Health Research and Development Centre, Tanzania Plants and animal ecology research, University of Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaFELLOWSHIP International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) training fellowship, Department of Entomology (Vector Genetics Lab), University of California, Davis RECENT PUBLICATIONS Ng’habi, K. R., John, B., Nkwengulila, G., Knols, BGJ., Killeen, G., and Ferguson, H. M. (2005) Effect of larval crowding on mating competitiveness of anopheles gambiae mosquitoes, Malaria Journal, 4: 49 Scholte EJ., Ng’habi, K. R., Kihonda, J., Takken, W., Paaijmans, K., Abdulla, S., Killeen, G., Knols, BJG. (2005) An Entomopathogenic fungus for control of adult African malaria mosquitoes. Science 308: 1641-42 |
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