UC researchers pioneer more effective method of blocking malaria transmission in mosquitoes
New CRISPR-based gene drive approach successfully overcomes issue of resistance in females
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Laguna doctor sees promise in anti-malaria medication to treat serious coronavirus cases; others aren’t sure
Daily Pilot, April 15, 2020
On a mission to mitigate malaria
UCI epidemiologist helps eliminate the disease in global hot spots by breaking down barriers to healthcare
UCI establishes Malaria Initiative to fight deadly disease in Africa
Acclaimed vector biologist Anthony James will lead multi-campus effort
$9.6 million grant fuels UCI malaria control research in Africa
Major federal funding establishes campus as international center of excellence
Dam-related malaria risk in sub-Saharan Africa to almost double by 2080, UCI study finds
The number of people at risk of malaria around dams and associated reservoirs in sub-Saharan Africa will nearly double to about 25 million by 2080, according to a study led by Solomon Kibret, a UCI postdoctoral scholar in public health. Undertaken as part of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land & Ecosystems, the work […]
Stopping malaria … one mosquito at a time
UCI vector biologist Anthony James and colleagues have developed a genetically modified insect model blocking transmission of the disease – and it may also work on Zika
University of California scientists create malaria-blocking mosquitoes
New insect model may help eradicate disease that sickens millions annually
Renowned UCI biologist Anthony James to discuss malaria eradication in Dean’s Distinguished Lecture
Anthony James will give the Francisco J. Ayala School of Biological Sciences Dean’s Distinguished Lecture, focusing on the novel, genetics-based strategies that he and others have designed to target mosquitoes as part of a worldwide campaign to wipe out malaria.
UCI researchers create mosquitoes incapable of transmitting malaria
UC Irvine vector biologist Anthony James and colleagues have produced a model of the Anopheles stephensi mosquito – a major source of malaria in India and the Middle East – that impairs the development of the malaria parasite.