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UC Malaria Research and Control Group
396 Briggs Hall
University of California, Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
(530) 752-6983
UC Mosquito and Research Program
396 Briggs Hall
University of California, Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
(530) 752-6983
UC Partnerships in Africa, Basic and Applied Research, Education
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African Partnerships
- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Bamako, Mali
- National Malaria Control Program, Cameroon
- Ifakara Health Research and Development Center, Tanzania
- National Institute of Communicable Diseases, South Africa
- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya
- Kenyatta University, Kenya
- International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Kenya
- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
Basic Research
- Mosquito molecular genetics
- Population genomics of malaria vectors in Africa
- Physiology of drought resistance in mosquitoes
- Mosquito mating biology
- Genetics of immunology and biochemistry of Anopheles gambiae/Plasmodium falciparum interactions
- Ecology of malaria vectors
Applied Research
- Evaluation of existing insecticide-based mosquito control strategies
- Development of novel mosquito attractants
- New assays for the detection of metabolic insecticide resistance in mosquitoes
- The role of agricultural insecticide use in the development of resistance in mosquitoes
- Mass-rearing of Anopheles gambiae
- Models for malaria associated with rice agriculture
Education
- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Bamako, Mali
Fogarty International Global Infectious Disease Research Training Grant - Ifakara Health Research and Development Center, Tanzania
International Atomic Energy Agency Fellowship Grant - 20 collaborating UC faculty researchers, 44 post-doctorate fellows, graduate and undergraduate students and research assistants.