Autor: Lena Lorenz

obtained a BSc in Zoology from the University of Bristol in 2006 and a Ph D in evolutionary ecology with Prof Jacob Koella at Silwood Park Campus, Imperial College London in 2010. She incorporated evolutionary and epidemiological principles into the study of host-parasite relationships between mosquitoes and microsporidian parasites in laboratory experiments. She subsequently gained some field experience working on studies testing mosquito attractants and repellents at Ifakara Health Institute in Tanzania before starting her post-doctoral fellowship with Dr Sarah Moore at LSHTM in 2011.