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Why Public Health? Sarah McGough
October 2016 — In our series “Why Public Health?” we ask Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health students and alumni to talk about what drew them to the field. Sarah McGough, SM ’16, PhD ’19 is studying…
Student recognized for genetic research on malaria
June 16, 2016 -- As an undergraduate working in malaria researcher Dyann Wirth’s lab at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Caleb Irvine was curious why malaria transmission was on the uptick in the Thiès region of…
Hijacking mosquito evolution to prevent malaria’s spread
Andie Smidler, PhD ’19, took STAT inside Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s mosquito insectary for a June 14, 2016 article. Smidler conducts experiments using a tool called gene drive that can be used to spread an…
Common bacteria may help curb mosquito-borne diseases
Bacteria called Wolbachia appear to be naturally reducing the spread of malaria, suggesting that the microbes could potentially be used as a tool to tamp down the disease, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School…
Researchers optimistic about malaria vaccine progress
April 12, 2016 — While the world is as close as it has ever been to having a malaria vaccine, the fight to eradicate the disease is far from over. That was the consensus among experts in the…
Potential pathway for emergence of zoonotic malaria identified
For immediate release: Monday, April 4, 2016 Boston, MA – The parasite responsible for a form of malaria now spreading from macaques to humans in South Asia could evolve to infect humans more efficiently, a step towards enhanced…
Deforestation leading to spikes in infectious diseases
The clearing of tropical forests to make way for development is creating environmental conditions that are boosting the spread of diseases such as malaria and dengue fever, according to a growing body of scientific evidence. A February 23,…
Dyann Wirth to discuss malaria in reddit ‘AMA’
Dyann Wirth, Chair of the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health and Director of the Harvard Malaria Initiative, will discuss malaria and malaria eradication efforts during a reddit “AMA (Ask…
Climate change altering migration of disease-carrying bugs
Germs, mosquitoes, and other disease carrying bugs that normally are killed by cold weather are thriving in parts of the world that are warmer due to climate change, according to Francesca Dominici, professor of biostatistics and senior associate…
Gene-edited mosquitoes might help fight malaria
Tinkering with mosquitoes’ genes to “drive” malaria-fighting traits through mosquito populations might be the next frontier in reducing the spread of malaria, according to two recent studies. In one study, scientists in London modified mosquitoes’ genome to make…