{"id":4376,"date":"2026-05-21T16:07:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T16:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/?page_id=4376"},"modified":"2026-10-13T08:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T08:07:17","slug":"spokespeople","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/es\/spokespeople\/","title":{"rendered":"Spokespeople"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1791877214645 wpex-vc-full-width-row wpex-vc-full-width-row--centered wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill no-bottom-margins wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(156deg, var(--wpex-palette-4932-color) 44%, var(--wpex-palette-4933-color) 100%)!important;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex_6ad8daa7e3364{font-size:36px!important;}@media 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theme-button-expanded-wrap wpex-clr\"><a href=\"#biodiversity\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button align-center expanded wpex-flex-shrink-0 expanded wpex-toggle-element-trigger vcex_6ad8daa7e54f3\" aria-controls=\"biodiversity\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\"><span class=\"theme-button-text\">Biodiversity conservation<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div><div id=\"publichealth\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_column-gap-0px wpex-relative wpex-toggle-element wpex-toggle-element--visible wpex-toggle-element--persist\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.wpex-post-cards.vcex_6ad8daa7e808e .wpex-pagination{text-align:center;}<\/style><div class=\"wpex-post-cards wpex-post-cards-template_4693 vcex_6ad8daa7e808e wpex-relative\" data-vcex-pagination=\"numbered_ajax\"><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-inner\"><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-loop wpex-post-cards-grid wpex-grid wpex-grid-cols-4 wpex-pl-grid-cols-2 wpex-pp-grid-cols-1\" style=\"gap:80px;\"><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-flex-grow post-4709 type-spokespeople cat-1653\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_4693\"><style>.vc_custom_1784189451755{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;border-radius: 30px !important;}.vc_custom_1784189605758{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}.vc_custom_1784190757018{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}<\/style><a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Amadou Guindo\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"wpex-card-modal-4709\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wpex-open-modal wpex-card-inner wpex-no-underline wpex-inherit-color\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex wpex-relative wpex-vc-has-custom-column-spacing wpex-vc-column-spacing-0px\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner wpex-shadow-lg vc_custom_1784189451755\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa7e90da .vcex-image-img{object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex-fill-column top-rounded-image vcex_6ad8daa7e90da\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block wpex-image-hover vertical-pan\"><img width=\"700\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Amadou-Guindo-e1784108706199.jpeg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Amadou-Guindo-e1784108706199.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Amadou-Guindo-e1784108706199-13x12.jpeg 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa7e99d8,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa7e99d8 a{color:var(--wpex-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa7e99d8{font-size:21px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784189605758 vcex_6ad8daa7e99d8\">Amadou Guindo<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa7ea1e4{font-size:14px;line-height:var(--wpex-leading-normal);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784190757018 vcex_6ad8daa7ea1e4\"><p><span href=\"https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r03\/___https:\/acemeafrica.com\/___.YXYyYzplbWVyZ2luZ2FnOmM6b2ZmaWNlMzY1X2VtYWlsc19hdHRhY2htZW50OjYzOGYzN2IzNzZjZGY0MmQ1ZDUxYjQzOWZkZjgwZDllOjc6Y2Y5Yzo5NWZmNzE1NjgyNDA0NzVhMDliMWQ2YWIyNjk4YTU0NGU1NjNlZDM0MDUwMTIyZTgyYWFlOTYzYzNmNzk4NDI2OnA6VDpG\">ACEME<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><dialog id=\"wpex-card-modal-4709\" class=\"wpex-modal wpex-modal--4702 wpex-shadow-lg wpex-p-0 wpex-rounded\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__inner\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__header wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-20 wpex-pt-20 wpex-px-20\"><button class=\"wpex-modal__close wpex-close-modal wpex-unstyled-button wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-ml-auto\" aria-label=\"close modal\"><svg height=\"24\" width=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12 19 6.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div><style>.vc_custom_1791144652904{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-radius: 15px !important;}.vc_custom_1784191221932{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"wpex-modal__body wpex-p-20 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid external-links-modal vc_custom_1791144652904 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"background-color:var(--wpex-accent)!important;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa7eba9f .vcex-image-img{border-radius:15px;object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex_6ad8daa7eba9f\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block vc_custom_1784191221932\"><img width=\"700\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Amadou-Guindo-e1784108706199.jpeg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Amadou-Guindo-e1784108706199.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Amadou-Guindo-e1784108706199-13x12.jpeg 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa7ec424,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa7ec424 a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa7ec424{font-size:18px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa7ec424\">Amadou Guindo<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa7ec91e,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa7ec91e a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent-alt);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa7ec91e\"><p><em><span class=\"TextRun Highlight MacChromeBold SCXW255598702 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255598702 BCX8\">Principal Investigat<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255598702 BCX8\">or,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255598702 BCX8\"> African\u202f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW255598702 BCX8\">Center<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255598702 BCX8\">\u202ffor Excellence in Molecular Engineering (<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW255598702 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r03\/___https:\/acemeafrica.com\/___.YXYyYzplbWVyZ2luZ2FnOmM6b2ZmaWNlMzY1X2VtYWlsc19hdHRhY2htZW50OjYzOGYzN2IzNzZjZGY0MmQ1ZDUxYjQzOWZkZjgwZDllOjc6Y2Y5Yzo5NWZmNzE1NjgyNDA0NzVhMDliMWQ2YWIyNjk4YTU0NGU1NjNlZDM0MDUwMTIyZTgyYWFlOTYzYzNmNzk4NDI2OnA6VDpG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW255598702 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255598702 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">ACEME<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun Highlight MacChromeBold SCXW255598702 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255598702 BCX8\">)<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. Amadou Guindo is Principal Investigator at the African\u202fCenter\u202ffor Excellence in Molecular Engineering (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ACEME<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">).\u202fEstablished at\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r03\/___http:\/www.usttb.edu.ml\/___.YXYyYzplbWVyZ2luZ2FnOmM6b2ZmaWNlMzY1X2VtYWlsc19hdHRhY2htZW50OjYzOGYzN2IzNzZjZGY0MmQ1ZDUxYjQzOWZkZjgwZDllOjc6ZWY2MzozZDY4OGIxZDBjMDU4ZWUzNDMwZGZjYjIzNzg4ZDc5MTFhYzMzNTMwYTM4NDI3OGM5ZmY1NTU0Yjc1M2UyN2IxOnA6VDpG\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako\u202f(USTTB),<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fin Mali, ACEME serves as a regional research and training\u202fcenter\u202fdesigned to strengthen African scientific leadership and contribute to global efforts to develop innovative, responsible, and locally driven approaches to vector control. Dr. Guindo is a\u202fMedical\u202fDoctor and\u202fMedical\u202fEntomologist\u202fwith over 20 years of experience in malaria research, with research in medical entomology and malaria vector surveillance, including publications on mosquito ecology, insecticide resistance, and\u202fgenetic\u202fvector control strategies. Under Dr. Guindo\u2019s leadership, ACEME is\u202fworking to\u202fprovide a setting for African scientists to learn and develop advanced skills in genetic engineering, including those related to the development of genetically modified mosquitoes.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fDr. Guindo\u2019s\u202fresearch journey began under the mentorship of the late Dr. Mamadou B. Coulibaly, in a laboratory dedicated to the study of vectors of major diseases such as malaria, dengue, and yellow fever\u202f\u2013\u202fa foundational experience that deeply influenced the direction of\u202fhis\u202fscientific career.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Selected works and publications:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" 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href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1186\/s13071-020-04527-y\">Improved\u00a0BioGents\u00ae Sentinel trap with heat (BGSH) for outdoor collections of Anopheline species in Burkina Faso and Mali, West Africa<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1186\/s13071-018-3222-9\">A perspective on the need and\u00a0current status\u00a0of efficient sex separation methods for mosquito genetic control<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/dialog><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry wpex-flex 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Tarimo<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa7efacc{font-size:14px;line-height:var(--wpex-leading-normal);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784190757018 vcex_6ad8daa7efacc\"><p><span class=\"Hyperlink SCXW75822902 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transmissionzero.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW75822902 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75822902 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Transmission Zero<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><dialog id=\"wpex-card-modal-4720\" class=\"wpex-modal wpex-modal--4702 wpex-shadow-lg wpex-p-0 wpex-rounded\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__inner\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__header wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-20 wpex-pt-20 wpex-px-20\"><button class=\"wpex-modal__close wpex-close-modal wpex-unstyled-button wpex-flex 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vc_custom_1784191221932\"><img width=\"398\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Brian-Tarimo-1-e1784108743723.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Brian-Tarimo-1-e1784108743723.jpg 398w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Brian-Tarimo-1-e1784108743723-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Brian-Tarimo-1-e1784108743723-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa7f15cc,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa7f15cc a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa7f15cc{font-size:18px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa7f15cc\">Brian Tarimo<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa7f1a71,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa7f1a71 a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent-alt);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa7f1a71\"><p><em><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW183132567 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183132567 BCX8\">Senior Research<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183132567 BCX8\"> Scientist, <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW183132567 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transmissionzero.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW183132567 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183132567 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Transmission Zero<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW183132567 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183132567 BCX8\">,<\/span><\/span> <a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW183132567 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ihi.or.tz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW183132567 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183132567 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Ifakara Health Institute<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr.\u00a0Brian\u00a0Tarimo\u00a0is a Senior Research Scientist and deputy Head in the Department of Environmental Health and Ecological Sciences (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihi.or.tz\/our-units-and-departments\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">EHES<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) at\u00a0Ifakara\u00a0Health Institute\u00a0in Tanzania.\u00a0Dr. Tarimo also\u00a0leads the entomology related molecular biology activities at IHI and aids communication and outreach activities\u00a0for the Transmission Zero Program.\u202fHis research interests focus on host-pathogen interactions between malaria vector (i.e.\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anopheles\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mosquito) and malaria parasite (i.e. <em>Plasmodium<\/em> parasite) using cutting-edge technologies in molecular biology and bioinformatics to identify genes that are essential in this interaction and how best to genetically manipulate them to develop novel interventions that will reduce vector competence and prevent transmission of malaria. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from University of Dar es Salaam, a Master of Science degree in Bioinformatics from University of Glasgow and a PhD in Life Sciences (focus on Molecular Microbiology) from Nelson Mandela Africa-Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST). <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Selected works and publications:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cell.com\/trends\/parasitology\/fulltext\/S1471-4922(26)00074-7?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1471492226000747%3Fshowall%3Dtrue\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Adapting Africa\u2019s vector surveillance systems to monitor gene-drive mosquitoes in malaria control<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-025-09685-6\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gene-drive-capable mosquitoes suppress patient-derived malaria in Tanzania<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Media mentions and appearances:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/brian_tarimo_hybrid_mosquitoes_novel_and_innovative_approach_of_combating_malaria\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hybrid Mosquitoes: Novel and Innovative Approach of Combating Malaria<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/africa\/uk-science-malaria-aid-health-tanzania-b2968115.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">How the UK quietly became a research powerhouse in the fight against malaria<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/dialog><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-flex-grow post-4723 type-spokespeople cat-1653\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_4693\"><a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Damaris Matoke-Muhia\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"wpex-card-modal-4723\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wpex-open-modal wpex-card-inner wpex-no-underline wpex-inherit-color\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex wpex-relative wpex-vc-has-custom-column-spacing wpex-vc-column-spacing-0px\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner wpex-shadow-lg vc_custom_1784189451755\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa800247 .vcex-image-img{object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex-fill-column top-rounded-image vcex_6ad8daa800247\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block wpex-image-hover vertical-pan\"><img width=\"825\" height=\"868\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Damaris.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Damaris.jpg 825w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Damaris-684x720.jpg 684w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Damaris-768x808.jpg 768w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Damaris-11x12.jpg 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa800a3c,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa800a3c a{color:var(--wpex-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa800a3c{font-size:21px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784189605758 vcex_6ad8daa800a3c\">Damaris Matoke-Muhia<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa800f60{font-size:14px;line-height:var(--wpex-leading-normal);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784190757018 vcex_6ad8daa800f60\"><p><span href=\"https:\/\/www.kemri.go.ke\/\">KEMRI<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><dialog id=\"wpex-card-modal-4723\" class=\"wpex-modal wpex-modal--4702 wpex-shadow-lg wpex-p-0 wpex-rounded\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__inner\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__header wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-20 wpex-pt-20 wpex-px-20\"><button class=\"wpex-modal__close wpex-close-modal wpex-unstyled-button wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-ml-auto\" aria-label=\"close modal\"><svg height=\"24\" width=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12 19 6.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wpex-modal__body wpex-p-20 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid external-links-modal vc_custom_1791144652904 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"background-color:var(--wpex-accent)!important;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa802098 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:15px;object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex_6ad8daa802098\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block vc_custom_1784191221932\"><img width=\"825\" height=\"868\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Damaris.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Damaris.jpg 825w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Damaris-684x720.jpg 684w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Damaris-768x808.jpg 768w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Damaris-11x12.jpg 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa802a2e,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa802a2e a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa802a2e{font-size:18px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa802a2e\">Damaris Matoke-Muhia<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa802f84,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa802f84 a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent-alt);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa802f84\"><p><em><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW259575819 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259575819 BCX8\">Senior Principal Research Scientist<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259575819 BCX8\">, <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW259575819 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kemri.go.ke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW259575819 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259575819 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Kenya Medical Research Institute<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. Damaris Matoke-Muhia is a molecular biology research scientist, and Ag. Deputy Director Biotechnology Research Programme at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI). Her research interest is on utilizing genomics in the understanding and control of human health diseases. She currently heads the genomics and sequencing facility at KEMRI, and is a national Precision Medicine task force member. She holds a PhD in Molecular Medicine, MSc in Biotechnology, BSc in Biochemistry and Advanced Healthcare Management programme from Strathmore University. Dr. Matoke-Muhia has over 15 years&#8217; field and laboratory experience working on vector-borne diseases mainly on malaria and leishmaniasis. She has received research grant awards as a PI\/co-PI from Gates foundation, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Wellcome Trust, National Research Fund (NRF) and other funding agents. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, local and international reports. She mentors and supervises PhD and MSc students and has passion in mentoring young women in STEM. Alongside her research, she is a leading global advocate and activist for increasing the role of women, particularly from Africa, in the fight against malaria and other VBDs. Dr. Matoke-Muhia is a member of global and local technical working groups including WHO VBDs pre-qualification advisory committee, Outreach Network for Gene Drive Research, National malaria and Leishmaniasis Technical Working Groups, etc. Her work has been recognized and awarded in various platforms including the Kofi Annan Global Health Leader Fellowship, 2020 Aspen New Voices in Global Health Fellowship, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation \u201cHeroes in the Field\u201d.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Selected works and publications:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1186\/s12936-025-05713-y\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mapping mosquito diversity in Kenya correlating species distribution with malaria prevalence across varied climatic parameters<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-025-04682-1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Spatial distribution and population structure of the invasive Anopheles\u00a0stephensi\u00a0in Kenya from 2022 to 2024<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Media mentions and appearances:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatesnotes.com\/heroes\/heroes-home-topic\/reader\/heroes-in-the-field-damaris-matoke-muhia\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Malaria is deeply personal for this Kenyan scientist<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0iw1rF8BS_Y\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Are we going to lose lives to malaria again?<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/africa\/fight-against-malaria-in-kenya-horn-of-africa-threatened-by-asian-vector-91724\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fight against Malaria in Kenya, Horn of Africa threatened by Asian vector<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/dialog><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-flex-grow post-4725 type-spokespeople cat-1653\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_4693\"><a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Dickson Wilson Lwetoijera\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"wpex-card-modal-4725\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wpex-open-modal wpex-card-inner wpex-no-underline wpex-inherit-color\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex wpex-relative wpex-vc-has-custom-column-spacing wpex-vc-column-spacing-0px\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner wpex-shadow-lg vc_custom_1784189451755\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa805a6d .vcex-image-img{object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex-fill-column top-rounded-image vcex_6ad8daa805a6d\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block wpex-image-hover vertical-pan\"><img width=\"602\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dickson.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dickson.jpg 602w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dickson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dickson-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa806300,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa806300 a{color:var(--wpex-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa806300{font-size:21px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784189605758 vcex_6ad8daa806300\">Dickson Wilson Lwetoijera<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa8068c1{font-size:14px;line-height:var(--wpex-leading-normal);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784190757018 vcex_6ad8daa8068c1\"><p><span class=\"Hyperlink SCXW248143904 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transmissionzero.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW248143904 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW248143904 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Transmission Zero<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><dialog id=\"wpex-card-modal-4725\" class=\"wpex-modal wpex-modal--4702 wpex-shadow-lg wpex-p-0 wpex-rounded\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__inner\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__header wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-20 wpex-pt-20 wpex-px-20\"><button class=\"wpex-modal__close wpex-close-modal wpex-unstyled-button wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-ml-auto\" aria-label=\"close modal\"><svg height=\"24\" width=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12 19 6.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wpex-modal__body wpex-p-20 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid external-links-modal vc_custom_1791144652904 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"background-color:var(--wpex-accent)!important;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa807ca0 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:15px;object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex_6ad8daa807ca0\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block vc_custom_1784191221932\"><img width=\"602\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dickson.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dickson.jpg 602w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dickson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dickson-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa808666,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa808666 a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa808666{font-size:18px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa808666\">Dickson Wilson Lwetoijera<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa808b8a,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa808b8a a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent-alt);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa808b8a\"><p><em><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW76377220 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76377220 BCX8\">Program Director, <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW76377220 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transmissionzero.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW76377220 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76377220 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Transmission Zero<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW76377220 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76377220 BCX8\">, <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW76377220 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ihi.or.tz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW76377220 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76377220 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Ifakara Health Institute<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. Dickson Wilson Lwetoijera is Principal Research Scientist at the Ifakara Health Institute (IHI), where he is also the Director of the Transmission Zero Program at the institution. He is an adjunct Professor at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), and a Wellcome Trust International Intermediate Fellow (2020-2026). Dr. Lwetoijera graduated with a PhD in Medical entomology from Liverpool school of Tropical Medicine in 2016, and a Diploma in Advanced Studies in International Health from University of Basel in 2023. Dr. Lwetoijera\u2019s research interest focuses on alternative vector control tools with the potential to target mosquitoes outdoors. Specifically, he is focused on genetic based technologies, such as gene drive for mosquito control, innovative solutions for malaria control through designing surveillance and control platforms and managing arboviruses and malaria-transmitting mosquitoes in urban settings. He aspires to establish local and international collaboration around these research themes and to catalyze the development of data-driven solutions. He oversees the implementation of the Transmission Zero program in Tanzania, including regulatory pathways and local collaborations.\u202f <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Selected works and publications:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/malariajournal.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12936-024-04952-9\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Considerations for first field trials of low-threshold gene drive for malaria vector control<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-025-09685-6\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gene-drive-capable mosquitoes suppress patient-derived malaria in Tanzania<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-025-03577-5\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Genetically engineered mosquitoes block development of circulating malaria strains<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Media mentions and appearances:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ippmedia.com\/index.php\/the-guardian\/news\/local-news\/read\/tanzanias-genetic-breakthrough-in-the-war-against-a-killer-2025-07-29-085942?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tanzania\u2019s genetic breakthrough in the war against a killer<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/podcasts\/the-threshold\/out-of-the-box-innovations-against-malaria\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Out-of-the-Box Innovations Against Malaria<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatesnotes.com\/the-buzz-stops-here\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The buzz stops here<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/dialog><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-flex-grow post-4753 type-spokespeople cat-1653\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_4693\"><a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"George Christophides\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"wpex-card-modal-4753\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wpex-open-modal wpex-card-inner wpex-no-underline wpex-inherit-color\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex wpex-relative wpex-vc-has-custom-column-spacing wpex-vc-column-spacing-0px\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner wpex-shadow-lg vc_custom_1784189451755\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa80b957 .vcex-image-img{object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex-fill-column top-rounded-image vcex_6ad8daa80b957\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block wpex-image-hover vertical-pan\"><img width=\"700\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/George-e1784108673479.jpeg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/George-e1784108673479.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/George-e1784108673479-13x12.jpeg 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa80c0ed,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa80c0ed a{color:var(--wpex-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa80c0ed{font-size:21px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784189605758 vcex_6ad8daa80c0ed\">George Christophides<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa80c5de{font-size:14px;line-height:var(--wpex-leading-normal);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784190757018 vcex_6ad8daa80c5de\"><p><span class=\"Hyperlink SCXW246356119 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transmissionzero.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW246356119 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246356119 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Transmission Zero<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><dialog id=\"wpex-card-modal-4753\" class=\"wpex-modal wpex-modal--4702 wpex-shadow-lg wpex-p-0 wpex-rounded\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__inner\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__header wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-20 wpex-pt-20 wpex-px-20\"><button class=\"wpex-modal__close wpex-close-modal wpex-unstyled-button wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-ml-auto\" aria-label=\"close modal\"><svg height=\"24\" width=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12 19 6.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wpex-modal__body wpex-p-20 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid external-links-modal vc_custom_1791144652904 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"background-color:var(--wpex-accent)!important;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa80d746 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:15px;object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex_6ad8daa80d746\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block vc_custom_1784191221932\"><img width=\"700\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/George-e1784108673479.jpeg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/George-e1784108673479.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/George-e1784108673479-13x12.jpeg 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa80dfd3,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa80dfd3 a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa80dfd3{font-size:18px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa80dfd3\">George Christophides<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa80e440,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa80e440 a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent-alt);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa80e440\"><p><em><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW113830230 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113830230 BCX8\">Professor of Infectious Diseases and Immunity<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113830230 BCX8\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113830230 BCX8\">Director of the Vector <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113830230 BCX8\">Immunogenomics<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113830230 BCX8\"> and Infection Laboratory,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW113830230 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113830230 BCX8\"> &amp; Co-Director of <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW113830230 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transmissionzero.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW113830230 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113830230 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Transmission Zero<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW113830230 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113830230 BCX8\">,<\/span> <\/span><\/em><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW113830230 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW113830230 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113830230 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\"><em>Imperial College London<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW113830230 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">George\u00a0is\u00a0a Professor of Infectious Diseases and Immunity and the Director of the Vector Immunogenomics and Infection Laboratory at Imperial College London.\u00a0He is also\u00a0co-Director of the Transmission Zero\u00a0programme.\u00a0He\u00a0earned\u00a0his\u00a0PhD from the University of Athens and began\u00a0his\u00a0research career at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory as a Marie Curie Fellow and later as a staff scientist. In 2005,\u00a0he\u00a0joined Imperial College as a Senior Lecturer, progressing to Reader and then Professor in 2011. Since 2013,\u00a0he has\u00a0also been an Adjunct Professor at the Cyprus Institute, where\u00a0he\u00a0served as Associate Dean and later as its President. Additionally,\u00a0he has\u00a0held visiting professorships at the State University of S\u00e3o Paulo and through a joint research initiative between Tsinghua University and the Shenzhen CDC.\u00a0Throughout\u00a0his\u00a0career,\u00a0he has\u00a0made significant contributions to the fields of insect innate immunity and mosquito-microbe interactions, publishing a series of influential papers that have advanced these areas of study.\u00a0He\u00a0played a pioneering role in\u00a0establishing\u00a0the field of mosquito functional genomics and contributed to sequencing the genomes of several disease vector mosquitoes.\u00a0His\u00a0expertise\u00a0has enabled\u00a0him\u00a0to coordinate\u00a0numerous\u00a0international research projects and\u00a0advise\u00a0prestigious global organizations.\u00a0Currently,\u00a0his\u00a0work focuses on translating this knowledge into the genetic\u00a0modification\u00a0of malaria-resistant mosquitoes, supported by funding from the Gates Foundation. These\u00a0modified\u00a0mosquitoes are being developed for use in gene drive strategies aimed at vector population\u00a0modification, contributing to the control and elimination of malaria.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Selected works and publications:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1186\/s12936-024-04952-9\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Considerations for first field trials of low-threshold gene drive for malaria vector control<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-025-58954-5\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A suppression-modification gene drive for malaria control targeting the ultra-conserved RNA gene mir-184<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-025-09685-6\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gene-drive-capable mosquitoes suppress patient-derived malaria in Tanzania<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Media mentions and appearances:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"24\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2025\/03\/13\/genetic-modification-of-mosquitos-a-potential-breakthrough-in-the-fight-against-malaria\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Genetic Modification of Mosquitos: A Potential Breakthrough in the Fight Against Malaria<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"24\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I0ORgvVp_ng\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Scientists stunt parasite growth to tackle malaria<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/dialog><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-flex-grow post-4729 type-spokespeople cat-1653\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_4693\"><a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Jackson Champer\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"wpex-card-modal-4729\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wpex-open-modal wpex-card-inner wpex-no-underline wpex-inherit-color\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex wpex-relative wpex-vc-has-custom-column-spacing wpex-vc-column-spacing-0px\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner wpex-shadow-lg vc_custom_1784189451755\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa8112b3 .vcex-image-img{object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex-fill-column top-rounded-image vcex_6ad8daa8112b3\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block wpex-image-hover vertical-pan\"><img width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jackson.jpeg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jackson.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jackson-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jackson-12x12.jpeg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa811af0,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa811af0 a{color:var(--wpex-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa811af0{font-size:21px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784189605758 vcex_6ad8daa811af0\">Jackson Champer<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa812077{font-size:14px;line-height:var(--wpex-leading-normal);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784190757018 vcex_6ad8daa812077\"><p><span class=\"Hyperlink SCXW116194646 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bio.pku.edu.cn\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW116194646 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116194646 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Peking University<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><dialog id=\"wpex-card-modal-4729\" class=\"wpex-modal wpex-modal--4702 wpex-shadow-lg wpex-p-0 wpex-rounded\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__inner\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__header wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-20 wpex-pt-20 wpex-px-20\"><button class=\"wpex-modal__close wpex-close-modal wpex-unstyled-button wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-ml-auto\" aria-label=\"close modal\"><svg height=\"24\" width=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12 19 6.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wpex-modal__body wpex-p-20 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid external-links-modal vc_custom_1791144652904 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"background-color:var(--wpex-accent)!important;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa813401 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:15px;object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex_6ad8daa813401\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block vc_custom_1784191221932\"><img width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jackson.jpeg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jackson.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jackson-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jackson-12x12.jpeg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa813d83,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa813d83 a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa813d83{font-size:18px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa813d83\">Jackson Champer<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa81427b,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa81427b a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent-alt);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa81427b\"><p><em><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW38738353 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW38738353 BCX8\">Investigator<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW38738353 BCX8\">, <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW38738353 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bio.pku.edu.cn\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW38738353 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW38738353 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Peking University<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prof. Jackson Champer is a faculty member in the School of Life Sciences at Peking University and a member of both the Center for Life Sciences and the Center for Bioinformatics. He leads a research lab focused on gene drive systems \u2014 genetic elements that can bias inheritance to spread rapidly through populations \u2014 with applications in controlling vector-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue, as well as in conservation biology. His research combines experimental work in multiple species of mosquitoes and the model organism\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Drosophila melanogaster <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">together with computational modeling to design, test, and refine gene drive systems. The Champer lab aims to address key challenges in the field, including resistance development, efficiency, and achieving controlled, population-specific implementation of gene drives. Prof. Champer began his academic career in physics and mathematics, earning a B.S. from the University of Oregon and an M.S. from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), before transitioning to biology. He completed his Ph.D. at the City of Hope Beckman Research Institute in 2015, followed by postdoctoral research at Cornell University. In 2021, he established his lab at Peking University.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Selected works and publications:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"19\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-025-56290-2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gene drive-based population suppression in the malaria vector Anopheles\u00a0stephensi<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"19\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furl.avanan.click%2Fv2%2Fr03%2F___https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41467-024-48874-1___.YXYyYzplbWVyZ2luZ2FnOmE6bzpkZTY4MWM1MWU4MTUzYjdkZDMzN2MyOTZjMjg4ZmM0ZDo3OjExN2U6ODc0NDIyMjVhNTlmZDllZmZlYWJkNTBkMGFjNTQ2ZTAzZDEzMWYxZDYyMjc2Zjc4NTg5YzhjZTdmY2JiMzIwMzpoOkY6Rg&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjoyce%40emergingag.com%7C21acbb96c4144483c9e808debe2ed7d0%7C30fdb52fcde145e98173b29f88ae9156%7C0%7C0%7C639157305646345423%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Hz7mRLSHK%2Fju2sxNowJ19G4utM9w8gHtgaXPC2bboG0%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Germline Cas9 promoters with improved performance for homing gene drive<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Media mentions and appearances:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"11\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenakedscientists.com\/articles\/interviews\/gene-drives-tested-safely\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Are laboratory-based gene drives a reasonable representation of what would happen in the wild?<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/dialog><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-flex-grow post-4731 type-spokespeople cat-1653\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_4693\"><a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Krystal Mwesiga Birungi\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"wpex-card-modal-4731\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wpex-open-modal wpex-card-inner wpex-no-underline wpex-inherit-color\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex wpex-relative wpex-vc-has-custom-column-spacing wpex-vc-column-spacing-0px\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner wpex-shadow-lg vc_custom_1784189451755\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa816836 .vcex-image-img{object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex-fill-column top-rounded-image vcex_6ad8daa816836\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block wpex-image-hover vertical-pan\"><img width=\"1444\" height=\"1814\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Krystal.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Krystal.jpg 1444w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Krystal-573x720.jpg 573w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Krystal-860x1080.jpg 860w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Krystal-768x965.jpg 768w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Krystal-1223x1536.jpg 1223w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Krystal-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1444px) 100vw, 1444px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa81705a,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa81705a a{color:var(--wpex-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa81705a{font-size:21px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784189605758 vcex_6ad8daa81705a\">Krystal Mwesiga Birungi<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa8175c7{font-size:14px;line-height:var(--wpex-leading-normal);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784190757018 vcex_6ad8daa8175c7\"><p><span class=\"Hyperlink SCXW143786883 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/targetmalaria.org\/about-us\/where-we-operate\/uganda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW143786883 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW143786883 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Target Malaria<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><dialog id=\"wpex-card-modal-4731\" class=\"wpex-modal wpex-modal--4702 wpex-shadow-lg wpex-p-0 wpex-rounded\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__inner\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__header wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-20 wpex-pt-20 wpex-px-20\"><button class=\"wpex-modal__close wpex-close-modal wpex-unstyled-button wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-ml-auto\" aria-label=\"close modal\"><svg height=\"24\" width=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12 19 6.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wpex-modal__body wpex-p-20 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid external-links-modal vc_custom_1791144652904 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"background-color:var(--wpex-accent)!important;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa8188d2 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:15px;object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex_6ad8daa8188d2\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block vc_custom_1784191221932\"><img width=\"1444\" height=\"1814\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Krystal.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Krystal.jpg 1444w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Krystal-573x720.jpg 573w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Krystal-860x1080.jpg 860w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Krystal-768x965.jpg 768w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Krystal-1223x1536.jpg 1223w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Krystal-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1444px) 100vw, 1444px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa81925c,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa81925c a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa81925c{font-size:18px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa81925c\">Krystal Mwesiga Birungi<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa819738,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa819738 a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent-alt);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa819738\"><p><em><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW253975329 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW253975329 BCX8\">Research and Outreach Associate, <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW253975329 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/targetmalaria.org\/about-us\/where-we-operate\/uganda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW253975329 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW253975329 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Target Malaria<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW253975329 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW253975329 BCX8\">, <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW253975329 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uvri.go.ug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW253975329 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW253975329 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Uganda Virus Research Institute<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Krystal\u00a0Mwesiga\u00a0Birungi is an Entomologist and malaria advocate at Target Malaria. She is based at Target Malaria Uganda, headquartered at the Uganda Virus Research Institute, where she served as Field Entomology Coordinator from 2015 to 2024.\u00a0In 2025, she took on her current role as a Research and Outreach Associate.\u202fKrystal holds a Double Major in Zoology and Botany from Makerere University and has been working with Target Malaria for the past decade. During this time, Krystal\u2019s research focused on\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An. gambiae\u00a0sl\u202f<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">populations in Uganda, mostly population dynamics, behavior, and species composition.\u202fCommunity engagement is also at the heart of Krystal\u2019s work. Her Entomology team works closely with local communities to ensure they understand entomological collection work and support malaria research. Beyond her scientific work, Krystal has been a malaria advocate for several years. In 2021, she was nominated by The Global Fund Advocates Network (GFAN) as part of their speakers\u2019 bureau to take on global malaria advocacy. Through this role, she hopes to raise awareness of global audiences about\u202fthe burden of malaria in Africa and in her home country,\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/targetmalaria.org\/about-us\/where-we-operate\/uganda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Uganda<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. In September 2022, she\u00a0represented\u00a0the Global Fund and spoke as a\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/stories.theglobalfund.org\/krystals-fight-surviving-malaria-as-a-child-to-combat-the-disease-every-day-as-a-scientist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Malaria Ambassador<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fat the\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/targetmalaria.org\/latest\/blog\/african-leaders-prioritise-health-at-the-global-fund-replenishment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Global Fund 7<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fReplenishment Conference<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fin New York City. She joins regular advocacy delegations and missions in donor countries to raise awareness\u00a0on\u00a0the importance of investing in malaria prevention, treatment, and research. Krystal was named\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatesfoundation.org\/ideas\/media-center\/press-releases\/2025\/09\/global-fund-pledge-goalkeepers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">one of 10 Goalkeepers Champions<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202ffor her work advancing health policy and\u00a0equitable\u00a0healthcare access across Africa through scientific innovation and leadership by the Gates Foundation. \u202fIn 2026, Krystal Birungi was one of the five\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcitizen.org\/en\/content\/meet-the-2026-winners-gc-prize-cyla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">2026 Global Citizen Prize<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fwinners. She also successfully completed the 2025-2026 \u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.obama.org\/programs\/leaders\/africa\/2025-2026\/krystal-mwesiga-birungi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Obama Foundation Africa Leader<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fProgram that same year.\u00a0Krystal hopes to be part of a future where the roles and contributions of more African scientists are recognized. She believes in African leadership and innovation to tackle one of the most pressing public health challenges Africa is facing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Selected works and publications:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"19\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/399920683_Assessing_the_population_genetic_structure_and_demographic_history_of_Anopheles_gambiae_and_Anopheles_arabiensis_at_island_and_mainland_sites_in_Uganda_implications_for_testing_novel_malaria_vector_co\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Assessing the population genetic structure and demographic history of Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles\u00a0arabiensis\u00a0at island and mainland sites in Uganda: implications for testing novel malaria vector control approaches<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"19\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/326319088_Ensuring_conformity_of_consent_Developing_appropriate_messaging_and_an_informed_consent_process_for_volunteer_participants_in_vector_field_studies_at_a_trans-African_scale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ensuring conformity of consent: Developing appropriate messaging and an informed consent process for volunteer participants in vector field studies at a trans-African scale<\/span><\/a> <span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Media mentions and appearances:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"20\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/change.zeromalaria.org\/story\/krystal\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Change the Story &#8211; Krystal&#8217;s Story<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"20\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/climate-environment\/2025\/06\/03\/mosquito-extinction-gene-editing-malaria\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">We finally may be able to rid the world of mosquitoes. But should we?<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"20\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/06\/23\/2025\/gene-drive-and-mosquitoes-turning-a-deadly-foe-into-an-unlikely-ally\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gene drive and mosquitoes: Turning a deadly foe into an ally<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/dialog><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-flex-grow post-4733 type-spokespeople cat-1653\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_4693\"><a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Lakamy Sylla\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"wpex-card-modal-4733\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wpex-open-modal wpex-card-inner wpex-no-underline wpex-inherit-color\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex wpex-relative wpex-vc-has-custom-column-spacing wpex-vc-column-spacing-0px\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner wpex-shadow-lg vc_custom_1784189451755\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa81c9cf .vcex-image-img{object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex-fill-column top-rounded-image vcex_6ad8daa81c9cf\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block wpex-image-hover vertical-pan\"><img width=\"700\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lakamy-SYLLA-copy.jpeg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lakamy-SYLLA-copy.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lakamy-SYLLA-copy-13x12.jpeg 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa81d1d9,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa81d1d9 a{color:var(--wpex-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa81d1d9{font-size:21px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784189605758 vcex_6ad8daa81d1d9\">Lakamy Sylla<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa81d757{font-size:14px;line-height:var(--wpex-leading-normal);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784190757018 vcex_6ad8daa81d757\"><p><span href=\"https:\/\/acemeafrica.com\/\">ACEME<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><dialog id=\"wpex-card-modal-4733\" class=\"wpex-modal wpex-modal--4702 wpex-shadow-lg wpex-p-0 wpex-rounded\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__inner\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__header wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-20 wpex-pt-20 wpex-px-20\"><button class=\"wpex-modal__close wpex-close-modal wpex-unstyled-button wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-ml-auto\" aria-label=\"close modal\"><svg height=\"24\" width=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12 19 6.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wpex-modal__body wpex-p-20 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid external-links-modal vc_custom_1791144652904 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"background-color:var(--wpex-accent)!important;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa81e9a4 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:15px;object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex_6ad8daa81e9a4\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block vc_custom_1784191221932\"><img width=\"700\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lakamy-SYLLA-copy.jpeg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lakamy-SYLLA-copy.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lakamy-SYLLA-copy-13x12.jpeg 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa81f39a,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa81f39a a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa81f39a{font-size:18px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa81f39a\">Lakamy Sylla<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa81f8aa,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa81f8aa a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent-alt);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa81f8aa\"><p><em>Co-Principal Investigator, African\u202fCenter\u202ffor Excellence in Molecular Engineering (<a href=\"https:\/\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r03\/___https:\/acemeafrica.com\/___.YXYyYzplbWVyZ2luZ2FnOmM6b2ZmaWNlMzY1X2VtYWlsc19hdHRhY2htZW50OjYzOGYzN2IzNzZjZGY0MmQ1ZDUxYjQzOWZkZjgwZDllOjc6Y2Y5Yzo5NWZmNzE1NjgyNDA0NzVhMDliMWQ2YWIyNjk4YTU0NGU1NjNlZDM0MDUwMTIyZTgyYWFlOTYzYzNmNzk4NDI2OnA6VDpG\">ACEME<\/a>), PhD\u202fResearcher,\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.keele.ac.uk\/\">Keele University<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lakamy Sylla is\u202fa\u202fPhD\u202fResearcher\u202fat Keele University and\u202fCo-Investigator at the African Center for Excellence in Molecular Engineering (ACEME). His\u202fwork\u202fis focused on the genetic manipulation of reproductive genes in\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anopheles gambiae<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fmosquitoes \u2013 one of the main vectors\u202fof malaria in sub-Saharan Africa.\u202fHe is\u202finvestigating an approach which could be\u202fleveraged\u202fto reduce the number of these mosquitoes and therefore reduce malaria transmission. He\u202fcurrently <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">shares\u202fhis time between Keele\u202fUniversity\u202fand\u202fthe\u202fAfrican Center of Excellence in Molecular Engineering (ACEME). <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Established at\u202fthe\u202fUniversity of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB),\u202fin Mali,\u202fACEME serves as a regional research and training\u202fcenter\u202fdesigned to\u202fstrengthen African scientific leadership and contribute to global efforts to develop innovative, responsible, and locally driven approaches to vector control. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sylla\u202falso previously worked as\u202fInsectary Lead\u202fat the\u202fMalaria Research and Training Center (MRTC)\u202fin Bamako\u202ffor\u202fTarget Malaria,\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a not-for-profit international research consortium\u202fwhose aim is\u202fto co-develop and share novel genetic technologies to help control malaria<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Selected works and publications:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"12\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s42003-026-10117-y\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Decoding cis-regulatory elements in the germline of the human malaria vector Anopheles gambiae<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"12\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1089\/vbz.2017.2192\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Studies of Transgenic Mosquitoes in Disease-Endemic Countries: Preparation of Containment Facilities<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Media mentions and appearances:\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"15\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keele.ac.uk\/about\/news\/2025\/april\/mali-scientists\/mosquito-borne-diseases.php\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Keele researchers helping Mali scientists advance the fight against mosquito-borne diseases<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/dialog><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-flex-grow post-4737 type-spokespeople cat-1653\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_4693\"><a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Luke Alphey\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"wpex-card-modal-4737\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wpex-open-modal wpex-card-inner wpex-no-underline wpex-inherit-color\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex wpex-relative wpex-vc-has-custom-column-spacing wpex-vc-column-spacing-0px\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner wpex-shadow-lg vc_custom_1784189451755\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa821b48 .vcex-image-img{object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex-fill-column top-rounded-image vcex_6ad8daa821b48\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block wpex-image-hover vertical-pan\"><img width=\"1746\" height=\"1384\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Luke-Alphey.Photo_.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Luke-Alphey.Photo_.jpg 1746w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Luke-Alphey.Photo_-908x720.jpg 908w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Luke-Alphey.Photo_-1362x1080.jpg 1362w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Luke-Alphey.Photo_-768x609.jpg 768w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Luke-Alphey.Photo_-1536x1218.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Luke-Alphey.Photo_-15x12.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1746px) 100vw, 1746px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa822365,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa822365 a{color:var(--wpex-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa822365{font-size:21px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784189605758 vcex_6ad8daa822365\">Luke Alphey<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa8228f4{font-size:14px;line-height:var(--wpex-leading-normal);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784190757018 vcex_6ad8daa8228f4\"><p><span class=\"Hyperlink SCXW121266572 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.york.ac.uk\/biology\/people\/luke-alphey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW121266572 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW121266572 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">University of York<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><dialog id=\"wpex-card-modal-4737\" class=\"wpex-modal wpex-modal--4702 wpex-shadow-lg wpex-p-0 wpex-rounded\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__inner\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__header wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-20 wpex-pt-20 wpex-px-20\"><button class=\"wpex-modal__close wpex-close-modal wpex-unstyled-button wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-ml-auto\" aria-label=\"close modal\"><svg height=\"24\" width=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12 19 6.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wpex-modal__body wpex-p-20 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid external-links-modal vc_custom_1791144652904 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"background-color:var(--wpex-accent)!important;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa823be8 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:15px;object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex_6ad8daa823be8\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block vc_custom_1784191221932\"><img width=\"1746\" height=\"1384\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Luke-Alphey.Photo_.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Luke-Alphey.Photo_.jpg 1746w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Luke-Alphey.Photo_-908x720.jpg 908w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Luke-Alphey.Photo_-1362x1080.jpg 1362w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Luke-Alphey.Photo_-768x609.jpg 768w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Luke-Alphey.Photo_-1536x1218.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Luke-Alphey.Photo_-15x12.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1746px) 100vw, 1746px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa82453c,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa82453c a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa82453c{font-size:18px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa82453c\">Luke Alphey<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa824a20,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa824a20 a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent-alt);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa824a20\"><p><em><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW67403672 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW67403672 BCX8\">Chair in Genetics, <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW67403672 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.york.ac.uk\/biology\/people\/luke-alphey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW67403672 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW67403672 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">University of York<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Professor Luke Alphey is a leading researcher in genetic pest management, specializing in innovative approaches to controlling mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, chikungunya, and Zika. He pioneered the development of engineered sterile male mosquitoes and co-founded the biotechnology company Oxitec\u00a0(now\u00a0Flyttr)\u00a0to translate this technology into successful field applications worldwide.\u00a0The\u00a0Alphey\u00a0Lab\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0University of York\u00a0specializes in genetic pest management approaches, including engineered sterile male mosquitoes, gene drive systems, and genetic strategies that reduce mosquitoes\u2019 ability to\u00a0transmit\u00a0disease.\u00a0The lab aims to deliver sustainable, cost-effective, and environmentally responsible solutions to major global public health challenges, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where vector-borne diseases impose the greatest burden.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Selected works and publications:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"12\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:4618374,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabidigitallibrary.org\/doi\/10.1079\/9781800621176.0012\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Modelling Threshold-Dependent Gene Drives: a Case Study Using Engineered Underdominance<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"12\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:4618374,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s42003-025-08588-6\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Harnessing the highly adaptable\u00a0barnase-barstar\u00a0system for genetic biocontrol of Aedes aegypti<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Media mentions and appearances:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"12\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:4618374,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2024\/dec\/11\/what-is-gene-drive-and-how-could-it-help-in-the-fight-against-malaria\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is gene drive and how could it help in the fight against malaria?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/dialog><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"ethics\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_column-gap-0px wpex-relative wpex-toggle-element wpex-toggle-element--persist\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.wpex-post-cards.vcex_6ad8daa829165 .wpex-pagination{text-align:center;}<\/style><div class=\"wpex-post-cards wpex-post-cards-template_4693 vcex_6ad8daa829165 wpex-relative\" data-vcex-pagination=\"numbered_ajax\"><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-inner\"><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-loop wpex-post-cards-grid wpex-grid wpex-grid-cols-4 wpex-pl-grid-cols-2 wpex-pp-grid-cols-1\" style=\"gap:80px;\"><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-flex-grow post-4691 type-spokespeople cat-1655\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_4693\"><a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Alexandre Quach\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"wpex-card-modal-4691\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wpex-open-modal wpex-card-inner wpex-no-underline wpex-inherit-color\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex wpex-relative wpex-vc-has-custom-column-spacing wpex-vc-column-spacing-0px\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner wpex-shadow-lg vc_custom_1784189451755\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa829eeb .vcex-image-img{object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex-fill-column top-rounded-image vcex_6ad8daa829eeb\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block wpex-image-hover vertical-pan\"><img width=\"700\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Alexandre-Quach-e1784189951719.jpeg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Alexandre-Quach-e1784189951719.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Alexandre-Quach-e1784189951719-12x12.jpeg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa82a77d,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa82a77d a{color:var(--wpex-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa82a77d{font-size:21px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784189605758 vcex_6ad8daa82a77d\">Alexandre Quach<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa82acda{font-size:14px;line-height:var(--wpex-leading-normal);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784190757018 vcex_6ad8daa82acda\"><p><span class=\"Hyperlink SCXW98980660 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/targetmalaria.org\/about-us\/where-we-operate\/united-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW98980660 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98980660 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Target Malaria<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><dialog id=\"wpex-card-modal-4691\" class=\"wpex-modal wpex-modal--4702 wpex-shadow-lg wpex-p-0 wpex-rounded\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__inner\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__header wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-20 wpex-pt-20 wpex-px-20\"><button class=\"wpex-modal__close wpex-close-modal wpex-unstyled-button wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-ml-auto\" aria-label=\"close modal\"><svg height=\"24\" width=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12 19 6.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wpex-modal__body wpex-p-20 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid external-links-modal vc_custom_1791144652904 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"background-color:var(--wpex-accent)!important;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa82bfcc .vcex-image-img{border-radius:15px;object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex_6ad8daa82bfcc\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block vc_custom_1784191221932\"><img width=\"700\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Alexandre-Quach-e1784189951719.jpeg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Alexandre-Quach-e1784189951719.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Alexandre-Quach-e1784189951719-12x12.jpeg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa82c990,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa82c990 a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa82c990{font-size:18px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa82c990\">Alexandre Quach<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa82ce8d,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa82ce8d a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent-alt);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa82ce8d\"><p><em><span class=\"TextRun Highlight MacChromeBold SCXW190826809 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeHovered CommentHighlightHovered SCXW190826809 BCX8\">Senior <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightHovered SCXW190826809 BCX8\">Stakeholder Engagement <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightHovered SCXW190826809 BCX8\">Manager<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightHovered SCXW190826809 BCX8\">, <\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW190826809 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/targetmalaria.org\/about-us\/where-we-operate\/united-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW190826809 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightHovered SCXW190826809 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Target Malaria<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW190826809 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightHovered SCXW190826809 BCX8\">, <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW190826809 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW190826809 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightHovered SCXW190826809 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Imperial College London<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. Alexandre Quach is Senior Stakeholder Engagement Manager based at Imperial College, UK. He is a public health physician, with background in global health and epidemiology, having worked for a decade for African research and health programmes.\u00a0Alex works for Target Malaria, a not-for-profit research consortium that aims to develop and share new,\u00a0cost-effective\u00a0and sustainable genetic technologies to\u00a0modify\u00a0mosquitoes and reduce malaria transmission. His role is to foster the design and adaptation of community agreement models for studying genetically modified mosquitoes and improve engagement practices across the consortium.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Selected works and publications:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"18\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/url.avanan.click\/v2\/r03\/___https:\/malariajournal.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12936-024-05160-1___.YXYyYzplbWVyZ2luZ2FnOmE6bzoyMTJlMmVmMWMzMjg1MWIxNjljOTkyNGQwYmE3MTM5Nzo3OmRkNTE6NDZmZmJmNWFlMjdiNDlmZGExN2QwMWY4Yzc1NDg4ZDc0NGIzN2NhYmQzMmM3YTIwN2EwNWUwZDMzOGNiMjc5NDpoOkY6Rg\">Procedural legitimacy: co-developing a community agreement model for genetic approaches research to malaria control in Africa<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/dialog><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-flex-grow post-4717 type-spokespeople cat-1655\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_4693\"><a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Ana Kormos\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"wpex-card-modal-4717\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wpex-open-modal wpex-card-inner wpex-no-underline wpex-inherit-color\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex wpex-relative wpex-vc-has-custom-column-spacing wpex-vc-column-spacing-0px\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner wpex-shadow-lg vc_custom_1784189451755\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa82eb61 .vcex-image-img{object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex-fill-column top-rounded-image vcex_6ad8daa82eb61\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block wpex-image-hover vertical-pan\"><img width=\"594\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ana_Kormos.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ana_Kormos.jpg 594w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ana_Kormos-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa82f2cf,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa82f2cf a{color:var(--wpex-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa82f2cf{font-size:21px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784189605758 vcex_6ad8daa82f2cf\">Ana Kormos<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa82f840{font-size:14px;line-height:var(--wpex-leading-normal);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784190757018 vcex_6ad8daa82f840\"><p><span href=\"https:\/\/stopmalaria.org\/who-we-are\/\">UCMI<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><dialog id=\"wpex-card-modal-4717\" class=\"wpex-modal wpex-modal--4702 wpex-shadow-lg wpex-p-0 wpex-rounded\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__inner\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__header wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-20 wpex-pt-20 wpex-px-20\"><button class=\"wpex-modal__close wpex-close-modal wpex-unstyled-button wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-ml-auto\" aria-label=\"close modal\"><svg height=\"24\" width=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12 19 6.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wpex-modal__body wpex-p-20 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid external-links-modal vc_custom_1791144652904 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"background-color:var(--wpex-accent)!important;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa8309a1 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:15px;object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex_6ad8daa8309a1\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block vc_custom_1784191221932\"><img width=\"594\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ana_Kormos.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ana_Kormos.jpg 594w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ana_Kormos-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa831286,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa831286 a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa831286{font-size:18px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa831286\">Ana Kormos<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa83174e,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa83174e a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent-alt);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa83174e\"><p><em><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW187451459 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187451459 BCX8\">Executive Director<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187451459 BCX8\">, University of California Malaria Initiative (<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW187451459 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/stopmalaria.org\/who-we-are\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW187451459 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187451459 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">UCMI<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW187451459 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187451459 BCX8\">)<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ana Kormos is the Executive Director for the University of California Malaria Initiative (UCMI).\u00a0\u00a0Ana has been working with UCMI since 2018 leading the development of the program model which\u00a0centers\u00a0on collaboration, transparency, and shared decision-making, ensuring that<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">communities remain at the heart of the work. She has more than 20 years of experience working as an executive leader in public health with a focus on partnership and program development for populations with diverse social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds. In 2025, she was awarded the UC Davis Chancellor\u2019s Award for International Engagement. She holds a Master of Public Health from the University of California, Davis.<\/span> <span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Selected works and publications:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajtmh.org\/view\/journals\/tpmd\/111\/2\/article-p341.xml\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Practical Application of a Relationship-Based Model to Engagement for Gene-Drive Vector Control Programs<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabidigitallibrary.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1079\/9781800621176.0024\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Public Acceptability and Stakeholder Engagement for Genetic Control Technologies<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajtmh.org\/view\/journals\/tpmd\/104\/3\/article-p805.xml\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Application of the Relationship-Based Model to Engagement for Field Trials of Genetically Engineered Malaria Vectors<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Media mentions and appearances:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovermagazine.com\/one-small-genetic-tweak-may-stop-mosquitoes-from-spreading-malaria-47896\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">One Small Genetic Tweak May Stop Mosquitoes from Spreading Malaria<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/dialog><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-flex-grow post-4747 type-spokespeople cat-1655\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_4693\"><a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Claudia Emerson\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"wpex-card-modal-4747\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wpex-open-modal wpex-card-inner wpex-no-underline wpex-inherit-color\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex wpex-relative wpex-vc-has-custom-column-spacing wpex-vc-column-spacing-0px\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner wpex-shadow-lg vc_custom_1784189451755\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa833f71 .vcex-image-img{object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex-fill-column top-rounded-image vcex_6ad8daa833f71\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block wpex-image-hover vertical-pan\"><img width=\"637\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Claudia-Emerson.jpeg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Claudia-Emerson.jpeg 637w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Claudia-Emerson-13x12.jpeg 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa83472b,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa83472b a{color:var(--wpex-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa83472b{font-size:21px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784189605758 vcex_6ad8daa83472b\">Claudia Emerson<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa834c71{font-size:14px;line-height:var(--wpex-leading-normal);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784190757018 vcex_6ad8daa834c71\"><p>McMaster University, IEPI<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><dialog id=\"wpex-card-modal-4747\" class=\"wpex-modal wpex-modal--4702 wpex-shadow-lg wpex-p-0 wpex-rounded\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__inner\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__header wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-20 wpex-pt-20 wpex-px-20\"><button class=\"wpex-modal__close wpex-close-modal wpex-unstyled-button wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-ml-auto\" aria-label=\"close modal\"><svg height=\"24\" width=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12 19 6.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wpex-modal__body wpex-p-20 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid external-links-modal vc_custom_1791144652904 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"background-color:var(--wpex-accent)!important;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa835d93 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:15px;object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex_6ad8daa835d93\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block vc_custom_1784191221932\"><img width=\"637\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Claudia-Emerson.jpeg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Claudia-Emerson.jpeg 637w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Claudia-Emerson-13x12.jpeg 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa83666a,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa83666a a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa83666a{font-size:18px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa83666a\">Claudia Emerson<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa836b2e,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa836b2e a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent-alt);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa836b2e\"><p><em>Director, Program on Ethics &amp; Policy for Innovation, <a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furl.avanan.click%2Fv2%2Fr03%2F___https%3A%2Fwww.mcmaster.ca%2F___.YXYyYzplbWVyZ2luZ2FnOmE6bzpjYTllN2ZhMTlmNWJiYzFmMGRkMjE2MTFkZDA5NWU2ODo3OjgwMDc6NTA1YmUyYzhkY2RiODZmMjg1MjlkZDNkMmVlNjdjNGU2NWY1ZWY5NWFmYjVjMzRkMjQ3NDUzODZkOGQ0ODlkMjpoOlQ6Rg&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cdemas%40emergingag.com%7Cd38cdee9ae8842716e4008df2f4f66c0%7C30fdb52fcde145e98173b29f88ae9156%7C0%7C0%7C639281690251002808%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=5XnaYVBt3tCNeCZeSJapMzOrSSUTyOcD2hpCBzu2uX8%3D&amp;reserved=0\">McMaster University<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furl.avanan.click%2Fv2%2Fr03%2F___https%3A%2Fiepi.mcmaster.ca%2F___.YXYyYzplbWVyZ2luZ2FnOmE6bzpjYTllN2ZhMTlmNWJiYzFmMGRkMjE2MTFkZDA5NWU2ODo3OjEyYzk6ODJkYTNjZGE0OTQwMWI5ZTFjNTQ1NzA4Y2EzNmRjZTc0NzkzNzI3ZTgxMTM4OTZkMTdjM2JkNDk5MTM2YjZkYjpoOlQ6Rg&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cdemas%40emergingag.com%7Cd38cdee9ae8842716e4008df2f4f66c0%7C30fdb52fcde145e98173b29f88ae9156%7C0%7C0%7C639281690251019821%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=9MhDFYV2t39I3yC85SgWtV6iSF8gLXzL0KHis1GHf9U%3D&amp;reserved=0\">IEPI<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Professor Claudia Emerson is a bioethicist whose work focuses on identifying and addressing ethics issues and policy gaps that arise along the discovery-to-delivery pathway for novel health technologies and interventions. She is the founding director of McMaster\u2019s Institute on Ethics &amp; Policy for Innovation, which conducts applied ethics and policy research to help overcome barriers to innovation and advance life-saving interventions where they are needed most. She holds appointments in the Department of Medicine, the Mary Heersink School of Global Health and Social Medicine, and NexusHealth \u2013 McMaster\u2019s health innovation accelerator \u2013 and is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS). Through more than 20 years of work with global health stakeholders and partners, she co-developed Ethical, Social and Cultural (ESC) Thinking \u2013 an ethics lens for science and innovation policy, informed by social and cultural nuances. The framework has supported more than 200 research programs and strategies, helping translate research into broad-reaching impact. Prof. Emerson has helped shape international policy on data governance, human challenge studies, responsible use of the life sciences, and AI ethics and safety. She is a leading global expert on the ethical considerations of using gene-drive technology to combat malaria. Professor Emerson holds a BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Guelph, and a BA, MA, and PhD in Philosophy from McMaster University. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559737&quot;:-225,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Selected works and publications:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furl.avanan.click%2Fv2%2Fr03%2F___https%3A%2Flink.springer.com%2Farticle%2F10.1007%2Fs10459-024-10351-1%3Futm_source%3Dresearchgate.net%26utm_medium%3Darticle___.YXYyYzplbWVyZ2luZ2FnOmE6bzpjYTllN2ZhMTlmNWJiYzFmMGRkMjE2MTFkZDA5NWU2ODo3OmQ4ODM6ZTk3ZmExMGQ1OGJiYTg0MzgwMGNkMmEzMGI4ZGVjMzgzM2E4MWY4MDhlYzhkYzNkMzJhNjFmMzNjZDIyNDYwZjpoOlQ6Rg&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cdemas%40emergingag.com%7Cd38cdee9ae8842716e4008df2f4f66c0%7C30fdb52fcde145e98173b29f88ae9156%7C0%7C0%7C639281690251030160%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=p4JRuorcSAy%2F%2BA06D3A9AAGoLNXEXnjilbDv9zTYgJw%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Normative challenges in data governance: insights from global health research<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furl.avanan.click%2Fv2%2Fr03%2F___https%3A%2Fpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2F39035848%2F___.YXYyYzplbWVyZ2luZ2FnOmE6bzpjYTllN2ZhMTlmNWJiYzFmMGRkMjE2MTFkZDA5NWU2ODo3OjIzMzg6NTZjM2ZjYzM5NDk2OThkMmNkNzNlZTgzOGZkNDhmYTFjNjMzZTc2OTk1MWEyNjM5ZjdhOWE1ZmM1MzQ2ZDIwOTpoOlQ6Rg&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cdemas%40emergingag.com%7Cd38cdee9ae8842716e4008df2f4f66c0%7C30fdb52fcde145e98173b29f88ae9156%7C0%7C0%7C639281690251040211%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=82AaXPVnQNif8g4tDHwrTTXCgi%2FbwJJhtQ4Jao3Z8Dw%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Taking stock: Is gene drive research delivering on its principles?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furl.avanan.click%2Fv2%2Fr03%2F___https%3A%2Fwww.science.org%2Fdoi%2F10.1126%2Fscience.abd1908___.YXYyYzplbWVyZ2luZ2FnOmE6bzpjYTllN2ZhMTlmNWJiYzFmMGRkMjE2MTFkZDA5NWU2ODo3OjIxNzk6N2U0YzlmZWE1OThlZGVlOGRlY2RkMTFhOGI0ZDBhMjVjNDNlNGI1ODg1MTI4MTNiNjA0MGE2MzI4ODRhNzE1ZjpoOlQ6Rg&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cdemas%40emergingag.com%7Cd38cdee9ae8842716e4008df2f4f66c0%7C30fdb52fcde145e98173b29f88ae9156%7C0%7C0%7C639281690251050149%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=795PuBrJPUymroYEm7FWAOIiI8RZorLq%2Fr3kFArlqfU%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Core commitments for field trials of gene drive organisms<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Media mentions:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.mcmaster.ca%2Fclaudia-emerson-wins-national-trailblazer-award-in-science-for-policy%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cdemas%40emergingag.com%7Cd38cdee9ae8842716e4008df2f4f66c0%7C30fdb52fcde145e98173b29f88ae9156%7C0%7C0%7C639281690251060017%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=vyZoAH4%2Bl1gmyzkhvXc1GnKeB5yDTG9jPxFNe6HRus0%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Claudia Emerson wins National Trailblazer Award in Science for Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/dialog><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-flex-grow post-4751 type-spokespeople cat-1655\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_4693\"><a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Felista Tarimo\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"wpex-card-modal-4751\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wpex-open-modal wpex-card-inner wpex-no-underline wpex-inherit-color\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex wpex-relative wpex-vc-has-custom-column-spacing wpex-vc-column-spacing-0px\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner wpex-shadow-lg vc_custom_1784189451755\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa83860a .vcex-image-img{object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex-fill-column top-rounded-image vcex_6ad8daa83860a\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block wpex-image-hover vertical-pan\"><img width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Felista.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Felista.jpg 700w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Felista-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Felista-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa838dec,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa838dec a{color:var(--wpex-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa838dec{font-size:21px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784189605758 vcex_6ad8daa838dec\">Felista Tarimo<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa839338{font-size:14px;line-height:var(--wpex-leading-normal);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784190757018 vcex_6ad8daa839338\"><p><span class=\"Hyperlink SCXW188512686 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transmissionzero.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW188512686 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188512686 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Transmission Zero<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><dialog id=\"wpex-card-modal-4751\" class=\"wpex-modal wpex-modal--4702 wpex-shadow-lg wpex-p-0 wpex-rounded\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__inner\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__header wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-20 wpex-pt-20 wpex-px-20\"><button class=\"wpex-modal__close wpex-close-modal wpex-unstyled-button wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-ml-auto\" aria-label=\"close modal\"><svg height=\"24\" width=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12 19 6.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wpex-modal__body wpex-p-20 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid external-links-modal vc_custom_1791144652904 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"background-color:var(--wpex-accent)!important;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa83a61e .vcex-image-img{border-radius:15px;object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex_6ad8daa83a61e\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block vc_custom_1784191221932\"><img width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Felista.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Felista.jpg 700w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Felista-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Felista-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa83af69,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa83af69 a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa83af69{font-size:18px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa83af69\">Felista Tarimo<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa83b450,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa83b450 a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent-alt);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa83b450\"><p><em><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW256458923 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256458923 BCX8\">Stakeholder Engagement<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256458923 BCX8\"> Officer, <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW256458923 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transmissionzero.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW256458923 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256458923 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Transmission Zero,\u202f<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW256458923 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/ihi.or.tz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW256458923 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256458923 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Ifakara Health Institute (IHI)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Felista Tarimo is a stakeholder engagement officer at the\u00a0Ifakara\u00a0Health Institute, where she supports Transmission Zero\u2019s\u00a0cutting-edge\u00a0research into genetic tools for malaria control.\u00a0Felista\u2019s\u00a0academic and professional work has centered on understanding community\u00a0perceptions\u00a0of novel malaria control methods, such as autodissemination of pyriproxyfen, and on ensuring that community concerns are integrated into scientific interventions. She has co-authored several peer-reviewed publications on malaria control, gender-based violence, and health system challenges in Tanzania. In her current role, she applies advanced qualitative methods \u2013 including in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and ethnographic techniques \u2013 to engage communities in rural Tanzania, helping to align\u00a0cutting-edge\u00a0research with lived experience.\u00a0Felista\u00a0has received a specialized training in science communication, social innovation, and research ethics, and is fluent in both English and Swahili. She is also a member of the Tanzania Entomological Society and is passionate about bridging the gap between science and society \u2013 believing that community-driven approaches are key to sustainable health solutions in Africa. She holds a Master of Science in Public Health Research from the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Dodoma.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Selected works and publications:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-025-09685-6\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gene-drive-capable mosquitoes suppress patient-derived malaria in Tanzania<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Media mentions and appearances:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"24\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecitizen.co.tz\/tanzania\/news\/national\/tanzanian-female-scientists-champion-community-led-malaria-solutions-5357908\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tanzanian female scientists champion community-led malaria solutions<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/dialog><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-flex-grow post-4741 type-spokespeople cat-1655\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_4693\"><a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Naima Sykes\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"wpex-card-modal-4741\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wpex-open-modal wpex-card-inner wpex-no-underline wpex-inherit-color\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex wpex-relative wpex-vc-has-custom-column-spacing wpex-vc-column-spacing-0px\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner wpex-shadow-lg vc_custom_1784189451755\"><div 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a{color:var(--wpex-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa83dcdb{font-size:21px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784189605758 vcex_6ad8daa83dcdb\">Naima Sykes<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa83e231{font-size:14px;line-height:var(--wpex-leading-normal);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784190757018 vcex_6ad8daa83e231\"><p><span class=\"Hyperlink SCXW142381856 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/targetmalaria.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW142381856 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142381856 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Target Malaria<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><dialog id=\"wpex-card-modal-4741\" class=\"wpex-modal wpex-modal--4702 wpex-shadow-lg wpex-p-0 wpex-rounded\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__inner\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__header wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-20 wpex-pt-20 wpex-px-20\"><button class=\"wpex-modal__close wpex-close-modal wpex-unstyled-button wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-ml-auto\" aria-label=\"close modal\"><svg height=\"24\" width=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12 19 6.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wpex-modal__body wpex-p-20 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid external-links-modal vc_custom_1791144652904 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"background-color:var(--wpex-accent)!important;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa83f4d9 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:15px;object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex_6ad8daa83f4d9\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block vc_custom_1784191221932\"><img width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Naima-Sykes.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Naima-Sykes.jpg 500w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Naima-Sykes-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Naima-Sykes-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa83fe0e,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa83fe0e a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa83fe0e{font-size:18px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa83fe0e\">Naima Sykes<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa8402e4,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa8402e4 a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent-alt);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa8402e4\"><p><em><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW25592680 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25592680 BCX8\">Global Stakeholder Engagement Manager<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25592680 BCX8\">, <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW25592680 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/targetmalaria.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW25592680 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25592680 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Target Malaria<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW25592680 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25592680 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">, <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW25592680 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW25592680 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25592680 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Imperial College London<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW25592680 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Naima Sykes is a strategic communications and stakeholder engagement specialist with ten years\u2019 experience working with the Government of Tanzania and multinational organizations\u00a0operating\u00a0in East Africa, the\u00a0US\u00a0and the UK. Prior to joining Target Malaria, she was Senior Manager for Strategic Communications at Gatsby Africa, a philanthropic foundation set up by David Sainsbury to support East African governments to achieve economic growth in key sectors that offer opportunities for value addition, job\u00a0creation\u00a0and income generation. Previously, she was a Senior Manager for External Affairs at\u00a0BlackIvy\u00a0Group, where she managed strategic relationships with private and public sector stakeholders related to a large-scale investment project in Tanzania\u2019s transportation sector. Earlier in her career, she led Africa Practice Tanzania\u2019s stakeholder analysis and public affairs work, where she advised clients from various sectors including agri-business, extractives,\u00a0logistics\u00a0and trade. Naima Sykes holds a BA in History from Yale University.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Selected works and publications:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/malariajournal.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12936-022-04241-3\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Operationalizing stakeholder engagement for gene drive research in malaria elimination in Africa\u2014translating guidance into practice<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/targetmalaria.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/s12936-024-05160-1.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Procedural legitimacy: co-developing a\u202fcommunity agreement model for\u202fgenetic approaches research to\u202fmalaria control in\u202fAfrica<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Media mentions and appearances:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"23\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africanmediaagency.com\/malaria-and-rising-child-mortality-put-african-health-at-a-crossroads-a-20-decrease-in-health-funding-could-lead-to-12-million-more-children-dying-by-2045\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Malaria and rising child mortality put African health at a crossroads A 20% decrease in health funding could lead to 12 million more children dying by 2045<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/dialog><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-flex-grow post-4745 type-spokespeople cat-1655\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_4693\"><a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Robert M. Friedman\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"wpex-card-modal-4745\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wpex-open-modal wpex-card-inner wpex-no-underline wpex-inherit-color\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex wpex-relative wpex-vc-has-custom-column-spacing wpex-vc-column-spacing-0px\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner wpex-shadow-lg vc_custom_1784189451755\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa8427ea .vcex-image-img{object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex-fill-column top-rounded-image vcex_6ad8daa8427ea\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block wpex-image-hover vertical-pan\"><img width=\"700\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Robert-Friedman-e1784108146192.jpeg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Robert-Friedman-e1784108146192.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Robert-Friedman-e1784108146192-679x720.jpeg 679w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Robert-Friedman-e1784108146192-11x12.jpeg 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa842fda,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa842fda a{color:var(--wpex-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa842fda{font-size:21px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784189605758 vcex_6ad8daa842fda\">Robert M. Friedman<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa84352e{font-size:14px;line-height:var(--wpex-leading-normal);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784190757018 vcex_6ad8daa84352e\"><p><span class=\"Hyperlink SCXW89862567 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jcvi.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW89862567 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89862567 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">J. Craig Venter Institute<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><dialog id=\"wpex-card-modal-4745\" class=\"wpex-modal wpex-modal--4702 wpex-shadow-lg wpex-p-0 wpex-rounded\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__inner\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__header wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-20 wpex-pt-20 wpex-px-20\"><button class=\"wpex-modal__close wpex-close-modal wpex-unstyled-button wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-ml-auto\" aria-label=\"close modal\"><svg height=\"24\" width=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12 19 6.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wpex-modal__body wpex-p-20 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid external-links-modal vc_custom_1791144652904 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"background-color:var(--wpex-accent)!important;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa8448d3 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:15px;object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex_6ad8daa8448d3\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block vc_custom_1784191221932\"><img width=\"700\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Robert-Friedman-e1784108146192.jpeg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Robert-Friedman-e1784108146192.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Robert-Friedman-e1784108146192-679x720.jpeg 679w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Robert-Friedman-e1784108146192-11x12.jpeg 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa845253,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa845253 a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa845253{font-size:18px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa845253\">Robert M. Friedman<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa84573c,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa84573c a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent-alt);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa84573c\"><p><em><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW100248170 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100248170 BCX8\">Adjunct Faculty, <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW100248170 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jcvi.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW100248170 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100248170 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">J. Craig Venter Institute<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr.\u00a0Robert Friedman is adjunct faculty at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI). Dr Friedman directed JCVI\u2019s Policy\u00a0Center, which examines the societal and policy implications of genomics, synthetic biology, and other areas of modern biology and biomedicine. Friedman was a member of the 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2023 Ad Hoc Technical Expert Groups on Synthetic Biology of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Prior to joining JCVI,\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Friedman was Vice President for Research at the H. John Heinz\u00a0Center\u00a0for Science, Economics, and the Environment, a nonprofit environmental policy research organization. Earlier,\u00a0he\u00a0was a Senior Associate at the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), a non-partisan advisory agency of the U.S. Congress, where he advised Congressional committees on issues involving environmental and natural resources policy. Dr Friedman received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in Ecological Systems Analysis. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Selected works and publications:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/36522496\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Exploring the value of a global gene drive project registry<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33335055\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Core commitments for field trials of gene drive organisms<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5831321\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rules of the road for insect gene drive research and testing<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/dialog><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-flex-grow post-4749 type-spokespeople cat-1655\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_4693\"><a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Samantha O\u2019Loughlin\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"wpex-card-modal-4749\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wpex-open-modal wpex-card-inner wpex-no-underline wpex-inherit-color\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex wpex-relative wpex-vc-has-custom-column-spacing wpex-vc-column-spacing-0px\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner wpex-shadow-lg vc_custom_1784189451755\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa8477d0 .vcex-image-img{object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex-fill-column top-rounded-image vcex_6ad8daa8477d0\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block wpex-image-hover vertical-pan\"><img width=\"700\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/OLoughlin-Samantha.jpeg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/OLoughlin-Samantha.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/OLoughlin-Samantha-678x720.jpeg 678w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/OLoughlin-Samantha-11x12.jpeg 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa847fbf,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa847fbf a{color:var(--wpex-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa847fbf{font-size:21px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784189605758 vcex_6ad8daa847fbf\">Samantha O\u2019Loughlin<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa848512{font-size:14px;line-height:var(--wpex-leading-normal);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784190757018 vcex_6ad8daa848512\"><p><span class=\"Hyperlink SCXW236420878 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/targetmalaria.org\/about-us\/where-we-operate\/united-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW236420878 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236420878 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Target Malaria<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><dialog id=\"wpex-card-modal-4749\" class=\"wpex-modal wpex-modal--4702 wpex-shadow-lg wpex-p-0 wpex-rounded\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__inner\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__header wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-20 wpex-pt-20 wpex-px-20\"><button class=\"wpex-modal__close wpex-close-modal wpex-unstyled-button wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-ml-auto\" aria-label=\"close modal\"><svg height=\"24\" width=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12 19 6.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wpex-modal__body wpex-p-20 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid external-links-modal vc_custom_1791144652904 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"background-color:var(--wpex-accent)!important;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa84980e .vcex-image-img{border-radius:15px;object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex_6ad8daa84980e\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block vc_custom_1784191221932\"><img width=\"700\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/OLoughlin-Samantha.jpeg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/OLoughlin-Samantha.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/OLoughlin-Samantha-678x720.jpeg 678w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/OLoughlin-Samantha-11x12.jpeg 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa84a1b6,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa84a1b6 a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa84a1b6{font-size:18px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa84a1b6\">Samantha O\u2019Loughlin<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa84a6e1,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa84a6e1 a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent-alt);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa84a6e1\"><p><em><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW82527593 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82527593 BCX8\">S<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82527593 BCX8\">takeholder <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82527593 BCX8\">Engagement Support Officer<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW82527593 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/targetmalaria.org\/about-us\/where-we-operate\/united-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW82527593 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82527593 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW82527593 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82527593 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Target Malaria<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW82527593 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82527593 BCX8\">, <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW82527593 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW82527593 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82527593 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Imperial College London<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW82527593 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr Samantha O\u2019Loughlin is a population geneticist and stakeholder engagement support officer for Target Malaria at Imperial College London. In 2006, she took on a post-doctoral research position in a new and exciting research project aiming to develop novel genetic gene drive methods for controlling the mosquito vectors of malaria. This project has since grown to become the Target Malaria research consortium, where she works closely with molecular biologists and\u00a0modellers\u00a0in the team, bringing them her extensive experience of\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anopheles <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mosquito genetics and bionomics. Samantha\u2019s working activities have grown and evolved along with the project, and in 2019 she took on a role in the global stakeholder engagement team.\u00a0Samantha is a self-confessed perpetual student and has spent most of her adult life working and studying in academia. She has four degrees, including an MSc in Biodiversity and\u00a0Conservation (University of Leeds) and a Doctorate in mosquito population genetics (University of Manchester).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Selected works and publications:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" 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src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/David-Will-e1784109264319.jpeg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/David-Will-e1784109264319.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/David-Will-e1784109264319-13x12.jpeg 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa852bb4,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa852bb4 a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa852bb4{font-size:18px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa852bb4\">David Will<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa853054,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa853054 a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent-alt);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa853054\"><p><em><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW189659820 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189659820 BCX8\">Senior Director, Innovation &amp; Impact<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189659820 BCX8\">, <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW189659820 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.islandconservation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW189659820 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189659820 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Island Conservation<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">David Will is Senior Director of Innovation &amp; Impact at Island Conservation, where he leads the application of emerging technologies to improve the success and scalability of island restoration. With over 15 years of experience, he focuses on turning innovation into decision-relevant outcomes that guide restoration priorities, inform investment, and track ecosystem recovery. His work spans AI-enabled monitoring, remote sensing and NASA Earth observation frameworks, eradication decision-support systems, heavy-lift drones, eDNA detection, and emerging genetic tools. He has implemented technology across more than 25 island restoration projects worldwide and leads efforts to build scalable monitoring and decision systems that support\u00a0conservation at\u00a0global scale. David regularly\u00a0advises\u00a0funders, partners, and leadership on scientific risk, tradeoffs, and impact, and works to ensure that innovation translates into measurable outcomes for biodiversity and people. He holds a BS in Bioinformatics from UC Santa Cruz.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Selected works and publications:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"9\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s44358-025-00099-w\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The circular seabird economy is critical for oceans, islands and people<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"9\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/1748-9326\/ad77b7\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Toward the quantification of the climate co-benefits of invasive mammal eradication on islands: a scalable framework for restoration monitoring<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"9\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1186\/s12915-024-02063-0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Building an eDNA surveillance toolkit for invasive rodents on islands: can we detect wild-type and gene drive Mus musculus?<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Media mentions and appearances:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"24\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furl.avanan.click%2Fv2%2Fr03%2F___https%3A%2F%2Fnews.mongabay.com%2F2024%2F02%2Fon-kahoolawe-new-technology-could-restore-a-sacred-hawaiian-island%2F___.YXYyYzplbWVyZ2luZ2FnOmE6bzo1Y2ZhYWU5NzVjZDkxNzVhZjk2NThiYWQyNDk4Mzc0Zjo3OjllODk6MzA5MGI4NDUxN2Q4YTE2NTZhNjYyOTJiMDg2NTQxMTcyNTczYzc5NzRlY2MyNTI4N2U2OWY2YzI0MTg5NzZlZTpoOlQ6Rg&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjoyce%40emergingag.com%7Cb55d487bee944551a53308dec717b1fc%7C30fdb52fcde145e98173b29f88ae9156%7C0%7C0%7C639167102410471237%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=2ji3E9tZK%2BkDz0DaDYg38K4yIUWLIRb%2Bi97sqBSii7I%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">On\u00a0Kaho\u2019olawe, new technology could restore a sacred Hawaiian island<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"24\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furl.avanan.click%2Fv2%2Fr03%2F___https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2Fstory%2Frat-pacific-island-drones%2F___.YXYyYzplbWVyZ2luZ2FnOmE6bzo1Y2ZhYWU5NzVjZDkxNzVhZjk2NThiYWQyNDk4Mzc0Zjo3OjYzZjI6NGEwMWFjZmZkMjk2ZTI2Y2Q0OTkxNWYwYjUzNmEzYWU1YWYyMDdkNzJkODgzYzU4YzA3ZThjN2JkNWFiOGQyMjpoOlQ6Rg&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjoyce%40emergingag.com%7Cb55d487bee944551a53308dec717b1fc%7C30fdb52fcde145e98173b29f88ae9156%7C0%7C0%7C639167102410434241%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=xrzIVQqw6wWGqi5%2FG5iWlTfEvSab%2FhEWHpV1aMxOZgw%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rats took over this Pacific island. Now drones are leading the fightback<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/dialog><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-flex-grow post-4727 type-spokespeople cat-1654\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_4693\"><a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Gregg Howald\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"wpex-card-modal-4727\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wpex-open-modal wpex-card-inner wpex-no-underline wpex-inherit-color\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex wpex-relative wpex-vc-has-custom-column-spacing wpex-vc-column-spacing-0px\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner wpex-shadow-lg vc_custom_1784189451755\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa855bd3 .vcex-image-img{object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex-fill-column top-rounded-image vcex_6ad8daa855bd3\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block wpex-image-hover vertical-pan\"><img width=\"415\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gregg.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gregg.jpg 415w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gregg-13x12.jpg 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa856382,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa856382 a{color:var(--wpex-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa856382{font-size:21px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784189605758 vcex_6ad8daa856382\">Gregg Howald<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa8568c9{font-size:14px;line-height:var(--wpex-leading-normal);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784190757018 vcex_6ad8daa8568c9\"><p><span class=\"Hyperlink SCXW146163724 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/advancedconservation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW146163724 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW146163724 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Advanced Conservation Strategies<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><dialog id=\"wpex-card-modal-4727\" class=\"wpex-modal wpex-modal--4702 wpex-shadow-lg wpex-p-0 wpex-rounded\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__inner\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__header wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-20 wpex-pt-20 wpex-px-20\"><button class=\"wpex-modal__close wpex-close-modal wpex-unstyled-button wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-ml-auto\" aria-label=\"close modal\"><svg height=\"24\" width=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12 19 6.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wpex-modal__body wpex-p-20 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid external-links-modal vc_custom_1791144652904 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"background-color:var(--wpex-accent)!important;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa857b74 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:15px;object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex_6ad8daa857b74\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block vc_custom_1784191221932\"><img width=\"415\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gregg.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gregg.jpg 415w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gregg-13x12.jpg 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa85847c,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa85847c a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa85847c{font-size:18px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa85847c\">Gregg Howald<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa858949,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa858949 a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent-alt);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa858949\"><p><em><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW235693345 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235693345 BCX8\">Director of Global Conservation Initiatives, <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW235693345 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/advancedconservation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW235693345 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235693345 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Advanced Conservation Strategies (ACS)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With over three decades of experience,\u00a0Gregg Howald is a leading expert in the field of island restoration. He has been involved in the eradication of invasive species from more than 75 islands in eight countries. With a diverse technical background, grounded in ecotoxicology,\u00a0Gregg\u2019s\u00a0focus has evolved into conservation diplomacy and moving complex programs forward based on local values. He helps lead public engagement processes, where he supports the communication of risks and benefits of projects to inform values<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2010<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">based decisions including regulatory compliance processes and rightsholder engagement. He has developed a network of global partners from government agencies, private industry, NGOs, academic institutions, and local communities, and currently works on building networks of multilateral and transboundary public-private partnerships to bring industry, government, scientists, and NGOs together under national and international policy frameworks that are focused on restoration.\u202fAll with a goal to increase the scale, scope, and pace of the eradication of invasive species from insular ecosystems.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Selected works and publications:\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fevo.2021.704809\/full\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The promise of Genetics and Genomics for Improving Invasive Mammal Management on Islands<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/cobi.12641\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The potential for biodiversity offsetting to fund invasive species eradication on islands<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Media mentions and appearances:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theglobepost.com\/2021\/10\/04\/saving-endangered-species\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Saving Endangered Species Will Save People Too \u2014 But We Need More Innovation<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/dialog><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry wpex-flex wpex-flex-col wpex-flex-grow post-4735 type-spokespeople cat-1654\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_4693\"><a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Liv Liberman\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"wpex-card-modal-4735\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wpex-open-modal wpex-card-inner wpex-no-underline wpex-inherit-color\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex wpex-relative wpex-vc-has-custom-column-spacing wpex-vc-column-spacing-0px\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner wpex-shadow-lg vc_custom_1784189451755\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa85ad11 .vcex-image-img{object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex-fill-column top-rounded-image vcex_6ad8daa85ad11\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block wpex-image-hover vertical-pan\"><img width=\"700\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Liv-Liberman-e1784107654460.jpeg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Liv-Liberman-e1784107654460.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Liv-Liberman-e1784107654460-667x720.jpeg 667w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Liv-Liberman-e1784107654460-11x12.jpeg 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa85b4ea,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa85b4ea a{color:var(--wpex-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa85b4ea{font-size:21px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784189605758 vcex_6ad8daa85b4ea\">Liv Liberman<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa85ba18{font-size:14px;line-height:var(--wpex-leading-normal);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784190757018 vcex_6ad8daa85ba18\"><p><span class=\"Hyperlink SCXW175577332 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/reviverestore.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW175577332 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW175577332 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Revive &amp; Restore<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><dialog id=\"wpex-card-modal-4735\" class=\"wpex-modal wpex-modal--4702 wpex-shadow-lg wpex-p-0 wpex-rounded\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__inner\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__header wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-20 wpex-pt-20 wpex-px-20\"><button class=\"wpex-modal__close wpex-close-modal wpex-unstyled-button wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-ml-auto\" aria-label=\"close modal\"><svg height=\"24\" width=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12 19 6.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wpex-modal__body wpex-p-20 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid external-links-modal vc_custom_1791144652904 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"background-color:var(--wpex-accent)!important;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa85ccd3 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:15px;object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex_6ad8daa85ccd3\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block vc_custom_1784191221932\"><img width=\"700\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Liv-Liberman-e1784107654460.jpeg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Liv-Liberman-e1784107654460.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Liv-Liberman-e1784107654460-667x720.jpeg 667w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Liv-Liberman-e1784107654460-11x12.jpeg 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa85d5f8,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa85d5f8 a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa85d5f8{font-size:18px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa85d5f8\">Liv Liberman<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa85da84,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa85da84 a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent-alt);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa85da84\"><p><em><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW99920735 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW99920735 BCX8\">Director of Ocean and Climate, <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW99920735 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/reviverestore.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW99920735 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW99920735 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Revive &amp; Restore<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. Liv Liberman (formerly Williamson) develops and oversees applied genetic rescue projects for endangered species around the world and helps craft Revive &amp;\u00a0Restore\u2019s\u00a0scientific focus. She manages the\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furl.avanan.click%2Fv2%2Fr03%2F___https%3A%2F%2Freviverestore.org%2Fprojects%2Fadvanced-coral-toolkit%2F___.YXYyYzplbWVyZ2luZ2FnOmE6bzo1MjBmOTM1ZTBhMjczMDQ3N2MzODFhZDllOGJlNGQzMDo3OmUxZDM6ODE3ZTIzYTVhNGQ3YjczYzdhYTMwOGMyYTgzZGQxNTFiNTkzODNjZjcxODAwMDEzNGI2NTkwNjBlZmJmOWQ3ZDpoOlQ6Rg&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cirina%40emergingag.com%7C0a3f9a7c82da42970dc608debdc0d717%7C30fdb52fcde145e98173b29f88ae9156%7C0%7C0%7C639156833263406232%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=uZOkASEEtffd%2Bc7aLAbFTdYwBXgvIeuXShZxZ13QQHc%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Advanced Coral Toolkit<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furl.avanan.click%2Fv2%2Fr03%2F___https%3A%2F%2Freviverestore.org%2Fprojects%2Fbiotech-for-climate-resilience-fund%2F___.YXYyYzplbWVyZ2luZ2FnOmE6bzo1MjBmOTM1ZTBhMjczMDQ3N2MzODFhZDllOGJlNGQzMDo3OmM0YmY6ZjkxNzliYTA5MWVlNzlkZWIwMjc4MDU2MmMwYzBjYWI2ZDczOGIzNWVhMTA4YjFhZWY0NzcyYTA4YmI3MzI2OTpoOlQ6Rg&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cirina%40emergingag.com%7C0a3f9a7c82da42970dc608debdc0d717%7C30fdb52fcde145e98173b29f88ae9156%7C0%7C0%7C639156833263456436%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Kg8U62YgqIF1%2FKHVMiAJO08jI1FEdhSayR8QpP9dMqw%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Climate Resilience Fund<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, which support the development and field testing of cutting-edge biotechnologies for marine conservation. Dr. Liberman shares her passion for the natural world through science communication, education, and citizen science, empowering people of all backgrounds to\u202fbe\u202fenvironmental stewards. Prior to Revive &amp; Restore, she tested innovative strategies to increase the survival and fitness of threatened Caribbean corals in the face of climate change. She managed various collaborative projects that utilized \u201cassisted evolution\u201d approaches, such as managed breeding and microbiome manipulation, to boost coral genetic diversity and climate resilience, with the goal of informing reef restoration. Dr. Liberman has a Ph.D. in Marine Biology and Ecology from the University of Miami\u2019s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, and a B.A. in Environmental Science from Barnard College.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Selected works and publications:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"21\" 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data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"22\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q37zoMAgkpg\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Coral Reefs at Risk | Docuseries: What Does the Future Hold?<\/span><\/a><span 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vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784189605758 vcex_6ad8daa8607d7\">Maximillian Seunik<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa860cbd{font-size:14px;line-height:var(--wpex-leading-normal);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784190757018 vcex_6ad8daa860cbd\"><p><span class=\"Hyperlink SCXW87682067 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.screwworm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW87682067 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW87682067 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Screwworm Free Future<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW87682067 BCX8\" 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wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid external-links-modal vc_custom_1791144652904 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"background-color:var(--wpex-accent)!important;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa861f5e .vcex-image-img{border-radius:15px;object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex_6ad8daa861f5e\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block vc_custom_1784191221932\"><img width=\"384\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Max.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Max.jpg 384w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Max-11x12.jpg 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa862886,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa862886 a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa862886{font-size:18px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa862886\">Maximillian Seunik<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa862d5f,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa862d5f a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent-alt);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa862d5f\"><p><em><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW2122342 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW2122342 BCX8\">Executive Director<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW2122342 BCX8\">, <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW2122342 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.screwworm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW2122342 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW2122342 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Screwworm Free Future<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As Executive Director, Seunik is responsible for strategic leadership of Screwworm Free Future. He leads efforts to bring together stakeholders around the goal of screwworm control and eradication, while overseeing strategic planning and execution. Seunik is a public health scientist by training. He has worked in the leadership of technology startups, in government and multilaterals, and as an innovation funder, scaling high-impact health interventions for neglected disease areas now serving millions. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Media mentions and appearances:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"23\" 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cat-1654\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_4693\"><a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Paul Bunje\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"wpex-card-modal-4743\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wpex-open-modal wpex-card-inner wpex-no-underline wpex-inherit-color\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex wpex-relative wpex-vc-has-custom-column-spacing wpex-vc-column-spacing-0px\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner wpex-shadow-lg vc_custom_1784189451755\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa864ab3 .vcex-image-img{object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex-fill-column top-rounded-image vcex_6ad8daa864ab3\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block wpex-image-hover vertical-pan\"><img width=\"700\" height=\"875\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Paul-Bunje.jpeg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Paul-Bunje.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Paul-Bunje-576x720.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Paul-Bunje-10x12.jpeg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa865268,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa865268 a{color:var(--wpex-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa865268{font-size:21px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784189605758 vcex_6ad8daa865268\">Paul Bunje<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa86579c{font-size:14px;line-height:var(--wpex-leading-normal);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr wpex-text-center vc_custom_1784190757018 vcex_6ad8daa86579c\"><p><span class=\"Hyperlink SCXW203273154 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationxlabs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW203273154 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW203273154 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Conservation X Labs<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW203273154 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><dialog id=\"wpex-card-modal-4743\" class=\"wpex-modal wpex-modal--4702 wpex-shadow-lg wpex-p-0 wpex-rounded\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__inner\"><div class=\"wpex-modal__header wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-gap-20 wpex-pt-20 wpex-px-20\"><button class=\"wpex-modal__close wpex-close-modal wpex-unstyled-button wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-ml-auto\" aria-label=\"close modal\"><svg height=\"24\" width=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0V0z\" fill=\"none\"\/><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12 19 6.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wpex-modal__body wpex-p-20 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid external-links-modal vc_custom_1791144652904 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"background-color:var(--wpex-accent)!important;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad8daa866b5c .vcex-image-img{border-radius:15px;object-position:top center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex_6ad8daa866b5c\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block vc_custom_1784191221932\"><img width=\"700\" height=\"875\" src=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Paul-Bunje.jpeg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Paul-Bunje.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Paul-Bunje-576x720.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/genedrivenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Paul-Bunje-10x12.jpeg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa867430,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa867430 a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent);}.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa867430{font-size:18px;font-weight:600;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa867430\">Paul Bunje<\/div><style>.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa8678d2,.vcex-custom-field.vcex_6ad8daa8678d2 a{color:var(--wpex-on-accent-alt);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-custom-field vcex-module wpex-clr vcex_6ad8daa8678d2\"><p><em><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW188116991 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188116991 BCX8\">President<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188116991 BCX8\"> &amp; Co-Founder<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188116991 BCX8\">, <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW188116991 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationxlabs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW188116991 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188116991 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Conservation X Labs<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW188116991 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr.\u00a0Paul Bunje is the co-founder and President of Conservation X Labs.\u00a0Dr. Bunje\u00a0was formerly the Chief Scientist at the XPRIZE Foundation, where he led the impact strategy across grand challenge domains at XPRIZE, spanning civil society, environment, energy, health, and exploration. Dr. Bunje is a global thought leader in bringing innovation to solve environmental grand challenges. Paul was formerly the founding Executive Director of the UCLA Center for Climate Change Solutions, the Managing Director of the Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability, and served on the World Economic Forum\u2019s Global Agenda Council for Oceans. The American Association for the Advancement of Science selected\u00a0Dr. Bunje\u00a0as one of 40 individuals that exemplify the thousands of AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellows who are dedicated to applying science to serve society.\u00a0He\u00a0is trained in biology, with a B.S. from the University of Southern California and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Selected works and publications:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" 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(NABIT) and Molecular Development Kit (MDK)<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"13\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:4618374,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/sustainable-food-systems\/articles\/10.3389\/fsufs.2023.1166131\/full\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Emerging monitoring technologies to reduce illegal fishing activities at sea and prevent entry of fraudulent 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