London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Educational/professional background

 BSc Zoology at the University of Reading (2012-2015).

What I enjoyed most about studying at LSHTM

I would have to narrow it down to three things:

• Feeling part of a community, and the networks that one is able to develop. This extends to even now whilst I work in the Department of Disease Control at LSHTM.
• The UK field trip to Slapton which happens around Easter time. That was a great bonding experience and we learnt a lot about designing and running a field project in medical entomology.
• learning the skills and knowledge of medical parasitology in the first term. We learnt a lot about diagnosing malaria from thin and thick blood films, parasite infections in faecal and tissue samples. Having Claire Rogers as the lead educator was fantastic.

Since graduating I have been...

Working in various research roles in vector control as well as molecular entomology and chemical ecology. I have worked on both Anopheles and Aedes mosquito models. I am currently studying for a PhD at Silwood Park, Imperial College London investigating the impact of nectar feeding on mosquito vectorial capacity.