Catherine Oke
@catherineoke.bsky.social
Postdoc in @reecelab.bsky.social at Edinburgh Uni | Evolutionary ecology of vector-parasite interactions👩🏻🔬🦟🔬
We’ve recently been awarded a NERC grant to investigate how daily rhythms shape vector-parasite interactions, and we’re looking for a Research Technician to join the team! 🦟
The job advert is here (elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...) - please feel free to get in touch to find out more!
The job advert is here (elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...) - please feel free to get in touch to find out more!
Research Technician
The Reece Lab (https://thereecelab.com/) at the Institute of Ecology and Evolution are recruiting a Research Technician to support a new, exciting NERC-funded project investigating how daily rhythms s...
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June 25, 2025 at 10:03 AM
We’ve recently been awarded a NERC grant to investigate how daily rhythms shape vector-parasite interactions, and we’re looking for a Research Technician to join the team! 🦟
The job advert is here (elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...) - please feel free to get in touch to find out more!
The job advert is here (elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...) - please feel free to get in touch to find out more!
Reposted by Catherine Oke
🦟 Preprint Alert 🚨 Catherine Oke et al show the nutritional status of mosquitoes influences the time of day that they seek a human to bite. Poorly-fed mosquitoes are active in the early evening when the humans they bite are unlikely to be protected by bed nets. Read here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Biting time of day in malaria mosquitoes is modulated by nutritional status
Background and objectives Vector-borne disease transmission follows daily rhythms because the transmission of pathogens occur at the time of day vectors forage for blood. Insecticide-treated bed nets ...
doi.org
May 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
🦟 Preprint Alert 🚨 Catherine Oke et al show the nutritional status of mosquitoes influences the time of day that they seek a human to bite. Poorly-fed mosquitoes are active in the early evening when the humans they bite are unlikely to be protected by bed nets. Read here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Reposted by Catherine Oke
We have a new paper investigating how mosquito nutrition affects malaria development.
Our findings suggest malaria parasites may actively adjust oocyst growth rate to best exploit nutritional resources.
doi.org/10.3389/fmal...
Our findings suggest malaria parasites may actively adjust oocyst growth rate to best exploit nutritional resources.
doi.org/10.3389/fmal...
Frontiers | Plasticity in malaria parasite development: mosquito resources influence vector-to-host transmission potential
Parasites rely on exploiting resources from their hosts and vectors for survival and transmission. This includes nutritional resources, which vary in availab...
doi.org
November 1, 2024 at 9:36 AM
We have a new paper investigating how mosquito nutrition affects malaria development.
Our findings suggest malaria parasites may actively adjust oocyst growth rate to best exploit nutritional resources.
doi.org/10.3389/fmal...
Our findings suggest malaria parasites may actively adjust oocyst growth rate to best exploit nutritional resources.
doi.org/10.3389/fmal...