Michael White
@mtwhite.bsky.social
Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Analytics G5 Unit, Institut Pasteur
Epidemiology | Modelling | Serology | Malaria (esp vivax) | NTDs
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Epidemiology | Modelling | Serology | Malaria (esp vivax) | NTDs
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👩🔬 Cette semaine, 5 chercheuses de l’Institut Pasteur font la Une des médias !
De la santé des femmes au cancer, de la psychiatrie à l'intelligence artificielle... Leurs recherches font avancer la science.
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De la santé des femmes au cancer, de la psychiatrie à l'intelligence artificielle... Leurs recherches font avancer la science.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
👩🔬 Cette semaine, 5 chercheuses de l’Institut Pasteur font la Une des médias !
De la santé des femmes au cancer, de la psychiatrie à l'intelligence artificielle... Leurs recherches font avancer la science.
Thread ⤵️ 1/6
De la santé des femmes au cancer, de la psychiatrie à l'intelligence artificielle... Leurs recherches font avancer la science.
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Delighted to be back in Institut Pasteur de Dakar for the kick-off of our EDCTP3 supported PvSeroRDT consortium. We will develop a new diagnostic test for detecting P. vivax malaria hypnozoites and set up manufacturing capacity with Diatropix in Senegal.
Enormous thanks to our Senegalese hosts 🇸🇳
Enormous thanks to our Senegalese hosts 🇸🇳
October 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Delighted to be back in Institut Pasteur de Dakar for the kick-off of our EDCTP3 supported PvSeroRDT consortium. We will develop a new diagnostic test for detecting P. vivax malaria hypnozoites and set up manufacturing capacity with Diatropix in Senegal.
Enormous thanks to our Senegalese hosts 🇸🇳
Enormous thanks to our Senegalese hosts 🇸🇳
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Pour chaque vie, la science agit.
Le Pasteurdon, c’est maintenant !
Soutenez la recherche et celles et ceux qui la font avancer ↘️ pasteurdon.fr
#Pasteurdon
Le Pasteurdon, c’est maintenant !
Soutenez la recherche et celles et ceux qui la font avancer ↘️ pasteurdon.fr
#Pasteurdon
October 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Pour chaque vie, la science agit.
Le Pasteurdon, c’est maintenant !
Soutenez la recherche et celles et ceux qui la font avancer ↘️ pasteurdon.fr
#Pasteurdon
Le Pasteurdon, c’est maintenant !
Soutenez la recherche et celles et ceux qui la font avancer ↘️ pasteurdon.fr
#Pasteurdon
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Beautiful beasts: excited to see our first volume electron microscopy study on malaria parasites published: advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... revealing new insights into Plasmodium ookinete development. Thanks for great EMBL-Umea-Heidelberg collaboration.
October 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Beautiful beasts: excited to see our first volume electron microscopy study on malaria parasites published: advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... revealing new insights into Plasmodium ookinete development. Thanks for great EMBL-Umea-Heidelberg collaboration.
A great opportunity to work with the excellent Amy Thomas in Bristol.
🐦 GW4 MRC funded PhD position on
Modelling and communicating Avian Influenza spillover at the human-wild bird interface 🐦
Interdisciplinary One Health project!
Infection histories, contacts and behavioural science.
@neeltjeboogert.bsky.social @3113n.bsky.social @mtwhite.bsky.social, Louise Smith
Modelling and communicating Avian Influenza spillover at the human-wild bird interface 🐦
Interdisciplinary One Health project!
Infection histories, contacts and behavioural science.
@neeltjeboogert.bsky.social @3113n.bsky.social @mtwhite.bsky.social, Louise Smith
September 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A great opportunity to work with the excellent Amy Thomas in Bristol.
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The minutes noted that “everyone was searched, including their vehicles, on the grounds that researchers might be carrying mosquitoes in their pockets.”
#IDsky #malaria 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
#IDsky #malaria 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
After ‘humiliating’ raid, Burkina Faso halts ‘gene drive’ project to fight malaria
Disinformation campaign may have triggered “brutal” shutdown of mosquito lab
www.science.org
September 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The minutes noted that “everyone was searched, including their vehicles, on the grounds that researchers might be carrying mosquitoes in their pockets.”
#IDsky #malaria 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
#IDsky #malaria 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
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📣 I'm recruiting a postdoc researcher to join my team for a project on mosquito-specific viruses and host interactions. Peep the job description & how to apply below. Perfect for soon-to-be or recent PhD graduates in mosquito vector biology 🦟 or arbovirology 🦠
🗓️ Application deadline 31 August 2025
🗓️ Application deadline 31 August 2025
July 28, 2025 at 9:25 AM
📣 I'm recruiting a postdoc researcher to join my team for a project on mosquito-specific viruses and host interactions. Peep the job description & how to apply below. Perfect for soon-to-be or recent PhD graduates in mosquito vector biology 🦟 or arbovirology 🦠
🗓️ Application deadline 31 August 2025
🗓️ Application deadline 31 August 2025
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Paperback publication day! Have a good read. Things changing far too slowly for #womeninSTEM
July 24, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Paperback publication day! Have a good read. Things changing far too slowly for #womeninSTEM
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🧬50 years of impact 🌍
From #malaria breakthroughs to global collaborations, our researchers have transformed the field of #parasitology – and they’re not done yet.
Find out more: www.wehi.edu.au/news/from-a-...
From #malaria breakthroughs to global collaborations, our researchers have transformed the field of #parasitology – and they’re not done yet.
Find out more: www.wehi.edu.au/news/from-a-...
July 14, 2025 at 12:36 AM
🧬50 years of impact 🌍
From #malaria breakthroughs to global collaborations, our researchers have transformed the field of #parasitology – and they’re not done yet.
Find out more: www.wehi.edu.au/news/from-a-...
From #malaria breakthroughs to global collaborations, our researchers have transformed the field of #parasitology – and they’re not done yet.
Find out more: www.wehi.edu.au/news/from-a-...
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We're hiring a modelling postdoc at PSI Oxford for two exciting projects: 1) modelling the early immune responses to Nipah vaccination, and 2) joining the PRESTO team working on immunobridging in vaccine evaluation studies.
tinyurl.com/5abbxrjh
Get in touch for more info! Deadline 4th August.
tinyurl.com/5abbxrjh
Get in touch for more info! Deadline 4th August.
Job Details
tinyurl.com
July 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
We're hiring a modelling postdoc at PSI Oxford for two exciting projects: 1) modelling the early immune responses to Nipah vaccination, and 2) joining the PRESTO team working on immunobridging in vaccine evaluation studies.
tinyurl.com/5abbxrjh
Get in touch for more info! Deadline 4th August.
tinyurl.com/5abbxrjh
Get in touch for more info! Deadline 4th August.
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The UK's paternity leave is the worst in Europe. It frustrates dads, burdens mums, and impoverishes us all. The fight for better parental leave is not just a demand for common decency, but for common sense.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
Dads deserve a better paternity deal – so does the economy
New fathers who want to bond with their babies are treated in a derisory way in the UK – and that harms us all
observer.co.uk
June 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The UK's paternity leave is the worst in Europe. It frustrates dads, burdens mums, and impoverishes us all. The fight for better parental leave is not just a demand for common decency, but for common sense.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
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Today and tomorrow: International Meeting on Mirror Biology at the Pasteur Institute
www.pasteur.fr/en/home/rese...
Bluetorial to follow
www.pasteur.fr/en/home/rese...
Bluetorial to follow
Institut Pasteur To Host International Meeting on Mirror Biology
The Institut Pasteur will host an international conference on June 12-13, 2025 addressing the potentially unprecedented risks of mirror life, organized in partnership with the Mirror Biology Dialogues...
www.pasteur.fr
June 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Today and tomorrow: International Meeting on Mirror Biology at the Pasteur Institute
www.pasteur.fr/en/home/rese...
Bluetorial to follow
www.pasteur.fr/en/home/rese...
Bluetorial to follow
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Between 2018 and 2020, the www.malakit-project.org distributed kits for malaria self-diagnosis and self-treatment to gold miners in French Guiana
In this work out on @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social we have used modelling to assess the impact of the intervention
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
In this work out on @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social we have used modelling to assess the impact of the intervention
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Evaluating the impact of the Malakit intervention on malaria transmission in the Guiana Shield: a mathematical modelling study
Malakit had a significant impact on malaria transmission by improving the access to
treatment for the population working in illegal gold mining in French Guiana. Building
on the regional efforts of th...
www.thelancet.com
May 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Between 2018 and 2020, the www.malakit-project.org distributed kits for malaria self-diagnosis and self-treatment to gold miners in French Guiana
In this work out on @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social we have used modelling to assess the impact of the intervention
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
In this work out on @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social we have used modelling to assess the impact of the intervention
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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This work began in 2019 during my PhD, with the help of @drshaziaruybal.bsky.social. After navigating a pandemic, finishing my PhD, and changing labs, I am pleased to share our work on a modest #ampseq panel for #P.vivax. This panel is designed to facilitate molecular corrections in clinical trials
June 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
This work began in 2019 during my PhD, with the help of @drshaziaruybal.bsky.social. After navigating a pandemic, finishing my PhD, and changing labs, I am pleased to share our work on a modest #ampseq panel for #P.vivax. This panel is designed to facilitate molecular corrections in clinical trials
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Respect to Krishnan Guru-Murthy here.
June 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Respect to Krishnan Guru-Murthy here.
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New postdoc positions with a number of exciting epidemic modelling projects opening in our Unit at @pasteur.fr in beautiful Paris. Deadline for applications: 26th June.
research.pasteur.fr/en/job/postd...
research.pasteur.fr/en/job/postd...
Postdoctoral positions in epidemic mathematical/statistical modelling - Research
Job description We are recruiting postdocs to contribute to research projects in the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases Unit, at Institut Pasteur in Paris. The candidates will be expected t...
research.pasteur.fr
June 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
New postdoc positions with a number of exciting epidemic modelling projects opening in our Unit at @pasteur.fr in beautiful Paris. Deadline for applications: 26th June.
research.pasteur.fr/en/job/postd...
research.pasteur.fr/en/job/postd...
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🔬Spotlight on women’s leadership in Yellow4FLAVI!
Dr. Barba-Spaeth @giobarbaspaeth.bsky.social, a molecular & structural virologist, coordinates research on how YF17D vaccine structure drives immunity, unlocking new paths for next-gen vaccines.💉🧠
More on our site: www.yellow4flavi.eu/post/women-s...
Dr. Barba-Spaeth @giobarbaspaeth.bsky.social, a molecular & structural virologist, coordinates research on how YF17D vaccine structure drives immunity, unlocking new paths for next-gen vaccines.💉🧠
More on our site: www.yellow4flavi.eu/post/women-s...
Women’s leadership in Yellow4FLAVI
We’d like to shine a spotlight on Dr. Giovanna Barba-Spaeth, Coordinator of the Yellow4FLAVI Horizon Europe funded project and Head of the Flavimmunity Group at Institut Pasteur. 1️⃣ What is your back...
www.yellow4flavi.eu
June 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🔬Spotlight on women’s leadership in Yellow4FLAVI!
Dr. Barba-Spaeth @giobarbaspaeth.bsky.social, a molecular & structural virologist, coordinates research on how YF17D vaccine structure drives immunity, unlocking new paths for next-gen vaccines.💉🧠
More on our site: www.yellow4flavi.eu/post/women-s...
Dr. Barba-Spaeth @giobarbaspaeth.bsky.social, a molecular & structural virologist, coordinates research on how YF17D vaccine structure drives immunity, unlocking new paths for next-gen vaccines.💉🧠
More on our site: www.yellow4flavi.eu/post/women-s...
Calling diagnostics developers.
If you know any companies in your network that can develop portable readers for RDTs, please check out the following request for proposals coordinated by FIND.
Can include standalone readers or mobile-phone based systems.
urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
If you know any companies in your network that can develop portable readers for RDTs, please check out the following request for proposals coordinated by FIND.
Can include standalone readers or mobile-phone based systems.
urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
Calls for partners - FIND
urldefense.com
May 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Calling diagnostics developers.
If you know any companies in your network that can develop portable readers for RDTs, please check out the following request for proposals coordinated by FIND.
Can include standalone readers or mobile-phone based systems.
urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
If you know any companies in your network that can develop portable readers for RDTs, please check out the following request for proposals coordinated by FIND.
Can include standalone readers or mobile-phone based systems.
urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
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Powerful new tool against Malaria (𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦)
Instead of killing mosquitoes, bed nets coated with ELQs (endochin-like quinolones) KILL THE MALARIA PARASITES INSIDE THE INSECTS. Infected mosquitoes land, absorb the drug through their legs, and are rendered parasite-free
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Instead of killing mosquitoes, bed nets coated with ELQs (endochin-like quinolones) KILL THE MALARIA PARASITES INSIDE THE INSECTS. Infected mosquitoes land, absorb the drug through their legs, and are rendered parasite-free
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
May 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Powerful new tool against Malaria (𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦)
Instead of killing mosquitoes, bed nets coated with ELQs (endochin-like quinolones) KILL THE MALARIA PARASITES INSIDE THE INSECTS. Infected mosquitoes land, absorb the drug through their legs, and are rendered parasite-free
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Instead of killing mosquitoes, bed nets coated with ELQs (endochin-like quinolones) KILL THE MALARIA PARASITES INSIDE THE INSECTS. Infected mosquitoes land, absorb the drug through their legs, and are rendered parasite-free
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Ms. Rachel is braver than the troops.
May 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Ms. Rachel is braver than the troops.
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Great new study from the Dickson lab @utmb.bsky.social reveals how the microbial environment of Aedes aegypti larvae affects #ZIKV transmission. #Mosquitoes raised in urban containers (plastic buckets) are more susceptible than those from forest habitats (coconut husks) dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Reduced microbe abundance in an urban larval development container increases Aedes aegypti susceptibility to Zika virus
Author summary Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which spread viruses like dengue and Zika, inhabit different environments within Africa. Ancestral forms of Ae. aegypti occupy forested habitats, while domesti...
dx.plos.org
May 20, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Great new study from the Dickson lab @utmb.bsky.social reveals how the microbial environment of Aedes aegypti larvae affects #ZIKV transmission. #Mosquitoes raised in urban containers (plastic buckets) are more susceptible than those from forest habitats (coconut husks) dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
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Delighted to announce the paperback edition of my book Not Just for the Boys: Why we need more women in science, will be published in July
May 19, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Delighted to announce the paperback edition of my book Not Just for the Boys: Why we need more women in science, will be published in July
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Could a new malaria jab really finish off the disease?
In @telegraphnews.bsky.social, Chris Drakeley comments on efficacy of first-generation #malaria vaccines as GSK say they want to develop a jab that's 3 times as effective by 2035. @lshtm-malaria.bsky.social
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
In @telegraphnews.bsky.social, Chris Drakeley comments on efficacy of first-generation #malaria vaccines as GSK say they want to develop a jab that's 3 times as effective by 2035. @lshtm-malaria.bsky.social
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
Could a new malaria jab really finish off the disease? Researchers at GSK have high hopes
Exclusive: Next-generation jab could be three times as effective as the best currently available
www.telegraph.co.uk
May 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Could a new malaria jab really finish off the disease?
In @telegraphnews.bsky.social, Chris Drakeley comments on efficacy of first-generation #malaria vaccines as GSK say they want to develop a jab that's 3 times as effective by 2035. @lshtm-malaria.bsky.social
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
In @telegraphnews.bsky.social, Chris Drakeley comments on efficacy of first-generation #malaria vaccines as GSK say they want to develop a jab that's 3 times as effective by 2035. @lshtm-malaria.bsky.social
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
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So excited today as we launch the Sorbonne Université Modeling Outbreaks Center (SUMOC) - a hub dedicated to strengthening our ability to understand, anticipate, and respond to infectious disease threats.
@sorbonne-universite.fr @fac-sante-sorbonne.bsky.social @inserm.fr @anrs-mie.bsky.social
@sorbonne-universite.fr @fac-sante-sorbonne.bsky.social @inserm.fr @anrs-mie.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
So excited today as we launch the Sorbonne Université Modeling Outbreaks Center (SUMOC) - a hub dedicated to strengthening our ability to understand, anticipate, and respond to infectious disease threats.
@sorbonne-universite.fr @fac-sante-sorbonne.bsky.social @inserm.fr @anrs-mie.bsky.social
@sorbonne-universite.fr @fac-sante-sorbonne.bsky.social @inserm.fr @anrs-mie.bsky.social
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More evidence, now from Ireland, that infant immunisation with nirsevimab substantially reduced risks for hospitalisation due to RSV. Feedback very welcome, as well as suggestions for an eventual home.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Surveillance-based estimation of the impact of introducing a pathfinder programme for nirsevimab immunisation in Ireland on infant hospitalisations due to respiratory syncytial virus in 2024/2025
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) presents a significant health risk to young infants and substantially burdens already stretched health systems every winter. Ireland launched a RSV immunisation pathf...
www.medrxiv.org
April 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
More evidence, now from Ireland, that infant immunisation with nirsevimab substantially reduced risks for hospitalisation due to RSV. Feedback very welcome, as well as suggestions for an eventual home.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...