Francesco Baldini
@baldini-francesco.bsky.social
Studying #mosquito to fight #malaria
Reader @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Visiting Scientist at #IfakaraHealthInstitute
Researcher at #VectorsGlasgow
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/bohvm/staff/francescobaldini/
https://francescobaldini.wordpress.com/
Reader @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Visiting Scientist at #IfakaraHealthInstitute
Researcher at #VectorsGlasgow
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/bohvm/staff/francescobaldini/
https://francescobaldini.wordpress.com/
Our new paper is out!
Towards scalable age-grading of Aedes albopictus mosquito using mid-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning
Read it here 👉 rdcu.be/eQy0X
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk #UniversitaSapienza
Towards scalable age-grading of Aedes albopictus mosquito using mid-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning
Read it here 👉 rdcu.be/eQy0X
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk #UniversitaSapienza
Towards scalable age-grading of Aedes albopictus mosquito using mid-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning
Scientific Reports - Towards scalable age-grading of Aedes albopictus mosquito using mid-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning
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November 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Our new paper is out!
Towards scalable age-grading of Aedes albopictus mosquito using mid-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning
Read it here 👉 rdcu.be/eQy0X
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk #UniversitaSapienza
Towards scalable age-grading of Aedes albopictus mosquito using mid-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning
Read it here 👉 rdcu.be/eQy0X
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk #UniversitaSapienza
New work by Joel Odero #IfakaraHealthInstitute @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Genomic evidence of spatially structured gene flow and divergent insecticide resistance backgrounds of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus in Tanzania
academic.oup.com/genetics/adv...
Genomic evidence of spatially structured gene flow and divergent insecticide resistance backgrounds of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus in Tanzania
academic.oup.com/genetics/adv...
Genomic evidence of spatially structured gene flow and divergent insecticide resistance backgrounds of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus in Tanzania
Abstract. Population genetic analysis of mosquitoes is important for understanding the distribution of insecticide resistance alleles, devising sustainable
academic.oup.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
New work by Joel Odero #IfakaraHealthInstitute @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Genomic evidence of spatially structured gene flow and divergent insecticide resistance backgrounds of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus in Tanzania
academic.oup.com/genetics/adv...
Genomic evidence of spatially structured gene flow and divergent insecticide resistance backgrounds of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus in Tanzania
academic.oup.com/genetics/adv...
Rapid evaporative ionisation mass spectrometry can age field caught Anopheles gambiae malaria vectors
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Rapid evaporative ionisation mass spectrometry can age field caught Anopheles gambiae malaria vectors - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Rapid evaporative ionisation mass spectrometry can age field caught Anopheles gambiae malaria vectors
doi.org
June 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Rapid evaporative ionisation mass spectrometry can age field caught Anopheles gambiae malaria vectors
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
In vivo screen of Plasmodium targets for mosquito-based malaria control
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
In vivo screen of Plasmodium targets for mosquito-based malaria control - Nature
An in vivo screen of small-molecule compounds to inhibit the mosquito-stage development of Plasmodium identified hits that can be incorporated into bed nets and led to effective parasite killing in th...
doi.org
May 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
In vivo screen of Plasmodium targets for mosquito-based malaria control
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Reposted by Francesco Baldini
First confirmation of #WestNileVirus in mosquitoes in the UK, in an Aedes species. Risk to public still very low, but highlights huge importance of having robust mosquito surveillance and response programmes in place.
@mosquitoscotland.bsky.social
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@mosquitoscotland.bsky.social
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📢Breaking news - @ukhsa.bsky.social confirms 1st detection of #WestNileVirus particles in mosquitoes in the UK. This is a zoonotic virus that usually spreads in birds, but very occasionally infects people. Risk to UK public is extremely low, no detection in Scotland yet
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
First detection of West Nile virus in UK mosquitoes
UKHSA says there is no evidence to suggest ongoing circulation of the virus in birds or mosquitos in the UK and the risk to the general public is very low
www.gov.uk
May 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
First confirmation of #WestNileVirus in mosquitoes in the UK, in an Aedes species. Risk to public still very low, but highlights huge importance of having robust mosquito surveillance and response programmes in place.
@mosquitoscotland.bsky.social
submit.forms.service.gov.uk/form/3652/re...
@mosquitoscotland.bsky.social
submit.forms.service.gov.uk/form/3652/re...
Reposted by Francesco Baldini
🦟 First detection of #WestNile #virus in UK #Aedes vexans #mosquitoes
@ukhsa.bsky.social says there is no evidence to suggest ongoing circulation of the virus in birds or mosquitos in the UK and the risk to the general public is very low.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
@ukhsa.bsky.social says there is no evidence to suggest ongoing circulation of the virus in birds or mosquitos in the UK and the risk to the general public is very low.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
First detection of West Nile virus in UK mosquitoes
UKHSA says there is no evidence to suggest ongoing circulation of the virus in birds or mosquitos in the UK and the risk to the general public is very low
www.gov.uk
May 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🦟 First detection of #WestNile #virus in UK #Aedes vexans #mosquitoes
@ukhsa.bsky.social says there is no evidence to suggest ongoing circulation of the virus in birds or mosquitos in the UK and the risk to the general public is very low.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
@ukhsa.bsky.social says there is no evidence to suggest ongoing circulation of the virus in birds or mosquitos in the UK and the risk to the general public is very low.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Delayed mating in the malaria vector Anopheles funestus compared to Anopheles arabiensis
doi.org/10.1093/jme/...
doi.org/10.1093/jme/...
Delayed mating in the malaria vector Anopheles funestus compared to Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae)
Abstract. Mating is a vital behavior for mosquito reproduction, yet it remains poorly understood under captive conditions. We examined the copulation dynam
doi.org
May 12, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Delayed mating in the malaria vector Anopheles funestus compared to Anopheles arabiensis
doi.org/10.1093/jme/...
doi.org/10.1093/jme/...
Reposted by Francesco Baldini
Delighted to have BBC feature our citizen science mosquito reporting project. Huge thx to members of the public who have got in touch since last year with sightings from all across Scotland. Great if we can keep it going this summer: report at www.mosquito-scotland.com
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mosquitoes in Scotland as far north as Shetland
The extent of Scotland's mosquito population is being understood thanks to a successful citizen science project.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Delighted to have BBC feature our citizen science mosquito reporting project. Huge thx to members of the public who have got in touch since last year with sightings from all across Scotland. Great if we can keep it going this summer: report at www.mosquito-scotland.com
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New paper by #SophiaMwinyi:
Genomic Analysis Reveals a New Cryptic Taxon Within the Anopheles gambiae Complex With a Distinct Insecticide Resistance Profile in the Coast of East Africa
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Genomic Analysis Reveals a New Cryptic Taxon Within the Anopheles gambiae Complex With a Distinct Insecticide Resistance Profile in the Coast of East Africa
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Genomic Analysis Reveals a New Cryptic Taxon Within the Anopheles gambiae Complex With a Distinct Insecticide Resistance Profile in the Coast of East Africa
Anopheles mosquitoes are major malaria vectors, encompassing several species complexes with diverse life histories, transmission risks and insecticide resistance profiles that challenge malaria contr....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
New paper by #SophiaMwinyi:
Genomic Analysis Reveals a New Cryptic Taxon Within the Anopheles gambiae Complex With a Distinct Insecticide Resistance Profile in the Coast of East Africa
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Genomic Analysis Reveals a New Cryptic Taxon Within the Anopheles gambiae Complex With a Distinct Insecticide Resistance Profile in the Coast of East Africa
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Francesco Baldini
Original research article "Genomic Analysis Reveals a New Cryptic Taxon Within the #Anopheles gambiae Complex With a Distinct Insecticide Resistance Profile in the Coast of East Africa" by Sophia H. Mwinyi et al.: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Genomic Analysis Reveals a New Cryptic Taxon Within the Anopheles gambiae Complex With a Distinct Insecticide Resistance Profile in the Coast of East Africa
Anopheles mosquitoes are major malaria vectors, encompassing several species complexes with diverse life histories, transmission risks and insecticide resistance profiles that challenge malaria contr...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 28, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Original research article "Genomic Analysis Reveals a New Cryptic Taxon Within the #Anopheles gambiae Complex With a Distinct Insecticide Resistance Profile in the Coast of East Africa" by Sophia H. Mwinyi et al.: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Francesco Baldini
🦟"New species of #mosquito identified on the coast of #EastAfrica" @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @baldini-francesco.bsky.social @malariagen.bsky.social @phys.org.web.brid.gy
phys.org/news/2025-04...
phys.org/news/2025-04...
New species of mosquito identified on the coast of East Africa
Scientists have discovered a previously unidentified species of mosquito along the coast of Kenya and Tanzania with potential implications for malaria surveillance and control.
phys.org
April 28, 2025 at 2:53 AM
🦟"New species of #mosquito identified on the coast of #EastAfrica" @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @baldini-francesco.bsky.social @malariagen.bsky.social @phys.org.web.brid.gy
phys.org/news/2025-04...
phys.org/news/2025-04...
New research from the Ifakara Health Institute, Prof Fedros Okumu and @baldini-francesco.bsky.social. New species of mosquito found on the Coast of East Africa
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
#mosquito #vectorbornedisease #malaria
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
#mosquito #vectorbornedisease #malaria
April 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Reposted by Francesco Baldini
New research from the Ifakara Health Institute, Prof Fedros Okumu and @baldini-francesco.bsky.social. New species of mosquito found on the Coast of East Africa
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
#mosquito #vectorbornedisease #malaria
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
#mosquito #vectorbornedisease #malaria
April 23, 2025 at 9:29 AM
New research from the Ifakara Health Institute, Prof Fedros Okumu and @baldini-francesco.bsky.social. New species of mosquito found on the Coast of East Africa
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
#mosquito #vectorbornedisease #malaria
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
#mosquito #vectorbornedisease #malaria
One Health Vector-borne Diseases Symposium 2025
Organised by #FETPAFI, @sydney.edu.au @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Read more 👇
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Organised by #FETPAFI, @sydney.edu.au @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Read more 👇
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One Health Vector-borne Diseases Symposium 2025
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April 9, 2025 at 7:34 AM
One Health Vector-borne Diseases Symposium 2025
Organised by #FETPAFI, @sydney.edu.au @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Read more 👇
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Organised by #FETPAFI, @sydney.edu.au @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Read more 👇
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Reposted by Francesco Baldini
Good morning mosquito-scotlanders!
Exciting news as first Culex mosquito egg raft of the yr found in Glasgow- no fooling!
This along with ⬆️ of citizen science reports confirms mosquito season in Scotland is kicking off. If you live in Scotland, keep an eye out & report
www.mosquito-scotland.com
Exciting news as first Culex mosquito egg raft of the yr found in Glasgow- no fooling!
This along with ⬆️ of citizen science reports confirms mosquito season in Scotland is kicking off. If you live in Scotland, keep an eye out & report
www.mosquito-scotland.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Good morning mosquito-scotlanders!
Exciting news as first Culex mosquito egg raft of the yr found in Glasgow- no fooling!
This along with ⬆️ of citizen science reports confirms mosquito season in Scotland is kicking off. If you live in Scotland, keep an eye out & report
www.mosquito-scotland.com
Exciting news as first Culex mosquito egg raft of the yr found in Glasgow- no fooling!
This along with ⬆️ of citizen science reports confirms mosquito season in Scotland is kicking off. If you live in Scotland, keep an eye out & report
www.mosquito-scotland.com
Anopheles mosquito survival and pharmacokinetic modeling show the mosquitocidal activity of nitisinone
by @aacostaserrano.bsky.social & team
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
by @aacostaserrano.bsky.social & team
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Anopheles mosquito survival and pharmacokinetic modeling show the mosquitocidal activity of nitisinone
Nitisinone reduces survival of the malaria-transmitting mosquito Anopheles gambiae by blocking tyrosine catabolism.
www.science.org
March 31, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Anopheles mosquito survival and pharmacokinetic modeling show the mosquitocidal activity of nitisinone
by @aacostaserrano.bsky.social & team
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
by @aacostaserrano.bsky.social & team
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
To mark #InternationalWomensDay, yesterday Prof @drheatherferg.bsky.social gave an inspiring talk about her career journey @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk #IfakaraHealthInstitute
I won’t even try to summarise it—words wouldn’t do it justice. You had to be there to truly understand. And luckily I was!
🙏 Heather!
I won’t even try to summarise it—words wouldn’t do it justice. You had to be there to truly understand. And luckily I was!
🙏 Heather!
March 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
To mark #InternationalWomensDay, yesterday Prof @drheatherferg.bsky.social gave an inspiring talk about her career journey @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk #IfakaraHealthInstitute
I won’t even try to summarise it—words wouldn’t do it justice. You had to be there to truly understand. And luckily I was!
🙏 Heather!
I won’t even try to summarise it—words wouldn’t do it justice. You had to be there to truly understand. And luckily I was!
🙏 Heather!
🚨New paper by Mauro Pazmino-Betancourth & team @uofgengineering.bsky.social @uofgchem.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Towards Fast Quantum Cascade Laser Spectrometers for High-Throughput and Cost-Effective Disease Surveillance
www.mdpi.com/2813-446X/3/...
Towards Fast Quantum Cascade Laser Spectrometers for High-Throughput and Cost-Effective Disease Surveillance
www.mdpi.com/2813-446X/3/...
Towards Fast Quantum Cascade Laser Spectrometers for High-Throughput and Cost-Effective Disease Surveillance
Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, coupled with machine learning (ML) analysis can be used for disease monitoring with high speed and accuracy, including the classification of mosquito sa...
www.mdpi.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:43 AM
🚨New paper by Mauro Pazmino-Betancourth & team @uofgengineering.bsky.social @uofgchem.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Towards Fast Quantum Cascade Laser Spectrometers for High-Throughput and Cost-Effective Disease Surveillance
www.mdpi.com/2813-446X/3/...
Towards Fast Quantum Cascade Laser Spectrometers for High-Throughput and Cost-Effective Disease Surveillance
www.mdpi.com/2813-446X/3/...
International research needs international research professionals by @maryraryan.bsky.social
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/inter...
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/inter...
International research needs international research professionals
When researchers in poorer countries are expected to deliver programmes to the exacting standards of funders in the Global North, it makes international collaboration more difficult. Here, Mary Ryan c...
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
International research needs international research professionals by @maryraryan.bsky.social
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/inter...
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/inter...
Reposted by Francesco Baldini
New work out! With a great team led by Troy Laidlow and Viki Brookes. Pinging @mozziebites.bsky.social & @baldini-francesco.bsky.social: Scoping Review of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Transmission Models doi.org/10.1155/tbed...
Scoping Review of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Transmission Models
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) causes ~100,000 clinical cases and 25,000 deaths annually worldwide, mainly in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific and mostly in children. JEV is transmitted to h...
doi.org
January 27, 2025 at 9:20 AM
New work out! With a great team led by Troy Laidlow and Viki Brookes. Pinging @mozziebites.bsky.social & @baldini-francesco.bsky.social: Scoping Review of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Transmission Models doi.org/10.1155/tbed...
Scoping Review of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Transmission Models
New work by #TroyLaidlow #Sydney_Vet #DrVikiBrookes @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...
New work by #TroyLaidlow #Sydney_Vet #DrVikiBrookes @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...
Scoping Review of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Transmission Models
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) causes ~100,000 clinical cases and 25,000 deaths annually worldwide, mainly in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific and mostly in children. JEV is transmitted to h...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Scoping Review of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Transmission Models
New work by #TroyLaidlow #Sydney_Vet #DrVikiBrookes @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...
New work by #TroyLaidlow #Sydney_Vet #DrVikiBrookes @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...
New work by #JoelOdero & team!
Distinct Genetic Populations and Resistance Backgrounds of the Malaria Vector Anopheles funestus in Tanzania:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social #IfakaraHealthInstitute @malariagen.bsky.social
Distinct Genetic Populations and Resistance Backgrounds of the Malaria Vector Anopheles funestus in Tanzania:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social #IfakaraHealthInstitute @malariagen.bsky.social
January 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
New work by #JoelOdero & team!
Distinct Genetic Populations and Resistance Backgrounds of the Malaria Vector Anopheles funestus in Tanzania:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social #IfakaraHealthInstitute @malariagen.bsky.social
Distinct Genetic Populations and Resistance Backgrounds of the Malaria Vector Anopheles funestus in Tanzania:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social #IfakaraHealthInstitute @malariagen.bsky.social
🥼🧹Lab clean up today!!!!
Great team work!!!
Thank you @ic-uribarri.bsky.social for coordination and everyone for the amazing help!
@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social #vectorsglasgow @mosquitoscotland.bsky.social
Great team work!!!
Thank you @ic-uribarri.bsky.social for coordination and everyone for the amazing help!
@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social #vectorsglasgow @mosquitoscotland.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🥼🧹Lab clean up today!!!!
Great team work!!!
Thank you @ic-uribarri.bsky.social for coordination and everyone for the amazing help!
@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social #vectorsglasgow @mosquitoscotland.bsky.social
Great team work!!!
Thank you @ic-uribarri.bsky.social for coordination and everyone for the amazing help!
@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social #vectorsglasgow @mosquitoscotland.bsky.social
Interesting talk today at VectorGlasgow meeting @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social by @daniellaandrea.bsky.social on "Mosquito saliva, Wolbachia, Virus transmission and Mammalian skin".
Very novel and exciting findings!
Very novel and exciting findings!
January 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Interesting talk today at VectorGlasgow meeting @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social by @daniellaandrea.bsky.social on "Mosquito saliva, Wolbachia, Virus transmission and Mammalian skin".
Very novel and exciting findings!
Very novel and exciting findings!
😂
In case any of you are still holiday shopping, take this warning into consideration.🦟
Credit: unknown (but if you know, please tag!)
#mosquitoes #bugnerd #entomologyhumor #insecthumor
Credit: unknown (but if you know, please tag!)
#mosquitoes #bugnerd #entomologyhumor #insecthumor
December 16, 2024 at 5:03 PM
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