Junior Colloquium
Speaker: Olivia Prosper (UTK)
Title: Malaria Dynamics in the Mosquito
Abstract: The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum requires a vertebrate host and a female Anopheles mosquito to complete a full life cycle, with sexual reproduction occurring in the mosquito. While parasite dynamics within the vertebrate host, such as humans, has been studied using mathematical models, less is understood about dynamics within the mosquito, a critical component of malaria transmission dynamics. This sexual stage of the parasite life cycle allows for the production of genetically novel parasites. In the meantime, a mosquito's biology creates bottlenecks in the infecting parasites' development. I will discuss how we can use mathematical models to improve our understanding of two aspects of within-mosquito parasite dynamics that play a key role in malaria transmission: parasite diversity and the development time within the mosquito.
Thursday, November 3, 2022 at 4:05pm to 5:20pm
Ayres Hall, 405
1403 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996
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