Target Malaria 207d ago

November is Africa Youth Month, and this year we spotlighted two scientists working to #EndMalaria in Uganda. Rita Mwima and Hudson Onen of #TargetMalariaUganda at Uganda Virus Research Institute joined us for a webinar to discuss their career journeys and inspire the next generation of young scientists in Africa! Rita is a computational biologist whose PhD research uses population genetics and mathematical modeling to understand how malaria-transmitting mosquitoes persist through dry seasons and rebound with rainfall, informing the evaluation of new vector control tools and malaria control strategies in Africa. Hudson, the Field Entomology Lead and a final-year PhD student at Makerere University, has worked with the Uganda Virus Research Institute since 2016 under Target Malaria. His research examines the adaptive oviposition behavior and dispersal of Anopheles gambiae s.l., using field studies in Tanzania and genetic analyses to support advances in mosquito ecology, surveillance, and bioinformatics. Together we can #EndMalaria! #Malaria #MalariaResearch #youngscientistsnetwork Contents of the video 2:04 - Could you introduce yourself 4:23 - What did you study? 9:15 - Why does Africa Youth Month inspire you? 13:14 - How do you envision the future of science and innovation in Africa and the role of youth in shaping it? 19:14 - How can we better protect the youth from this malaria? 24:40 - If you could go back, what would you tell your younger self or someone else entering this field? 30:32 - Q&A 44:05 - Closing statement