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Silvie Huijben is an Associate Professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University (ASU), core faculty in the Center for Evolution and Medicine. Her research focuses on evolutionary strategies to combat resistance in malaria parasites and disease-transmitting mosquitoes. She holds a PhD in evolutionary biology from the University of Edinburgh (2010) and postdoctoral fellowships from Penn State University and ISGlobal (Spain). Her lab integrates fieldwork, lab experiments, and mathematical modeling to design resistance management strategies. She collaborates with Prof. Abba Gumel on modeling transmission dynamics.
Education Background:
- PhD in Cell, Animal and Population Biology (Edinburgh University, 2010)
- MSc and BSc in Biology (Wageningen University, Netherlands, 2003-2004)
Research interests include:
- Insecticide resistance evolution in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
- Optimizing antimalarial drug resistance strategies
- Mathematical modeling of disease transmission
- Field studies in Mozambique and Guyana
Teaching: Regularly instructs courses in Evolutionary Biology (BIO 345), Advanced Evolutionary Medicine (ASB 507), and oversees undergraduate research projects (BIO/MBB 495).
Laboratory & Teams: Leads the Huijben Lab at ASU, focusing on evolutionary ecology of resistance. Current projects include:
- Linking insecticide resistance to malaria epidemiology
- Designing insecticide resistance management protocols
- In vitro Plasmodium falciparum evolution studies
- Field-based mosquito resistance surveys in tropical regions
