Shuaibu Adamu

I am a researcher with a background in zoology, medical entomology, and vector-borne disease research, with experience in mosquito surveillance, vector ecology, and insecticide resistance monitoring. My work focuses on understanding the biology, distribution, and control of disease vectors, particularly mosquitoes responsible for transmitting malaria and other vector-borne diseases.

I have practical experience in field and laboratory entomology, including mosquito collection, larval surveys, morphological identification of Anopheles, Aedes, and Culex species, and insecticide susceptibility testing using WHO and CDC protocols, as well as testing bed nets efficacy (cone bioassays). I have also participated in several research projects involving entomological surveillance and vector control programs. I have collaborated with multidisciplinary research teams contributing to scientific knowledge that supports malaria control and public health interventions, leading to a paper in PLoS NTD.

Currently, I am working at the CTIDR as a research assistant and my day to day activities including testing thermal tolerance in malaria mosquitoes, including ramping and static assays. Also, I have experience in molecular work, e.g., DNA extraction, PCR for mosquito species identification, PCR for source of blood in mosquitoes, PCR to detect Plasmodium infection in mosquitoes, genotyping mutations, etc.

I am passionate about advancing vector biology research, disease surveillance, and evidence-based strategies for controlling mosquito-borne diseases, in Nigeria and in Africa.