Leen Vanheer
@leen-vanheer.bsky.social
Research fellow @lshtm.bsky.social working on malaria genomics and transmission blocking drugs | 🇧🇪 in 🇬🇧
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Behind every breakthrough is a dedicated face in the lab
Meet the scientists & technicians @lshtm.bsky.social & @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social working to understand 🦟 & fight malaria, dengue, Zika, & more.
This #WorldMosquitoDay2025, let’s shine a light on their vital work.
👉 bit.ly/45qtn6F
Meet the scientists & technicians @lshtm.bsky.social & @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social working to understand 🦟 & fight malaria, dengue, Zika, & more.
This #WorldMosquitoDay2025, let’s shine a light on their vital work.
👉 bit.ly/45qtn6F
August 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Behind every breakthrough is a dedicated face in the lab
Meet the scientists & technicians @lshtm.bsky.social & @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social working to understand 🦟 & fight malaria, dengue, Zika, & more.
This #WorldMosquitoDay2025, let’s shine a light on their vital work.
👉 bit.ly/45qtn6F
Meet the scientists & technicians @lshtm.bsky.social & @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social working to understand 🦟 & fight malaria, dengue, Zika, & more.
This #WorldMosquitoDay2025, let’s shine a light on their vital work.
👉 bit.ly/45qtn6F
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Ahead of #WorldMosquitoDay2025, we celebrate the brilliant scientists and technicians 👩🏽🔬🔬 at @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social and @lshtm.bsky.social whose dedication helps us better understand mosquitoes 🦟
August 19, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Ahead of #WorldMosquitoDay2025, we celebrate the brilliant scientists and technicians 👩🏽🔬🔬 at @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social and @lshtm.bsky.social whose dedication helps us better understand mosquitoes 🦟
📢 Our paper is now out! Antimalarials stop symptoms, but do they also block onward transmission? We conducted a pooled analysis of 6 clinical trials in Mali with transmission endpoints 🦟
Thankful for great collaborators!
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Thankful for great collaborators!
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The transmission blocking activity of artemisinin-combination, non-artemisinin, and 8-aminoquinoline antimalarial therapies: A pooled analysis of individual participant data
Leen Vanheer and colleagues retrospectively analyzed individual participant data from six clinical trials of antimalarials to identify drug regimens that most effectively kill Plasmodium falciparum ga...
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August 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
📢 Our paper is now out! Antimalarials stop symptoms, but do they also block onward transmission? We conducted a pooled analysis of 6 clinical trials in Mali with transmission endpoints 🦟
Thankful for great collaborators!
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
Thankful for great collaborators!
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
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Two weeks ago today, we held our annual retreat, a vibrant day of discussion, innovation & networking with researchers, students, technicians & admin joining in person and online from @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social, Côte d’Ivoire & beyond. 🌍🦟
🔗 Read more 👉 bit.ly/458cqMJ
🔗 Read more 👉 bit.ly/458cqMJ
July 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Two weeks ago today, we held our annual retreat, a vibrant day of discussion, innovation & networking with researchers, students, technicians & admin joining in person and online from @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social, Côte d’Ivoire & beyond. 🌍🦟
🔗 Read more 👉 bit.ly/458cqMJ
🔗 Read more 👉 bit.ly/458cqMJ
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From surviving malaria as a child to leading cutting-edge research on drug resistance in Africa. Dr Fitsum Tadesse @lshtm.bsky.social is fighting the parasite from both sides. A powerful story of science, and resilience 🧬🌍
Read his journey @NatureMicrobiol 📄
👉 bit.ly/4nWsb22
Read his journey @NatureMicrobiol 📄
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Fighting malaria as a patient and scientist - Nature Microbiology
Fitsum Tadesse was infected with malaria as a young child in Ethiopia and faced challenges to access efficacious treatment during a time of widespread drug resistance. Today, as a scientist in Africa,...
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July 18, 2025 at 8:59 AM
From surviving malaria as a child to leading cutting-edge research on drug resistance in Africa. Dr Fitsum Tadesse @lshtm.bsky.social is fighting the parasite from both sides. A powerful story of science, and resilience 🧬🌍
Read his journey @NatureMicrobiol 📄
👉 bit.ly/4nWsb22
Read his journey @NatureMicrobiol 📄
👉 bit.ly/4nWsb22
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Professor Umberto D’Alessandro, #MRCG Unit Director shares insights on the first malaria medicine approved for babies.
“Babies have been systematically excluded from clinical trials assessing the safety and efficacy of antimalarial treatments….”
Read more: tinyurl.com/mwftby5h
#EndMalaria
“Babies have been systematically excluded from clinical trials assessing the safety and efficacy of antimalarial treatments….”
Read more: tinyurl.com/mwftby5h
#EndMalaria
Expert Comment: First malaria medicine for babies approved | LSHTM
The first malaria treatment specifically developed for newborn babies and young infants has been approved for use. The approval, by Switzerland’s medical agency Swissmedic, of Coartem Baby
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July 9, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Professor Umberto D’Alessandro, #MRCG Unit Director shares insights on the first malaria medicine approved for babies.
“Babies have been systematically excluded from clinical trials assessing the safety and efficacy of antimalarial treatments….”
Read more: tinyurl.com/mwftby5h
#EndMalaria
“Babies have been systematically excluded from clinical trials assessing the safety and efficacy of antimalarial treatments….”
Read more: tinyurl.com/mwftby5h
#EndMalaria
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🦠 “An honour to present” — @leen-vanheer.bsky.social shares insights from the 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Malaria.
From rising resistance in Ethiopia to promising progress in SE Asia, her talk spotlighted urgent AMR trends in Plasmodium falciparum.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4ef5C4o
From rising resistance in Ethiopia to promising progress in SE Asia, her talk spotlighted urgent AMR trends in Plasmodium falciparum.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4ef5C4o
Insights from the 2025 Gordon Research Conference | LSHTM
Insights from the 2025 Gordon Research Conference | LSHTM
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June 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
🦠 “An honour to present” — @leen-vanheer.bsky.social shares insights from the 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Malaria.
From rising resistance in Ethiopia to promising progress in SE Asia, her talk spotlighted urgent AMR trends in Plasmodium falciparum.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4ef5C4o
From rising resistance in Ethiopia to promising progress in SE Asia, her talk spotlighted urgent AMR trends in Plasmodium falciparum.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4ef5C4o