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Elves Duarte

Research Interests

I am interested in studying the interaction between insects and microorganisms, namely between mosquitoes and the intracellular bacterium Wolbachia. The ultimate goal is to establish Wolbachia as a self-sustainable approach to control mosquito-borne diseases.

Education and Employment

01/2019 - Current Research Associate. University of Cambridge, UK.

01/2019 - Current Associate Professor. Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde, Cabo Verde.

10/2018 - 10/2019 Post-Doctoral researcher. Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia, Portugal.

09/2014 - 09/2018 PhD Student. Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia, Portugal.

12/2012 - 01/2014 Medical Entomologist. Ministry of Health of Cabo Verde, Cabo Verde.

10/2012 - 02/2013 Associate Professor. University of Cabo Verde, Cabo Verde.

10/2011 - 08/2012 MSc Student. Entomological Research Center of Cotonou, Benin.

09/2009 - 11/2009 Research fellow. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Publications

1. Lopez-Madrigal S & Duarte EH. Titer regulation in arthropod-Wolbachia symbioses. FEMS Microbiol. Letters, 366(23):fnz232, 2019.

2. Correia W, Varela I, Spencer H, Alves J, Duarte EH. Characterization of mosquito breeding sites in the Cape Verde islands with emphasis on major vectors. Int. J. Mosq. Res., v 2 (3):192-199, 2015.

3. Djenontin A, Alou LPA, Koffi A, Zogo B, Duarte E, NGuessan R, Moiroux N, Pennetier C. Insecticidal and sterilizing effect of Olyset Duo, a permethrin and pyriproxyfen mixture net against pyrethroid-susceptible and-resistant strains of Anopheles gambiae ss: a release-recapture assay in experimental huts. Parasite, v 22: 27-35, 2015.

4. Goncalves LB, Duarte EH, Cabral M. Prevalence of Hemoglobin S in Blood Donors in the Hospital Dr. Agostinho Neto, Praia City - Cape Verde. Sci. J. Pub. Health, v 3: 600-604, 2015.

5. Duarte EH. The haematophagous arthropods (Animalia: Arthropoda) of the Cape Verde Islands: a review. Zool. Caboverdiana, v 4 (2): 31-42, 2013.

6. Duarte EH, Pereira J, Oliveira H, Lima HS, Perez A, Pile E. Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in some islands of Cape Verde: types of breeding sites and their relationship with larval presence. Arq. Inst. Biol., v 80 (3):359-362, 2013.

7. Duarte EH, Correia EE, Eanes C, Varela A. Reproduction of mosquitos (Diptera, Culicidae) at Santa Cruz, Santiago, Cape Verde Islands. Zool. Caboverdiana, v 3 (1):29-36, 2012.