Dr Heather Ferguson

  • Research Fellow (Institute of Biodiversity Animal Health and Comparative Medicine)

telephone: 01413304450
email: Heather.Ferguson@glasgow.ac.uk


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Number of items: 28.

2012

Lyimo, I.N., Keegan, S.P., Ranford-Cartwright, L.C. , and Ferguson, H.M. (2012) The impact of uniform and mixed species blood meals on the fitness of the mosquito vector Anopheles gambiae s.s: does a specialist pay for diversifying its host species diet? Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 25 (3). pp. 452-460. ISSN 1010-061X (doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02442.x)

Ferguson, H., Maire, N., Takken, W., Lyimo, I.N., Briet, O., Lindsay, S.W., and Smith, T. (2012) Selection of mosquito life-histories: a hidden weapon against malaria? Malaria Journal, 11 . p. 106. ISSN 1475-2875 (doi:10.1186/1475-2875-11-106)

Huho, B.J. et al. (2012) Artemisinin-based combination therapy does not measurably reduce human infectiousness to vectors in a setting of intense malaria transmission. Malaria Journal, 11 . p. 118. ISSN 1475-2875 (doi:10.1186/1475-2875-11-118)

2011

Ng'habi, K.R., Knols, B.G.J., Lee, Y., Ferguson, H.M. , and Lanzaro, G.C. (2011) Population genetic structure of Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles gambiae in a malaria endemic region of southern Tanzania. Malaria Journal, 10 (1). p. 289. ISSN 1475-2875 (doi:10.1186/1475-2875-10-289)

Russell, T.L., Lwetoijera, D.W., Knols, B.G.J., Takken, W., Killeen, G.F., and Ferguson, H.M. (2011) Linking individual phenotype to density-dependent population growth: the influence of body size on the population dynamics of malaria vectors. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 278 (1721). pp. 3142-3151. ISSN 0962-8452 (doi:10.1098/rspb.2011.0153)

2010

Ng'habi, K.R.N., Mwasheshi, D., Knols, B.G.J., and Ferguson, H.M. (2010) Establishment of a self-propagating population of the African malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis under semi-field conditions. Malaria Journal, 9 (1). p. 356. ISSN 1475-2875 (doi:10.1186/1475-2875-9-356)

Ferguson, H.M., Dornhaus, A., Beeche, A., Borgemeister, C., Gottlieb, M., Mulla, M.S., Gimnig, J.E., Fish, D., and Killeen, G.F. (2010) Ecology: a prerequisite for malaria elimination and eradication. PLoS Medicine, 7 (8). e1000303. ISSN 1549-1277 (doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000303)

2009

Lyimo, I.N., and Ferguson, H.M. (2009) Ecological and evolutionary determinants of host species choice in mosquito vectors. Trends in Parasitology, 25 (4). pp. 189-196. ISSN 1471-4922 (doi:10.1016/j.pt.2009.01.005)

Mayagaya, V.S., Michel, K., Benedict, M.Q., Killeen, G.F., Wirtz, R.A., Ferguson, H.M. , and Dowell, F.E. (2009) Non-destructive determination of age and species of anopheles gambiae s.l. using near-infrared spectroscopy. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 81 (4). pp. 622-630. ISSN 0002-9637 (doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0192)

2008

Ferguson, H.M. et al. (2008) Establishment of a large semi-field system for experimental study of African malaria vector ecology and control in Tanzania. Malaria Journal, 7 (158). -.. ISSN 1475-2875 (doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-158)

Ng'habi, K., Huho, B., Nkwengulila, G., Killeen, G., Knols, B., and Ferguson, H.M. (2008) Sexual selection in mosquito swarms: may the best man lose? Animal Behaviour, 76 (1). pp. 105-112. ISSN 0003-3472 (doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.01.014)

Ng'habi, K.R., Meneses, C.R., Cornel, A.J., Slotman, M.A., Knols, B.G.J., Ferguson, H.M. , and Lanzaro, G.C. (2008) Clarification of anomalies in the application of a 2La molecular karyotyping method for the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae. Parasites and Vectors, 1 (45). pp. 1-8. ISSN 1756-3305 (doi:10.1186/1756-3305-1-45)

2007

Huho, B.J., Nghabi, K.R., Killeen, G.F., Nkwengulila, G., Knols, B.G.J., and Ferguson, H.M. (2007) Nature beats nurture: a case study of the physiological fitness of free-living and laboratory-reared male Anopheles gambiae s.l. Journal of Experimental Biology, 210 . pp. 2939-2947. ISSN 0022-0949 (doi:10.1242/jeb.005033)

Killeen, G.F., Smith, T.A., Ferguson, H.M. , Mshinda, H., Abdulla, S., Lengeler, C., and Kachur, S.P. (2007) Preventing childhood malaria in Africa by protecting adults from mosquitoes with insecticide-treated nets. PLoS Medicine, 4 (7). e299. ISSN 1549-1277 (doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040229)

2006

Huho, B.J., Nghabi, K.R., Killeen, G.F., Nkwengulila, G., Knols, B.G.J., and Ferguson, H.M. (2006) A reliable morphological method to assess the age of male Anopheles gambiae. Malaria Journal, 5 . ISSN 1475-2875 (doi:10.1186/1475-2875-5-62)

2005

Ferguson, H (2005) Drug resistant Plasmodium falciparum in an area of seasonal transmission. Acta Tropica, 94 (3). pp. 260-268. (doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2005.04.00)

Ferguson, H.M., Gouagna, L.C., Obare, P., Read, A.F., Babiker, H., Githure, J., and Beier , J.C. (2005) The presence of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes in human blood increases the gravidity of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 73 (2). pp. 312-320. ISSN 0002-9637

Ferguson, H.M., John, B., Ng'habia, K., and Knols, B.G.J. (2005) Redressing the sex imbalance in knowledge of vector biology. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 20 (4). pp. 202-209. ISSN 0169-5347 (doi:10.1016/j.tree.2005.02.003)

Nassir, E., Abdel-Muhsin, A.A., Suliaman, S., Kenyon, F., Kheir, A., Geha, H., Ferguson, H.M. , Walliker, D., and Babiker, H.A. (2005) Impact of genetic complexity on longevity and gametocytogenesis of Plasmodium falciparum during the dry and transmission-free season of eastern Sudan. International Journal for Parasitology, 35 (1). pp. 49-55. ISSN 0020-7519 (doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2004.10.014)

Ng'habi, K.R., John, B., Nkwengulila, G., Knols, B.G.J., Killeen, G.F., and Ferguson, H.M. (2005) Effect of larval crowding on mating competitiveness of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes. Malaria Journal, 4 (49). pp. 1-9. ISSN 1475-2875 (doi:10.1186/1475-2875-4-49)

2004

Ferguson, H.M., and Read, A.F. (2004) Mosquito appetite for blood is stimulated by Plasmodium chabaudi infections in themselves and their vertebrate hosts. Malaria Journal, 3 (12). pp. 1-8. ISSN 1475-2875 (doi:10.1186/1475-2875-3-12)

Gouagna, L.C., Ferguson, H.M. , Okech, B.A., Killeen, G.F., Kabiru, E.W., Beier, J.C., Githure, J.I., and Yan, G. (2004) Plasmodium falciparum malaria disease manifestations in humans and transmission to Anopheles gambiae: a field study in Western Kenya. Parasitology, 128 (3). pp. 235-243. ISSN 0031-1820 (doi:10.1017/S003118200300444X)

2003

Ferguson, H.M., Mackinnon, M.J., Chan, B.H., and Read, A.F. (2003) Mosquito mortality and the evolution of malaria virulence. Evolution, 57 (12). pp. 2792-2804. (doi:10.1554/03-211)

Ferguson, H.M., Rivero, A., and Read, A.F. (2003) The influence of malaria parasite genetic diversity and anaemia on mosquito feeding and fecundity. Parasitology, 127 (1). pp. 9-19. ISSN 0031-1820 (doi:10.1017/S0031182003003287)

Rivero, A., and Ferguson, H (2003) The energetic budget of Anopheles stephensi infected with Plasmodium chabaudi: is energy depletion a mechanism for virulence? Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 270 (1522). pp. 1365-1371. ISSN 0962-8452 (doi:10.1098/rspb.2003.2389)

2002

Ferguson, H.M., and Read, A.F. (2002) Genetic and environmental determinants of malaria parasite virulence in mosquitoes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 269 (1497). pp. 1217-1224. ISSN 0962-8452 (doi:10.1098/rspb.2002.2023)

Ferguson, H.M., and Read, A.F. (2002) Why is the effect of malaria parasites on mosquito survival still unresolved? Trends in Parasitology, 18 (6). pp. 256-261. ISSN 1471-4922 (doi:10.1016/S1471-4922(02)02281-X)

2000

Ferguson, H.M. (2000) Larval colonisation and recruitment in the Pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) in British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 78 (7). pp. 1238-1242. ISSN 0008-4301 (doi:10.1139/z00-054)

This list was generated on Sat May 26 02:58:25 2012 BST.
  • Environmental and genetic basis of malaria transmitting behaviours in Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes
    National Institute of Health
    2011 - 2012
     
  • AvecNet - African Vector Control: New tools
    European Commission
    2011 - 2016
     
  • Defining the biomedical, environmental and social risk factors for human infection with Plasmodium knowlesi
    MRC
    2010 - 2011
     
  • INFRAVEC
    European Commission
    2009 - 2013
     
  • Road-testing Innovative Surveillance Technologies for Rabies in Southern Tanzania
    UBS-Optimus
    2009 - 2011
     
  • Semi-field systems for the study of vector ecology
    Royal Society
    2009 - 2009
     
  • A systems biology approach to infectious disease transmission - linking individuals, populations and ecosystems
    BBSRC
    2006 - 2011
     

Editorial Board

  • 2010 - ongoing: Parasites and Vectors
  • 2006 - ongoing: Malaria Journal

Invited International Presentations

  • 2010: Glasgow, Scotland - Glasgow Southern Medical Society ?Malaria Eradication: is it a realistic??
  • 2010: London, England - London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • 2009: Paris, France - Invited Seminar, Pasteur Institute
  • 2009: Albuquerque, New Mexico - Invited symposium talk. Ecological Society of American Conference.
  • 2009: Nairobi, Kenya - Talk. Multilaterial Initiative on Malaria Conference
  • 2009: Edinburgh, UK - Invited speaker. Centre of Immunity, Infection and Evolution Symposium, University of Edinburgh.
  • 2009: Liverpool, UK. - Invited Seminar, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
  • 2009: Davis, USA - Invited seminar, Department of Entomology, University of California
  • 2008: Newcastle, UK - Invited seminar, British Society of Parasitology Conference
  • 2007: England, UK - Invited seminar, School of Biological Sciences, Durham University
  • 2006: Atlanta, USA - Entomology Branch, Centers for Disease Control.
  • 2006: Ithaca, USA - Department of Entomology, Cornell University
  • 2005: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Department of Zoology and Marine Biology, University of Dar es Salaam
  • 2004: Wageningen , The Netherlands - Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University
  • 2004: Miami, USA - Invited session chairperson, American Society of Tropical Medicine
  • 2002: Paris, France - Groupe Laboratoire de Parasitologie Évolutive, Université Pierre et Marie Curie,Paris VI

Professional Learned Society

  • 2008 - ongoing: British Society for Parasitology
  • 2003 - ongoing: American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Research Fellowship

  • 2006 - 2011: BBSRC David Phillips Fellowship