Joining forces to fight malaria

Research collaborations with our global partners are at the heart of the world-changing research we undertake at Glasgow.

Following on from World Mosquito Day in August, we’re proud to share with you our collaborative work with research partners throughout the world to understand, treat and prevent malaria.

World Mosquito Day was established in 1897, when the link between mosquitoes and malaria was discovered by Sir Ronald Ross. It aims to raise awareness about causes and prevention. It is also a salute to the groundbreaking work of Sir Ross and scientists who have followed him.

Malaria research at Glasgow

close-up of mosquito

Malaria vector ecology and control

Collaboration with the Ifakara Health Institute in Tanzania, a global leader in malaria vector control research.

Close-up photograph of a mosquito on skin
Close-up photograph of a mosquito on skin

Research on brain swelling in children with cerebral malaria

Wed, 24 Jun 2020 17:00:00 BST

International research, led by Glasgow, has found a potential new treatment approach.

Microsporidia image
Microsporidia image

Malaria mosquito research could provide new control tools

Mon, 04 May 2020 10:00:00 BST

Collaboration with the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology in Kenya.

Drug discovery offers new hope to halt the spread of malaria

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 19:00:00 BST

Collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline, the University of California, University of Leicester, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, the University of Oxford and The MRC Unit The Gambia.

A new way to block malaria transmission by targeting young contagious parasite forms

Wed, 05 Jun 2019 19:05:00 BST

Collaboration with Radboud University Medical Center and Harvard University.

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