The search for a pesticide that’s safe, affordable and that won’t harm the environment led George Dimopoulos, PhD and his team at the Johns Hopkins #Malaria Research Institute to explore a naturally occurring bacterium that they determined is highly toxic to #mosquitoes.

The latest episode of the #Mosquito Minute features Sonia Shah, author of the excellent book "The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years." Shah talks about the long history of #malaria, which dates back to prehistoric times. Stream this and all episodes on Spotify!

Dr. Joanna Konopka of @jhu.edu studies why and how #mosquitoes bite us. She works in Dr. Christopher Potter's #neuroscience lab at @hopkinsmedicine.bsky.social.

NEW STUDY FROM @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social: An orange-colored yeast species isolated from a #Baltimore sidewalk several years ago could be the basis of eco-friendly #mosquito traps. "safe & inexpensive mosquito-control strategies that reduce #malaria transmission." tinyurl.com/448edywb

"They smell you, then they see you & then they sense the warmth from your skin & then eventually land on you," said @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @jhmrimalaria.bsky.social's Conor McMeniman, who studies the molecular & cellular basis of mosquito attraction to humans. www.wbrz.com/news/friday-...

Exciting news from the 10th Asia Pacific Leaders’ Summit on Malaria Elimination held last week in Vientiane! Combining case management, vector control & community engagement programs, Laos reduced indigenous #malaria cases from 15,497 in 2016 to just 269 in 2024.

Whether or not you're at the 29th annual Vector Encounter tomorrow and Friday at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, follow us here for highlights, interviews and fun from Baltimore! #VectorEncounter2026

A study published last week in The Lancet reported that, between 2019 and 2023, the RTS,S #malaria vaccine averted 1 in 8 child deaths from the disease.

Join us in Baltimore on May 28 & 29 for our 29th annual Vector Encounter. Kick off summer with learning, networking & fun with many of the world's leading vector experts. When you register, don't forget to add Thursday's Maryland steamed crab feast! 🦀🔨 publichealth.jhu.edu/malaria-rese...

We're honored! Thanks, @malariajournal.bsky.social 🦟🩸💙

As we mark #WorldMalariaDay (and our 25th birthday!), JHMRI director Dr. Jane Carlton spoke to @publichealthpod.bsky.social about the state of malaria in the world today - and lots more. tinyurl.com/54dufub5

Exacerbated by funding cuts, malaria remains one of the deadliest health crises across the globe. Jane Carlton of @jhmrimalaria.bsky.social details how tools genetically modified mosquitoes can bring us closer to elimination. 🎧 podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/1041-world-m...

Celebrating @jhmrimalaria.bsky.social's 25th anniversary🦟 The Johns Hopkins Malaria Institute, supported by @bloombergdotorg.bsky.social, works every day towards the fight against malaria. For more: publichealth.jhu.edu/malaria-rese...

From Africa Science News: Climate, Funding Cuts and Conflict Drive Malaria Surge as Vaccines Offer Hope tinyurl.com/3bsb46dw

A clip from a media briefing on the global state of #malaria with experts from the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute. Dr. William Moss addressed a question about maintaining progress against malaria in countries that relied heavily on US funding to fight the disease.

A clip from an April 8 media briefing on the global state of #malaria with experts from the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute. Institute director Dr. Jane Carlton addressed a question about recent increases in malaria cases in countries where the disease is endemic.

News source @Kenyans reports that heavy rains in #Kenya's Lake Victoria Basin have the country bracing for a possible #malaria outbreak. To prevent the spread, say gov officials, clear stagnant water, use treated mosquito nets & seek early treatment. tinyurl.com/y8xv4r2m

Join us in #Baltimore on Thursday and Friday, May 28 & 29 for our 29th annual Vector Encounter. Kick off your summer with learning, networking and fun with many of the world's leading #vector experts. For more info and to sign up, go to tinyurl.com/4y4cbwce

Did you know the Bloomberg School of Public Health houses one of the largest insectaries in the US? Learn more about the insectary: publichealth.jhu.edu/malaria-rese... @jhmrimalaria.bsky.social

Join us in Baltimore on May 28 & 29 for our 29th annual Vector Encounter. Kick off summer with learning, networking & fun with many of the world's leading vector experts. And when you register, don't forget to add Thursday evening's Maryland steamed crab feast!🦀 publichealth.jhu.edu/malaria-rese...

A team of researchers found that #mosquitoes have been feeding on humans far longer than we realized. JHMRI Director Jane Carlton and colleagues published their findings in @nature.com Scientific Reports on Feb 26.

The Naked Scientists featured our director Jane Carlton on their "Titans of Science" podcast series this week.🔬🧬 Here, Dr. Carlton discusses the Plasmodium vivax parasite, which can cause #malaria months or even years after a bite from an infected #mosquito. 1/2

“Think critically about your work — and speak with purpose.” A reminder from #Nobel Laureate Peter Agre that rigor and responsibility start with how we think — and how we communicate.

Minutes after an infected #mosquito bite: watch 2 green #sporozoites in the white circle wiggle their way into blood vessels and zoom off to the liver, where they'll meet up, mature & multiply like crazy, causing a #malaria infection. Thanks to Dr. @christineshopp.bsky.social for the vid!

The latest episode of the Naked Scientists podcast is all about the most dangerous creature on earth ... the #mosquito. 🦟🩸 @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social mosquito expert Dr. Conor McMeniman explains how the bugs find people to bite. Hear the whole episode wherever you get your favorite podcasts!

JHMRI joins the scientific and malaria research communities in mourning the death of Sir Nicholas White. “Nick White was a titan in the field of #malaria research,” said JHMRI director Jane Carlton. “His contributions to tropical medicine continue to save lives around the world.”

A study published in @MalariaJournal finds that, while #malaria is in decline in northeast #India state of #Meghalaya, certain areas are still vulnerable. themeghalayanexpress.com/malaria-on-t...

The Hindu's Serena Josephine M reports that south India's huge state of Tamil Nadu is inching closer to eliminating #malaria, as 33 of 38 districts had zero cases last year. In 2015, Tamil Nadu reported 5,587 cases; in 2025, that number was 121. www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/hea...

Hopkins researcher George Dimopoulos says his #MBA helped him think differently about his discovery of a bacterium that can kill mosquitoes that carry deadly #malaria parasites.

Jane Carlton, professor at the @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social and director of the school's #Malaria Research Institute, tells @npr.org that, despite a year full of gloomy public health news, 2025 had some bright spots.

In 1900, a Plainville, Connecticut company offered "Prior's Ague Cure," promising to "cure malaria in any form or money refunded." Ague, (AYG-yoo) is an antiquated synonym for #malaria. The last recorded outbreak in CT was in 1912. The US eliminated the disease in 1951.

Following the @who.int World #Malaria Report, Dr. Jane Carlton, director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, spoke with @gohealio.bsky.social. Despite funding shortfalls, increases in infections and deaths, and other alarming trends, Dr. Carlton remains hopeful. tinyurl.com/3rdb5ctz

Statement from @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social #malaria expert William Moss, MD, MPH on Gavi Vaccine Alliance and @unicef.org announcement making vaccines more affordable. Moss calls it "a major step" in the fight against malaria.

In sub-Saharan Africa, mothers often carry their babies on their backs in colorful cotton wraps called lesu 🦟 Could treating these wraps with insecticide help prevent #malaria? 🎙️ publichealth.jhu.edu/malaria-rese...

Dr. Yuemei Dong presented her work at last week's Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. At the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Dr. Dong works on genetically engineered mosquitoes to find ways to stop transmisison of #malaria.

Dr. Shengzhang Dong of the Johns Hopkins #Malaria Research Institute engineers transgenic mosquitoes in the quest to produce mosquitoes that don't transmit disease. He presented his latest research at @astmh.bsky.social.

Dr. Conor McMeniman of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute studies the molecular and celluar basis of mosquitoes' attraction to humans. He discusses his work on "whole-body volitilomics" as it relates to tools to diagnose #malaria faster and more accurately than blood tests.

The team at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute is excited to collaborate with Dr. Dawit Hawaria of Hawassa University in Ethiopia. Dr. Hawaria tells us about malaria conditions in his country ... and what he and his colleagues are doing to combat the increase in cases of #malaria.

It's Day 3 of ASTMH 2025 and the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute is bringing you highlights. Our friend Dr. Himanshu Gupta from GLA University tells us about his exciting research to see if mRNA can be used as a biomarker for severe #malaria. Spoiler alert: it can!

In many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, mothers carry their young children on their backs in colorful cotton wraps called lesu. 🦟 Could treating these cloths with insecticide reduce #malaria transmission? publichealth.jhu.edu/malaria-rese...

Ogechi Nwankwoala studies medicine at Boston University. She earned her undergraduate degree at Johns Hopkins University in 2023. This year, she co-authored a paper with her Hopkins mentor, Dr. Matthew Ippolito of the Johns Hopkins #Malaria Research Institute. #ASTMH #IAmTropMed

Johns Hopkins' very own Dr. George Dimopoulos explains his work engineering #mosquitoes so that they no longer transmit #malaria -- or that the parasite that causes the disease actually kills the mosquito when it infects. #iamtropmed #astmh

We ran into an old friend in Toronto! Dr. Sungano Mharakurwa, director of the #Malaria Program at Africa University in Mutare, Zimbabwe! Dr. Mharakurwa helped start the Johns Hopkins Malaria Institute nearly 25 years ago. #IAmTropMed

Dr. Melissa Conrad of the Johns Hopkins hashtag#Malaria Research Institute talks about her work tracking a dangerous gene mutation from Southeast Asia to the African continent. Follow all the amazing science with us from the #ASTMH Annual Meeting in Toronto. #Iamtropmed

Dr. Jason Hendry of the Max Planck Institute of Infection Biology in Berlin talked about drug resistance to malaria ... and how to monitor it. #Iamtropmed

Stay with the Johns Hopkins #Malaria Research Institute today and all week for the latest from the @ASTMH Annual Meeting in Toronto! #iamtropmed

Say cheese! Visit our Selfie Station next to registration sponsored by Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute @jhmrimalaria.bsky.social Share your pics using #TropMed25 - you can share them on the app's photo gallery as well!

We're at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene's 2025 Annual Meeting in SNOWY Toronto! Stay with us all week for interviews with #malaria experts from the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute and from around the world!