Helen Jamet
Helen Jamet FRES is a medical entomologist from the UK, she is deputy director for Vector Control of Malaria at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.[1]
Helen Jamet FRES | |
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| Alma mater | University of Leeds (BSc) London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (MSc, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, American Biophysics Corporation Vestergaard Frandsen, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
Education and career
Jamet did a BSc in Applied Biology at the University of Leeds graduating in 1994 and then a Master of Science in Medical Parasitology in 1996 and a PhD in Infectious Diseases at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine where she graduated in 2002.[1] She stayed and worked as a research fellow for two years at the LSHTM and then worked as a consultant medical entomologist for the American Biophysics Corporation, testing mosquito traps in the field in Tanzania.[2]
Jamet worked for Vestergaard Frandsen from 2007 to 2018 where she was Project Manager, Head of Entomology and finally global head of Research & Market Access.[2]
Research
At Vestergaard Jamet helped to develop the first next-generation long lasting insecticide treated bed nets which have two compounds, an insecticide and a synergist Piperonyl butoxide to enhance the action of the insecticide on the mosquito, blocking the enzymes in the mosquito that break down the insecticide.[3][4]
Her work has also involved compiling data on the effectiveness of insectides against malaria vectors, to see which control methods are needed and map where resistance might be developing;[5] she is also involved in looking for new pesticide compounds that can kill mosquitoes through novel biological mechanisms[6]
Honours and awards
Jamet is a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Helen Jamet". Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Vestergaard Frandsen AS & Anor v Bestnet Europe Ltd & Ors | [2009] EWHC 657 (Ch) | England and Wales High Court (Chancery Division) | Judgment | Law | CaseMine". www.casemine.com. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ Merelli, Annalisa. "The best tool we have to prevent malaria is losing its power". Quartz. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "An entomologist's advice in the fight against insecticide-resistant mosquitos". Devex. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ Toor, Amar (9 July 2013). "Poison-proof mosquitoes might trigger a deadly crisis for thousands". The Verge. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ Chang, Kenneth (17 October 2019). "Una olvidada versión nazi del DDT podría ayudar a combatir la malaria". The New York Times (in Spanish). ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 13 January 2020.