Dr Dahan-Moss, Yael

Dr Yael Dahan-Moss is employed as a Medical Scientist at the Vector Control Reference Laboratory (VCRL) located at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases in Johannesburg, South Africa.
She graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand with a PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology in 2012, after which she joined VCRL as a postdoctoral fellow before being employed at the centre as a Medical Scientist. Dahan-Moss has a joint staff appointment with the Wits Research Institute for Malaria within the School of Pathology.
Her research interest includes investigating the molecular biology ofAnopheles malaria vectors species, with special interest in Anopheles funestus. Understanding the underlying molecular factors that influence the physiology of the major malaria vectors is necessary for the development of sustainable vector control strategies. She has been supervising/co-supervising different research projects that focus on the molecular and physiological biology ofAnopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus. These research projects produced very interesting and important findings regarding malaria vectors biology, which was communicated in peer-reviewed articles and scientific presentations.