Lilian Mbaisi

Lilian Mbaisi is a young Kenyan scientist passionate about tackling tropical diseases. She holds a BSc and MSc from the University of Nairobi. In 2016, she joined the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) and has been part of the innovative malaria team which recently isolated a groundbreaking malaria-blocking microbe in mosquitoes. She is currently continuing this research, under the supervision of Prof. Ozlem T. Bishop at Rhodes University and Dr. Jeremy Herren at icipe as a PhD fellow at Rhodes University (South Africa).

To be a MESA Correspondent will be indubitably an invaluable experience.