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A place where the Michigan State community can read reports on malaria and bed net research by MSU scientists and make a donation to the Michigan State Nothing But Nets team. Visit the MSU Nothing But Nets Special Report.
Meet the scientist...
Ned Walker
Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Entomology, and Fisheries and Wildlife
MSU scientist Ned Walker has degrees in zoology, microbiology and entomology, which serve him well in his detective work to find out how infectious diseases such as malaria move pass from mosquitoes to people.
With support from the National Science Foundation and the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health, Walker is studying how insecticide-treated bed nets can disrupt the population dynamics of malaria, a disease that kills about 3,000 children each day in Africa. Research shows that using bed nets cuts mortality by almost 50 percent.
"Bed nets have emerged as a powerful and simple control tool and they only cost about $10 a piece to get into the homes of users. This research is international in scope and will help us help people, which is one of Michigan State's land-grant principles. I'm excited about the project and I'm excited about the opportunity to have people donate to the Michigan State Nothing But Nets team to save children."
This research is funded by the National Science Foundation and supported by the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station. The Kenya Medical Research Institute and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are collaborators.
Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Entomology, and Fisheries and Wildlife
MSU scientist Ned Walker has degrees in zoology, microbiology and entomology, which serve him well in his detective work to find out how infectious diseases such as malaria move pass from mosquitoes to people.
With support from the National Science Foundation and the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health, Walker is studying how insecticide-treated bed nets can disrupt the population dynamics of malaria, a disease that kills about 3,000 children each day in Africa. Research shows that using bed nets cuts mortality by almost 50 percent.
"Bed nets have emerged as a powerful and simple control tool and they only cost about $10 a piece to get into the homes of users. This research is international in scope and will help us help people, which is one of Michigan State's land-grant principles. I'm excited about the project and I'm excited about the opportunity to have people donate to the Michigan State Nothing But Nets team to save children."
This research is funded by the National Science Foundation and supported by the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station. The Kenya Medical Research Institute and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are collaborators.
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