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Lizette L. Koekemoer is affiliated with the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Their research focus spans multiple areas within medicine and agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong emphasis on public health and environmental health as well as insect science and molecular biology.

Their work extensively covers topics such as malaria research and control, mosquito-borne diseases and control, insect pest control strategies, insect resistance and genetics, invertebrate immune response mechanisms, neurobiology and insect physiology research, and insect symbiosis and bacterial influences.

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Multistage and transmission-blocking targeted antimalarials discovered from the open-source MMV Pandemic Response Box", 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Effectiveness of reactive focal mass drug administration and reactive focal vector control to reduce malaria transmission in the low malaria-endemic setting of Namibia: a cluster-randomised controlled, open-label, two-by-two factorial design trial", 2020, The Lancet
  • "Using ecological observations to improve malaria control in areas where Anopheles funestus is the dominant vector", 2022, Malaria Journal
  • "Male swarming aggregation pheromones increase female attraction and mating success among multiple African malaria vector mosquito species", 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Radiation with reticulation marks the origin of a major malaria vector", 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Koekemoer frequently collaborates with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Erica Erlank (13 publications)
  • Yael Dahan-Moss (11 publications)
  • Janette Reader (9 publications)
  • Nelius Venter (9 publications)
  • Lyn-Marié Birkholtz (9 publications)

The scientist's research has been published in a variety of venues, with notable frequent publications in:

  • Malaria Journal (9 publications)
  • Parasites & Vectors (6 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (4 publications)
  • PLoS ONE (4 publications)
  • Research Square (Research Square) (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • A cocktail polymerase chain reaction assay to identify members of the Anopheles funestus (Diptera: Culicidae) group.

    L L Koekemoer;L Kamau;R H Hunt;M Coetzee

  • Anopheles funestus resistant to pyrethroid insecticides in South Africa.

    K. Hargreaves;L. L. Koekemoer;B. D. Brooke;R. H. Hunt

  • Highly evolvable malaria vectors: The genomes of 16 Anopheles mosquitoes

    Daniel E. Neafsey;Robert M. Waterhouse;Mohammad R. Abai;Sergey S. Aganezov

  • Cuticle thickening associated with pyrethroid resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles funestus

    OR Wood;S Hanrahan;M Coetzee;LL Koekemoer

  • Bioassay and biochemical analyses of insecticide resistance in southern African Anopheles funestus (Diptera: Culicidae)

    Brooke Bd;Kloke G;Hunt Rh;Koekemoer Ll

  • Laboratory selection for and characteristics of pyrethroid resistance in the malaria vector Anopheles funestus.

    R. H. Hunt;B. D. Brooke;C. Pillay;L. L. Koekemoer

  • Evidence of multiple pyrethroid resistance mechanisms in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto from Nigeria.

    T. S. Awolola;O. A. Oduola;Clare Strode;L. L. Koekemoer;L. L. Koekemoer

  • Fungal infection counters insecticide resistance in African malaria mosquitoes

    Marit Farenhorst;Joel C. Mouatcho;Christophe K. Kikankie;Basil D. Brooke

  • Independent mutations in the Rdl locus confer dieldrin resistance to Anopheles gambiae and An. arabiensis.

    W. Du;T. S. Awolola;P. Howell;L. L. Koekemoer

  • Molecular systematics and insecticide resistance in the major African malaria vector Anopheles funestus

    Maureen Coetzee;Lizette L. Koekemoer

  • Over expression of a cytochrome P450 (CYP6P9) in a major African malaria vector, Anopheles Funestus, resistant to pyrethroids.

    D. A. Amenya;R. Naguran;T. C. M. Lo;Hilary Ranson

  • Insecticide resistance in Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) from villages in central, northern and south west Ethiopia and detection of kdr mutation

    Meshesha Balkew;Muntaser Ibrahim;Lizette L Koekemoer;Basil D Brooke

  • Review : improving our knowledge of male mosquito biology in relation to genetic control programmes

    Rosemary Susan Lees;Bart Knols;Romeo Bellini;Mark Q. Benedict

  • A single multiplex assay to identify major malaria vectors within the African Anopheles funestus and the Oriental An. minimus groups.

    Claire Garros;Lizette L. Koekemoer;Maureen Coetzee;Marc Coosemans

  • Insecticide susceptibility and vector status of natural populations of Anopheles arabiensis from Sudan

    H. Abdalla;T.S. Matambo;L.L. Koekemoer;A.P. Mnzava

  • Ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) sequences differentiate Anopheles funestus and An. rivulorum, and uncover a cryptic taxon.

    B. J. Hackett;J. Gimnig;W. Guelbeogo;C. Costantini

  • Lethal and pre-lethal effects of a fungal biopesticide contribute to substantial and rapid control of malaria vectors.

    Simon Blanford;Wangpeng Shi;Wangpeng Shi;Riann Christian;Riann Christian;James H. Marden

  • Distribution of the molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae and pyrethroid knock down resistance gene in Nigeria.

    T.S. Awolola;I.O. Oyewole;C.N. Amajoh;E.T. Idowu

  • Insecticide resistance in the malarial mosquito Anopheles arabiensis and association with the kdr mutation.

    T. S. Matambo;H. Abdalla;B. D. Brooke;L. L. Koekemoer

  • Evidence for a useful life of more than three years for a polyester-based long-lasting insecticidal mosquito net in Western Uganda

    Albert Kilian;Wilson Byamukama;Olivier Pigeon;John Gimnig

Frequent Co-Authors

Maureen Coetzee
Maureen Coetzee University of the Witwatersrand
Basil D. Brooke
Basil D. Brooke University of the Witwatersrand
Fredros O. Okumu
Fredros O. Okumu Ifakara Health Institute
Kelly Chibale
Kelly Chibale University of Cape Town
Hilary Ranson
Hilary Ranson Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Matthew B. Thomas
Matthew B. Thomas Pennsylvania State University
Andrew F. Read
Andrew F. Read Pennsylvania State University
Daniel E. Neafsey
Daniel E. Neafsey Broad Institute
Elizabeth A. Winzeler
Elizabeth A. Winzeler University of California, San Diego
Claire Garros
Claire Garros INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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