Paola Carrillo-Bustamante

Paola obtained her Master degree in Biomedical Engineering at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and then completed her PhD in Computational Biology in the Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics group at Utrecht University. Before joining the Levashina lab, she was a postdoctoral researcher in the Modelling and Immunity group at Heidelberg University. Currently, she is a staff scientist and leads the Theoretical Vector Biology group inside the research unit headed by Elena Levashina. Paola‘s research focuses on the role of mosquito physiology, metabolism, and environment on the transmission success and evolution of malaria.