Dr. Yael Dahan-Moss

Yael Dahan-Moss is a medical entomologist whose research centers on malaria vector biology and control in southern Africa. Affiliated with South African research institutions engaged in vector surveillance and elimination programs, her work integrates field entomology, molecular biology, and epidemiology to address residual malaria transmission and emerging control challenges.

Her publications highlight sustained surveillance of Anopheles species, insecticide resistance in Anopheles arabiensis, and shifting vector assemblages in endemic provinces. She has advanced understanding of host preferences, outdoor transmission dynamics, and environmental drivers of vector abundance, informing evidence-based malaria elimination strategies.

Dahan-Moss also explores innovative interventions, including Akirin-based vaccines, RNA interference, and hormonal signaling pathways such as 20-hydroxyecdysone as novel control targets. Complementary work on mosquito microbiota and transcriptomics reflects strengths in molecular approaches that support next-generation vector management and population suppression tools.