Maureen Coetzee is a medical entomologist, specialising in African malaria vector mosquitoes for over 40 years. She is currently a Distinguished Professor in the Wits Research Institute for Malaria, School of Pathology at the University of the Witwatersrand. She is a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa. She is a consultant in the World Health Organization 's Global Malaria Programme. She obtained her Doctorate from the University of the Witwatersrand.[2][3][4][5][6][7] A subgenus of the Aedes mosquito, Coetzeemyia, was named after her.[8][9] Also a genus of bacteria strongly associated with malaria mosquitoes, Coetzeea, was named after her.[10] Professor Coetzee has published over 190 peer-reviewed scholarly articles.[11]
Maureen Coetzee | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 October 1951 Benoni, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Alma mater | PhD University of the Witwatersrand |
| Spouse |
Richard Hewish Hunt
(m. 1989; d. 2021) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Malaria |
| Institutions | University of the Witwatersrand
South African Institute for Medical Research Malaria Control Programme, SA Department of Health, Tzaneen |
| Website | www |
Awards and honors edit
- The Kwame Nkrumah Science Award, (2011)[12]
References edit
- ^ Shiff, Clive (November 2021). "Richard Hewish HUNT, Ph.D. (Wits) 1939-2021" (PDF). ACME Newsletter. Vol. 6, no. 1. p. 6.
- ^ "Members". Academy of Science of South Africa. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "SA's women scientists honoured". brandsouthafrica.com/. 11 August 2004. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Malaria Entomology Research Unit". University of the Witwatersrand. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Distinguished Women in Science: Life, Natural and Engineering Sciences". Mail and Guardian. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Dixon, Robyn (8 February 2016). "Fighting mosquitoes with mosquitoes: Biological weapons target Zika virus". Los Angeles Times. Johannesburg. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Mosquitoes: Inside the blood shed". Faranaaz Parker. Mail and Guardian. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Aedini | Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory". mosquito-taxonomic-inventory.info. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Current MPAC members". World Health Organization. Archived from the original on 14 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ Kämpfer, Peter; Glaeser, Stefanie P.; Marinotti, Osvaldo; Guy, Lionel; Håkansson, Sebastian; Tadei, Wanderli P.; Busse, Hans-Jürgen; Terenius, Olle (2016). "Coetzeea brasiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov. isolated from larvae of Anopheles darlingi". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 66 (12): 5211–5217. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.001497. PMID 27624755.
- ^ "Scopus preview - Scopus - Author details (Coetzee, Maureen)". www.scopus.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Women Scientists Honored At Pan African University Launch". VOA. Retrieved 30 December 2017.