Getachew Eticha
<p><strong>Research project</strong>: Exploring the role of grasses and associated fungal species in oviposition site selection of malaria vector mosquitoes.</p>
<p><strong>Research goals</strong>: This research will contribute knowledge on the development of vector control and monitoring tools that target malaria mosquitoes outside houses, as well tools that are not insecticide-based.</p>
<p><strong>Host project and funding</strong>: Novel oviposition attractants for malaria mosquitoes, funded by the Swedish Research Council (through KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden).</p>
<p><strong>Bio</strong>: Getachew holds a Bachelor of Education degree in Biology from Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, and an MSc in Entomology from Jimma University, Ethiopia. He is a member of Ethiopian Society of Tropical and Infectious Diseases and Crop Protection Society of Ethiopia.</p>
<p><strong>Supervisors</strong>: Dr Ulrike Fillinger, Dr Michael Okal and Dr David Tchouassi (<em><em>icipe</em></em>).</p>