Nsa Dada
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Life Sciences Center, 427 E Tyler Mall, Tempe, AZ 85281
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Mail code: 4501Campus: Tempe
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Nsa Dada, is an Assistant Professor at the School of Life Sciences and Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Arizona State University. She is also the Founder and Lead of the Mosquito Microbiome Consortium, a collaborative initiative for the advancement of mosquito microbiome research.
Working within the global health sphere, she has led or been involved in research at the intersection of the biology, evolution, ecology/microbial ecology, and control of parasites and disease vectors at leading research and public health institutions around the world, including the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA, where she was a resident American Society for Microbiology Postdoctoral Fellow, and subsequent Research Fellow. She has also served as a Global Health research consultant for institutions like the World Health Organization and Pan-African Mosquito Control Association.
Her research efforts are now largely concentrated on understanding how mosquito-microbe interactions shape mosquito biology and evolutionary responses to changes in their habitats. She currently leads a research program that is aimed at understanding how microbes (both host and environmentally derived) shape the evolution of insecticide resistance in mosquitoes. She is a strong proponent of equitable 'Global North-South' research collaborations, and as such fosters several collaborative and research exchange initiatives between different institutions around the world.
Dr. Dada earned her BSc degree in Zoology from the University of Calabar, Nigeria, and her MSc degree in the Biology and Control of Parasites and Disease Vectors from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, England. She pursued a multidisciplinary doctoral research program at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway, and earned a PhD degree in Microbiology—focusing on mosquito-microbe interactions.
When she's not immersed in research, she finds solace in nature, enjoying long walks, volunteering within her community, and exploring different cuisines during her travels.
PhD Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Norway)
