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Marco Pombi ‐ Curriculum Vitae

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Part I – General Information

Full Name Marco Pombi

Spoken Languages Italian, French, English

Part II – Education

IIA – Academic Degrees and Titles

Type Year Institution Notes

National Scientific

Qualification

2012 Ministero Istruzione, Università e

Ricerca

Associate Professor Qualification

(Professore II fascia) SC H3 ‐ SSD

VET/06. Valid from 11/Dec/2013 to

11/Dec/2019

PhD 2005 Università di Roma “Sapienza” PhD on Pasteurian Sciences. Thesis

title: “Anopheles gambiae larval

habitats in an arid savanna village

of Burkina Faso: characterization of

bionomical parameters and

potential markers of ecological

niche partitioning among three

sympatric taxa of the complex”.

Supervisor: Prof. Mario Coluzzi; Co‐

supervisor: Dr. Carlo Costantini.

University graduation 2001 Università di Roma “Sapienza” Degree in Biological Sciences

(summa cum laude). Thesis title:

“Biologia larvale di Aedes

albopictus in ambiente urbano:

analisi di parametri rilevanti in

strategie di controllo”. Supervisor:

Prof. Vincenzo Petrarca; Co‐

2

supervisor: Prof. Alessandra della

Torre.

IIB – Additional Training

Type Year Institution Notes

Training Course 2017 NIH Filariasis Research Reagent

Resource Center (FR3) - University of

Georgia, College of Veterinary

Medicine

Training title: “Experimental

Techniques in Filariasis Research”

19-23 June 2017 – Athens, GA

(USA)

Training Course 2011 AvecNet project – EU-FP7 Training title: “Quantitative

Analysis Workshop” 18-19 March

2011 – Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania)

Training Course 2008 Ecole Doctorale du Muséum National

d’Histoire Naturelle et Université

Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6)

Training title: « Analyse de

Données en Génétique des

Populations – ED 227 » 19-23 May

2008 – Paris (France)

Part III – Appointments

IIIA - Academic Appointments

Start End Institution Position

3-2013 to date Dipartimento Sanità Pubblica e Malattie

Infettive - Università di Roma “Sapienza”

Research Fellow (Ricercatore con

contratto a Tempo Determinato – tipo A

S.S.D. VET/06) in the frame of the 5-year

project EU-FP7 “AvecNet”. PI: Prof. Hilary

Ranson (LSTM – UK)

1-2010 12-

2012

Dipartimento Scienze di Sanità Pubblica -

Università di Roma “Sapienza”

Research Fellow (Ricercatore con

contratto a Tempo Determinato S.S.D.

VET/06) in the frame of the 3-year project

Ministero della Difesa “Telesorveglianza

Vettoriale”. PI: Prof. Alessandra della

Torre (Un. Sapienza)

1-2006 12-

2009



Post-doctoral Fellow (Assegno di Ricerca)

in the frame of the 5-year project NIH-R01

“Ecological genomics of Anopheles

gambiae”. PI: Prof. Nora J. Besansky (Un.

Notre Dame - USA)

3

8-2005 12-

2005



Post-doctoral Fellow (Co.Co.Co.) in the

frame of the project COFIN-PRIN "Analisi

genetica e molecolare di Anofelini vettori

di malaria umana in area Afrotropicale".

PI: Prof. Alessandra della Torre (Un.

Sapienza)

12-

2004

7-2005 Institut Pasteur – Fondazione Cenci

Bolognetti

Fellowship (Borsa di studio) in the frame

of the project IP-Cenci-Bolognetti

“Interactions between semiochemicals

and olfactory-mediated behaviour of

Afrotropical malaria vectors for the

development of new monitoring and

control tools”. PI: Prof. Mario Coluzzi (Un.

Sapienza)

IIIB – Consulting activities

12-

2017

to date World Health Organization Assessor for Vector Control products at

Prequalification – Vector Control,

Department of Essential Medicines and

Health Products

2-2015 to date Clinvet Morocco Technical consultant for parasite

breeding

2010 to date Centro Intelligence Interforze – II Rep.

Intelligence e Sicurezza, Stato Maggiore

della Difesa

Expert in entomology

Part IV – Teaching experience (Reference letter: R. Misasi)

IVA – Lectures and teaching assignments

Year Institution Lecture/Course

2015/16-

to date

Corso di Laurea in Tecniche di

Laboratorio Biomedico - Facoltà di

Medicina e Odontoiatria – Università

di Roma “Sapienza”, sede di Viterbo

“Epidemiologia” - Lecturer and Coordinator of the

course.

2014/15 –

to date





Coordinator of Semester – II year, II semester and

member of Technical Committee of Teaching

Program (CTP)

4

2016-17 Corso caratterizzazione ed analisi di

rischio sanitario ambientale per

finalità del MEDINT – Stato Maggiore

della Difesa

Monographic seminar “Caratterizzazione ed

analisi di rischio sanitario ambientale per finalità

di medical intelligence: La sorveglianza vettoriale

come elemento per la valutazione del rischio

ambientale e sanitario”

2013-14 Corso di Laurea in Tecniche di




Monographic seminars “Malattie emergenti in

Italia e globalizzazione: nuovi approcci diagnostici

per l’identificazione di patogeni a trasmissione

vettoriale” and “Nuove strategie per il

monitoraggio e controllo della malaria” (ADE)

2011- to

date

Corso di Laurea magistrale in Biologia

applicata alla ricerca bio-medica -

Facoltà di Scienze Matematiche,

Fisiche e Naturali - Università di Roma

“Sapienza”

“Ecologia delle Malattie Parassitarie dell’uomo” -

Member of the Examining Board

2011- to

date

Corso di Laurea Triennale in Scienze

Biologiche - Facoltà di Scienze

Matematiche, Fisiche e Naturali -


“Parassitologia” - Member of the Examining

Board

2009/10 –

to date





“Parassitologia diagnostica e antropozoonosi", c.i.

“Metodologie Diagnostiche di Microbiologia”

(previously “Microbiologia e Parassitologia”) -

Lecturer

2007-2011 Master International en Entomologie

médicale et vétérinaire (MIE)

Monographic seminars: “Cytogenetics and

molecular identification of Culicidae” and

“Genetics of vector populations - Vector capacity”

- Lecturer

2006/07 Scuola di Specializzazione in

Microbiologia e Virologia - I Facoltà di

Medicina e Chirurgia – Università di

Roma “Sapienza”

“Entomologia sanitaria” - Lecturer

2005/06 –

2009/10

Scuola di Specializzazione in

Microbiologia e Virologia - I Facoltà di

Medicina e Chirurgia – Università di

Roma “Sapienza”

“Entomologia sanitaria” - Teaching assistant of

Prof. Alessandra della Torre

2005/06 –

2006/07

Corso di Laurea Triennale in

Biotecnologie Inter-Facoltà –


“Parassitologia” - Teaching assistant of Prof.

Alessandra della Torre

2005/06 to

date



“Parassitologia diagnostica e antropozoonosi”, c.i.

“Metodologie Diagnostiche di Microbiologia”

5


di Roma “Sapienza”, sede di Latina

(previously “Microbiologia e Parassitologia”) -

Teaching assistant of Prof. Alessandra della Torre

2005/06 to

date

CdL E in Medicina e Chirurgia -

Università di Roma “Sapienza”, sede di

Latina

Parassitologia”, c.i. “Microbiologia” - Teaching

assistant of Prof. Alessandra della Torre

2005/06 to

date

Corso di “Laurea Specialistica in

Biotecnologie Mediche” - Università di

Roma “Sapienza”, Sede di Roma

“Parassitologia Molecolare”, c.i. “Virologia e

Parassitologia Molecolari” (previously

“Microbiologia, Virologia e Parassitologia

Molecolari”) - Teaching assistant of Prof.

Alessandra della Torre

IVB - Student Tutorships

2015/16 to

2016/17



Farmacia e Medicina – Università di

Roma “Sapienza” - Sede S. Camillo

Forlanini.

Co-supervisor of Bachelor thesis (Students: Silvia

Spaldi, Alessia Santi) Supervisor: Prof. Simona

Gabrielli

2015/16 Master degree in Materials

Engineering and Nanotechnology,

Facoltà di Ingegneria - Università del

Salento.

Co-supervisor of Master thesis (Student: Marco

Friuli). Supervisor: Prof. Alessandro Sannino

2013/14 Corso di Laurea magistrale in

Ecobiologia - Facoltà di Scienze


Università di Roma “Sapienza.

Co-supervisor of Master thesis (Student: Riccardo

Maetzke). Supervisor: Prof. Vincenzo Petrarca

2010/11 to

2016/17




di Roma “Sapienza” – Sede di Viterbo.

Supervisor of Bachelor thesis (Students: Stefania

Verdi, Sonia Fidati, Marco Bonafaccia, Irene

Bracoloni, Giulia La Marca, Agnese Pascucci)

2010/11 Corso di Laurea Triennale in Scienze

Biologiche - Facoltà di Scienze


Università di Roma “Sapienza”.

Co-supervisor of Bachelor thesis (Students:

Riccardo Maetzke). Supervisor: Prof. Vincenzo

Petrarca

2008/09 Dottorato di Ricerca in Scienze di

Sanità Pubblica e Microbiologia -

Università di Roma “Sapienza”, CICLO

XXIII.

Co-supervisor of PhD thesis (Student: Andrea

Drago). Supervisor: Prof. Alessandra della Torre.

Part V - Society memberships, Patents and other experiences

6

Part VA - Society memberships

Year Title

2012 Member, Society for Vector Ecology (SOVE)

2011,

2016

Member, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)

From

2004

Member, Italian Society of Parasitology (SoIPa)

Part VB – Patents

Year Patent

2006 Patent of an adhesive trap for mosquitoes (WO/2006/126235). PAT.N. PCT/IT2006/000389

(30.11.2006). Inventors: della Torre, Alessandra; Facchinelli, Luca; Pombi, Marco; Reiter, Ian

Paul. Patent Depository: AMA DISINFESTAZIONI S.R.L. Vicolo Savini snc, 00146 Rome (IT).

Part VC – Conference chairs and Invited talks

1. Chairman of Session “Infectious diseases, microbiology and parasitology”. VIII Seminar of PhD in Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Public Health. Rome (Italy) 5 June 2017.

2. Chairman of the session “Mosquitoes: Vector Biology - Epidemiology II”. 65th Annual Meeting ASTMH. Atlanta (USA), 13-17 November 2016.

3. Chairman of the session "Arthropod-borne parasitoses". XXIX Congresso della Società Italiana di Parassitologia. Bari (Italy), 21-24th June 2016.

4. Invited talk : "Nouvelles recherches opérationnelles en Italie". Assemblée générale du Centre National d'Expertise sur les Vecteurs. Montpellier (France), 12th October 2012.

5. Invited talk : "Lutte anti-vectorielle contre Aedes albopictus et Anopheles labranchiae, et recherches sur la LAV en Italie". Séminaire sur la recherche en lutte anti-vectorielle. Montpellier (France), 28th May 2010.

6. Invited talk : "Studying the biology of Aedes albopictus in Rome with a new monitoring tool". Jornada técnica sobre la situación actual de Aedes albopictus (mosquito tigre) en Europa y medidas de control. Grañén (Spagna), 3rd February 2009.

7. Invited talk : "Chromosomal plasticity and evolutionary potential in Anopheles gambiae". Chromosomal evolution: from theory to malaria vectors - Workshop de l'IFR 119 Montpellier environnement-biodiversité. Montpellier (France), 18th December 2008.

8. Invited talk : "Aspetti ecologici e comportamentali di Aedes albopictus". 1° Convegno Nazionale Zanzara Tigre: Condividere le conoscenze per prevenire e contrastare la diffusione. Parma (Italy) 10th May 2006.

Part VD – Editorial Boards and Reviewer experience

Year Journal(s) or Research program

7

From

2018

Member of the Editorial board of the journal Medical and Veterinary Entomology

From

2017

Member of the Scientific Advisory board of the journal Fragmenta Entomologica

From

2014

Project Referee of “Actions Concertées Internationales Pasteuriennes” (ACIP) funding program

– Institut Pasteur

From

2013

Project Referee of “Chercheur(se) d'avenir” funding program – Région Languedoc-Roussillon,

France

From

2008

Ad hoc Journal Reviewer: Annali di Igiene, Annali ISS, BMC Genomics, ELSEVIER-Academic Press,

Fragmenta Entomologica, Infection Genetics and Evolution, Insect Molecular Biology, Journal of

Evolutionary Biology, Journal of Insect Science, Journal of Insects, Journal of Medical

Entomology, Journal of Tropical Medicine, Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, Journal of Vector

Ecology, Malaria Journal, Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Molecular Phylogenetics and

Evolution, Parasite, Parasites & Vectors, PLoS ONE, PLoS NTD, PNAS, Scientific Data, Scientific

Reports, Transactions RSTMH, Veterinary Parasitology.

Part VE – Organization of meetings

Year Meeting

2014 Member of the Organizing Committee of the XXVIII National Congress of Parasitology (Sapienza

University of Rome, 24-27 June 2014)

Part VF – Dissemination of knowledge (Terza Missione)

Date Interview

14 Nov 2017 Journal interview: Starbene N°48-2017 - Dal morbo di Lyme si guarisce?

8 Nov 2017 Journal interview: Settimana Veterinaria N°1025 - Dossier: Zanzara, un vettore da tenere

d’occhio!

26 Sep 2017 Journal interview: Starbene N°41-2017 - Che sintomi provoca la Chikungunya?

19 Sep 2017 Journal interview: Starbene N°40-2017 - In Italia sta tornando la malaria?

7 Sep 2017 News agency interview: AdnKronos salute - Sanità: esperto zanzare su caso malaria,

identificare ceppo primo passo.

23 Mar 2016 Journal interview: Starbene N°15-2016 - ZIKA: le zanzare comuni non infettano.

15 Feb 2016 TV interview: RAI2 TG2 insieme – TG2 salute.

13 Feb 2016 News agency interview: AdnKronos salute - Zika, il cacciatore di zanzare “In Italia protetti

dal clima fino a maggio”.

8

30 Dec 2015 News agency interview: AdnKronos salute - I cacciatori di zanzare, da Roma studi e

trappole per battere la malaria.

24 Mar 2014 TV interview: RAI1 Unomattina - Zanzare: ritorno in anticipo.

8 May 2013 Daily newspaper interview: Leggo – Lotta alla zanzara tigre, coinvolti pure i condomini.

Part VI - Funding Information (note: R.U.= Research Unit)

Part VIA – Grants awarded as Principal Investigator or co-PI

N. Year Title Program Grant value

1 2017-2020 SENSOR: sistema integrato per la

sorveglianza dei patogeni trasmessi da

vettori. PI: M. Pombi

Ministero della Difesa –

Programma Nazionale Ricerca

Militare

760.000€

(442.250€ to

R.U.)

2 2017-2018 Study of Phortica variegata in Italy. PI:

M. Pombi

Clinglobal Limited (conto terzi) 28.000€ to R.U.

3 2016 Chromosomal and molecular

characterization of An. gambiae for

empowering functional genomics

through inversion genotyping. PI: M.

Pombi

Progetti di Ricerca Universitari -


4.000€ to R.U.

4 2016 Visiting professor grant – Prof. Nora J.

Besansky. PI: M. Pombi

Professori visitatori per attività

di ricerca - Università di Roma

“Sapienza”

4.500€ to R.U.

5 2014 Indagine multidisciplinare sul ruolo di

fattori ecologici nella trasmissione

vettoriale di Leishmania infantum e

Toscana virus in Italia centrale. PI: M.

Pombi



8.000€ to R.U.

6 2012 La malaria, ieri e oggi, nell’Agro

Romano. PI: M. Pombi, A. della Torre

(Sapienza, IT)

Progetti per iniziative culturali e

tecnico – scientifiche per la

salvaguardia del patrimonio

ambientale ed ecologico nella

riserva del litorale romano –

Comune di Fiumicino

16.000€ to R.U.

7 2010 Development of high-resolution

polytene chromosome map of larval

stage of Anopheles gambiae complex

(Diptera: Culicidae). PI: M. Pombi



5.000€ to R.U.

9

Part VIB – Contribution to funded projects as Participant


8 2017 Enhancing preparedness to public

health risks and economic burden

associated to invasive mosquitoes

in Italy. PI: A. della Torre (Sapienza,

IT)

Progetti di Ricerca

Universitari - Università di

Roma “Sapienza”

12.500€ to R.U.

9 2017-2022 Empowering functional genomics

of An. gambiae through inversion

genotyping. PI: Nora J. Besansky

(University of Notre Dame, USA)

National Institutes of Health

– R01

1.800.000$

(320.020 $ to

R.U.)

10 2017-2019 EXploring the hidden GENomic

diversity of Anopheles gambiae

and A. coluzzii species pair to

account for spatial differences in

MALaria transmission (ExGenMal).

PI: B. Caputo (Sapienza, IT)

Research Project Actions

Concertees

Interpasteuriennes ACIP,

funded by Institut Pasteur,

Paris (France)

50.000€ to R.U.

11 2014-16 Population genomics of the malaria

mosquito Anopheles gambiae. PI:

A. della Torre (Sapienza, IT)

Progetti di Ricerca

Universitari – Awards -

Università di Roma

“Sapienza”

60.000€ to R.U.

12 2012-14 Climate, global drivers and

immunodeficiency: effects on the

leishmaniosis transmission

patterns in Central Italy and

appropriate diagnostic flow charts.

PI: S. Gabrielli (Sapienza, IT)

Ministero della Salute –

Finanziamento Giovani

Ricercatori 2011

217.000€

(110.000€ to

R.U.)

13 2012-2017 “Investigating the role of

reproductive barriers in an

emblematic case of incipient

speciation”. PI: B. Caputo

(Sapienza, IT)

FIRB Giovani - "FUTURO IN

RICERCA" 2010 - MIUR

340.000€ to

R.U.

14 2012-13 Functional evolution of

chromosomal inversions in

Anopheles arabiensis. PI: J. M. Ranz

(UC Irvine, USA)

National Institute of Health

R21

419.000$ (no

funds to R.U.)

15 2012 "Real Time PCR in parassitologia:

dalla ricerca di base alle

applicazioni diagnostiche." PI: A.

della Torre (Sapienza, IT)

Finanziamento grandi

attrezzature scientifiche di

Ateneo - Università di Roma

“Sapienza”

19.000€ to R.U.

10

16 2011-2012 “Environmental, immunological

and socio-economic factors

associated to the risk of

Chikungunya outbreaks

transmitted by the Tiger Mosquito

in urban areas: an analysis at

different levels of biological

organization.” PI: A. Solimini

(Sapienza, IT)

Progetti di ricerca under 45 -

- Università di Roma

“Sapienza”

32.000€ to R.U.

17 2011 “Attività di networking a livello

Europeo per lo sviluppo di modelli di

previsione del rischio di epidemia da

virus emergenti basati su tecnologie

diagnostiche innovative.” PI: A.

Solimini (Sapienza, IT)

FARI 2011 - Università di

Roma “Sapienza”

6.500€ to R.U.

Part VIC – Contribution to funded projects as post-doctoral/research fellow


18 2014-2017 “Lutte contre le paludisme au Burkina

Faso: formation et recherche”. PI: D.

Modiano (Sapienza, IT)

Ministero Affari Esteri –

Cooperazione Italiana

2.000.000€

to R.U.

19 2014-2016 “Population genomics of the malaria

mosquito Anopheles gambiae”. PI: A.

della Torre (Sapienza, IT)

Institut Pasteur – Fondazione Cenci

Bolognetti”

60.000€ to

R.U.

20 2011-2016 “EDENext—Biology and Control of

Vector-Borne Infections in Europe”

N°261504. PI: Dr. R Lancelot (CIRAD,

France)

EC-FP7-HEALTH-2010- Coordination 12.000.000€

(250.000€

to R.U.)

21 2011-16 “AVECNET—African Vector Control:

New Tools” N°265660. PI: Prof. H.

Ranson (LSTM, UK)

EC-FP7-HEALTH-2010-Coordination 12.000.000€

(508.000€

to R.U.)

22 2010-2012 “Telesorveglianza Vettoriale”. PI: Prof.

A. della Torre (Sapienza, IT)

Ministero della Difesa - Ispettorato

Generale della Sanità Militare

726.000€ to

R.U.

23 2009-2012 “INFRAVEC - Research capacity for the

implementation of genetic control of

mosquitoes” N° 228421. PI: Prof. A.

Crisanti (Imperial College, UK).

EC-FP7-HEALTH-2007-Infrastructures 8.500.000€

(155.000€

to R.U.)

24 2009-2012 “Genetic and phenotypic

characterization of species and

molecular forms of the Anopheles

gambiae complex (Diptera: Culicidae),

Institut Pasteur – Fondazione Cenci

Bolognetti”

60.000€ to

R.U.

11

afrotropical malaria vectors” PI: Prof.

A. della Torre; Prof. V. Petrarca

(Sapienza, IT)

25 2005-2012 “Ecological genomics of Anopheles

gambiae” N° R01-AI063508 PI: Nora J.

Besansky (University of Notre Dame,

USA)

National Institutes of Health – R01 2.800.000$

(538.000$

to R.U.)

Part VII – Research experience

VIIA – Field and laboratory experiences in foreign research institutions (see section VIIB for details)

Date Institution Purpose of visit

28 Aug –

26 Sep

2001

Centre National de Recherche et de

Formation sur le Paludisme (CNRFP).

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Post-graduation field training. Contribution to the

collection and morphological identification of

Anopheles gambiae and An. funestus mosquitoes

at CNRFP of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), under

the supervision of Dr. N. Sagnon and C. Costantini

in the frame of the WHO/TDR grant "Study of

niche-partitioning between Anopheles gambiae

complex malaria vectors in Burkina Faso ". PI: N.

Sagnon (CNRFP, Burkina Faso).

1 Jul – 20

Dec 2003




Collaboration with Drs. N’Fale Sagnon and Carlo

Costantini for the field and laboratory activities

concerning the PhD project.

23 Jun –12

Sep 2005

Notre Dame University, Eck Institute

of Global Health. Notre Dame, IN,

USA.

Collaboration with Prof. Nora Besansky for

laboratory activities concerning the NIH R01

project "Ecological genomics of Anopheles

gambiae".

19 Sep –

29 Nov

2005




Collaboration with Dr. N’Fale Sagnon for field and

laboratory activities concerning the NIH R01

project "Ecological genomics of Anopheles

gambiae".

8 Jul –20

Oct 2006

2-15 Apr

2007

20 Jul-21

Oct 2007

Institut de Recherche pour le

Developpement/Institut de Recherche

en Sciences de la Sante/Centre Muraz.

Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.

Collaboration with Drs. Frederic Simard, Carlo

Costantini, Roch Dabire for field and laboratory

activities concerning the NIH R01 project

"Ecological genomics of Anopheles gambiae".

12

15 Jul-

1Nov 2008

26 Sep-17

Oct 2009

12–22 Dec

2007

17-20 Dec

2008

25-30 Jan

2010

27-29 May

2010

9-12 Jul

2012

27-30 May

2013

Institut de Recherche pour le

Developpement. Montpellier, France.

Collaboration with Drs. Frederic Simard, Carlo

Costantini, Diego Ayala and Didier Fontenille for

data analysis and manuscript writing concerning

the NIH R01 project "Ecological genomics of

Anopheles gambiae".

8–30 Oct

2010

Instituto Nacional Saúde Pública –

INASA. Bissau, Guinea Bissau.

Visit to Dr. Amabelia Rodriguez for the field

activities concerning the project

“Telesorveglianza Vettoriale”, in collaboration

with Dr. Joao Pinto (Instituto de Higiene e

Medicina Tropical, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa).

11-28 Sep

2011




Collaboration with Drs. N’Fale Sagnon and

Moussa Guelbeogo for field and laboratory

activities concerning the projects

“Telesorveglianza Vettoriale” and "AvecNet".

17 Jan –3

Feb 2012

Virginia Tech, Department of

Entomology. Blacksburg, VA, USA

Collaboration with Prof. Igor Sharakhov for

laboratory activities concerning the development

of a protocol for larval karyotyping of Anopheles

gambiae and writing of a collaborative proposal.

1-14 Apr

2012

13-28 Sep

2012






activities concerning the projects

“Telesorveglianza Vettoriale” and "AvecNet".

25 feb-1

mar 2013

Wageningen University, Laboratory of

Entomology. Wageningen,

Netherlands

Visit to Prof. Willem Takken for research activities

in developing trapping methods of Aedes

albopictus.

13

13-23 Mar

2013

20-31 Aug

2013

3-13 Nov

2013

15-19 Apr

2014

26 May-6

Jun 2014

6-15 Jul

2014

14-21 Jul

2015






activities concerning the project "AvecNet".

14-19 Jan

2015

9-15 Sep

2015


Formation sur le Paludisme (CNRFP)/

Bureau du Projet: "Lutte Contre le

Paludisme: Formation et Recherche".


Collaboration with Dr. Sodiomon Sirima and Prof.

David Modiano for organization activities and

kick-off meeting of the project “Lutte contre le

paludisme au Burkina Faso: formation et

recherche”.

VIIB – Research lines

My research interests focus on the study of insect vectors with special emphasis on evolutionary biology,

genetics and ecology of vectors of malaria and arboviruses. A parallel research line targets the

development of new sampling methods for the surveillance, monitoring and control of insect vectors in

Italy and tropical areas. Below are reported the main activities carried out in the frame of these research

lines, highlighting principal collaborators and funding projects.

Keywords: malaria vector behaviour, ecology, speciation, cytogenetics

Reference letters: F. Simard, N. Sagnon, N. Besansky, C. Costantini

Period Description

2010 – to date Field and laboratory studies aimed to highlight the level of gene flow between sympatric

species of the Anopheles gambiae complex in an area in which high levels of

hybridization have been observed (Guinea Bissau). In the frame of this research it has

been conducted a field mission for the collection and morphological identification of

Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes in Guinea Bissau.

Principal collaborators: Prof. Joao Pinto (IHMT, Portugal), Dr. Amabelia Rodriguez

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(INASA, Guinea Bissau), Dr. B. Caputo, Prof. A. della Torre (Sapienza, Italy).

Projects: N. 10, 11, 13, 19, 23, 24.

Papers: N. 5, 9, 12, 15.

2005 – to date Study of the ecological and genetic basis of speciation in the major African malaria

vector Anopheles gambiae. This research topic adopts a multi-disciplinary approach

involving ecological, behavioural, cytogenetic and molecular methods to dissect factors

driving the process of speciation of the An. gambiae complex.

In particular, from 2006 to 2009 I was hired as research fellow (assegnista di ricerca) at

the Università di Roma "Sapienza" to the NIH project “Ecological genomics of Anopheles

gambiae”. In the frame of this project, I was responsible for field activities in Burkina

Faso as well as of the cytogenetic analyses in “Sapienza” University in Rome. In

particular, I was responsible of the aspects related to the planning of scientific activities,

management of technical personnel, field collection of entomological samples,

laboratory analysis, karyotyping and data processing. Under the aforementioned

project, I also conducted laboratory research activities (mosquito crossing,

microsatellite analysis, data processing) in the Eck Institute of Global Health of the

University of Notre Dame (USA).

Principal collaborators: Prof. N. Besansky (Notre Dame, USA), Drs. C. Costantini, F.

Simard, K. Mouline, D. Ayala, D. Fontenille (IRD, France), Dr. G. Gimonneau (CIRAD,

France), Dr. R. Dabiré (IRSS, Burkina Faso), Drs. N. Sagnon, M. Guelbeogo (CNRFP,

Burkina Faso), Prof. A. della Torre, Prof. Petrarca (Sapienza, Italy).

Projects N. 3, 4, 9, 14, 24, 25.

Papers: N. 4, 8, 13, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37.

2003-to date Study of larval niche partitioning of sympatric species of Anopheles gambiae complex.

This research topic is strictly linked to the one mentioned above, with a special focus on

the aspects affecting the ecology and distribution of these species in their larval phase.

I started working to this topic during my PhD project, conducting field and laboratory

research activities (Anopheles larval sampling, morphological and molecular

identification of samples collected, microbiological and physical-chemical analysis of

water samples from larval breeding sites) at the CNRFP of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso,

in collaboration with Dr. N. Sagnon and under the supervision of Dr. C. Costantini. The

study continued in the following years also in collaboration with Drs. F. Simard and G.

Gimonneau at the IRD/IRSS of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, with several field mission

for larval sampling in different ecological contexts. Samples collected are now under

analysis using a MiSeq metagenomic approach in order to identify bacterial species

involved in larval niche partitioning of An. gambiae complex species.

Principal collaborators: Dr. C. Costantini (IRD, France), Dr. N. Sagnon (CNRFP, Burkina

Faso), Dr. G. Gimonneau (CIRAD, France) Prof. A. della Torre, Prof. Serena Schippa

(Sapienza, Italy), Dr. Monica Santamaria, Prof. G. Pesole (University of Bari, Italy).

Projects N. 7, 24, 25.

Papers: N. 4, 13, 22, 23, 24, 35

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Keywords: vector capacity, monitoring, control, epidemiology

Reference letters: H. Ranson, V. La Gioia, N. Sagnon, C. Costantini

Period Description

2012 – to date Evaluation of presence, infective status and behaviour of insect vectors such as

Phlebotomine sand fly species and the drosophilid Phortica variegata, in order

to determine their vector role in Central and Southern Italy. I am responsible of

survey planning and evaluation of best trapping methods for field collection,

study of the population dynamics and identification of trophic preferences of

the sampled vectors.

Principal collaborators: Dr. S. Gabrielli (Sapienza, Italy), Profs. D. Otranto, R. Lia

(Università di Bari, Italy), Dr. G. Macrì and Dr. P. Calderini (IZSLT, Italy), Dr. A.

Pasini (CNR, Italy).

Projects: N. 2, 5, 12.

Papers: N. 4.

2010 – to date Development of new sampling tools for malaria vector monitoring.

In this research line I contributed as assistant professor (Ricercatore T.D. – tipo

A) at the Università di Roma "Sapienza" to the EU-FP7 project “Avecnet”. The

ultimate goal of the project was to develop innovative methods to fight malaria

in sub-Saharan Africa. As part of Work Package 7 of the project (WP coordinator

Prof. A. della Torre, Sapienza, IT), the main objective was to improve trapping

methods for sampling malaria vectors in Africa in order to highlight

environmental and behavioral changes associated to the anthropization of

endemic contexts and to the use of malaria transmission preventing measures

(e.g. indoor residual spraying and mosquito bednets).

Principal collaborators: Prof. H: Ranson (LSTM, UK), Prof. A. della Torre

(Sapienza, Italy), Drs. W. Guelbeogo, N. Sagnon, (CNRFP, Burkina Faso), Prof. H.

Ferguson (University of Glasgow, UK).

Project N. 21

Papers: N. 2, 11, 18

2001 – to date Development of surveillance approaches to monitor mosquito vectors in

temperate and tropical areas.

This research topic aims to develop sampling tool sensitive enough to not only

evaluate the presence of the potential vectors, but also to study their

behavior/infective status. One of the major result is the design and testing of an

adulticidal sticky trap, patented by AMA-DISINFESTAZIONI s.r.l., of which I am a

co-inventor (see section VB). The sticky trap has revealed to be a versatile tool

not only as an alternative to the traditional ovitrap for monitoring population

dynamics, but also to measure biological parameters of importance in

estimating vector capacity of Aedes albopictus and other container breeding

mosquitoes, such as resting behaviour, host-preference and dispersal.

I also contributed as research fellow (Ricercatore T.D.) at the Università di Roma

"Sapienza" to the project “Telesorveglianza Vettoriale”.This project aimed to

the develop and test of new approaches to monitor mosquito vector species

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(such as Aedes albopictus and Anopheles gambiae) based on the usage of sticky

traps and a remote identification of samples collected to assess the risk of

transmission of vector-borne diseases in areas of military interest. Prototypes of

mosquito adult traps were developed and tested of both in Italy and in tropical

areas (Guinea Bissau, Burkina Faso and Afghanistan).

Finally, this research topic led to the funding of a new three-year project,

named “Sensor” in which the sampling tools will be implemented with a device

for the detection of pathogens in insects collected, correlating vector density

and pathogen presence with an estimate of the biting exposure of the host

population in the area monitored.

Principal collaborators: Col. Dr. V. La Gioia, Ten. Col. A. Mannino (Stato

Maggiore della Difesa, Italy), Drs. N. Sagnon, W. Guelbeogo (CNRFP, Burkina

Faso), Prof. Prof. W. Takken (University of Wageningen, Netherlands), Prof. Joao

Pinto (IHMT, Portugal), Dr. A. Rodriguez (INASA, Guinea Bissau), Prof. A. della

Torre, Dr. Francesca Marini, Dr. B. Caputo, Dr. A. Solimini, Dr. C. De Vito, Dr. C.

Scagnolari (Sapienza, Italy), Dr. L. Facchinelli and Dr. L Valerio (LSTM, UK), Prof.

P. Reiter, (Institut Pasteur, France).

Projects: N. 1, 6, 8, 15, 16, 17, 20, 22.

Papers: N. 11, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 31, 36, 38.

Part VIII – Summary of Scientific Production (including 3 papers in press)

Published papers: 38

Book chapters: 2

Cumulative IF (according to the year of publication, database InCites JCR): 140,89

Mean IF per paper (database InCites JCR): 3,71

Total papers with IF>1 (database InCites JCR): 33

Total citations (database Scopus): 768

Total citations last 10 years (2008-2017, database Scopus): 595

Mean citations per paper (database Scopus): 20,21

H-index (database Scopus): 15

H-index last 10 years (2008-2017, database Scopus): 11

Position of the candidate among authors (number of papers):

first: 7

second: 7

second-to-last: 5

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last: 1

others: 18

Papers as corresponding author: 8

Pending submissions:

Latrofa MS, Iatta R, Dantas-Torres F, Annoscia G, Gabrielli S, Pombi M, Gradoni L, Otranto D. Leishmania infantum in phlebotomine sand flies in a focus of canine visceral leishmaniasis. Vet Parasitol. minor revisions.

Pombi M*, Calzetta M, Guelbeogo WM, Manica M, Perugini E, Mancini E, Sagnon N, Ranson H, della Torre

A. Unexpectedly low Human Blood Index associated to high Plasmodium sporozoite rates in Anopheles

coluzzii from a LLIN-protected village in Burkina Faso. under review.

Scientific papers:

(papers in which the candidate is corresponding author are marked with *)

1. Benelli G, Pombi M, Otranto D. Malaria in Italy - migrants are not the cause. Trends in

Parasitology. in press. IF: 6,333; citations: NA

2. Calzetta M, Perugini E, Seixas G, Sousa CA, Guelbeogo WM, Sagnon N, della Torre A, Pinto J, Pombi M, Mancini E. A novel nested-PCR assay targeting Plasmodium mitochondrial DNA in field-collected Anopheles mosquitoes. Med Vet Entomol. in press. IF: 1,809; citations: NA

3. Otranto D, Iatta R, Lia RP, Cavalera MA, Màca J, Pombi M, Dantas-Torres F, Jaenike J. Competence of Phortica variegata from the United States as intermediate host of Thelazia callipaeda eyeworm. Am J Trop Med Hyg. in press. IF: 2,549; citations: NA

4. Pombi M*, Kengne P, Gimonneau G, Tene-Fossog B, Ayala D, Kamdem C, Santolamazza F, Guelbeogo WM, Sagnon N, Petrarca V, Fontenille D, Besansky NJ, Antonio-Nkondjio C, Dabiré RK, della Torre A, Simard F, Costantini C. Dissecting functional components of reproductive isolation among closely related sympatric species of the Anopheles gambiae complex. Evol Appl. 2017 Oct 5;10(10):1102-1120. IF: 5,671; citations: 0

5. Vicente JL, Clarkson CS, Caputo B, Gomes B, Pombi M, Sousa CA, Antao T, Dinis J, Bottà G, Mancini E, Petrarca V, Mead D, Drury E, Stalker J, Miles A, Kwiatkowski DP, Donnelly MJ, Rodrigues A, Torre AD, Weetman D, Pinto J. Massive introgression drives species radiation at the range limit of Anopheles gambiae. Sci Rep. 2017 Apr 18;7:46451. IF: 4,259; citations: 2

6. Cavallero S, Pombi M, Perrone V, Milardi GL, D'Amelio S, Giuliani C, Gabrielli S. Gasterophilus intestinalis (Diptera: Oestridae) in the diaphragmatic muscle: An unusual finding. Vet Parasitol. 2017 Apr 15;237:117-121. IF: 2,356; citations: 0

7. Tawe L, Ramatlho P, Waniwa K, Muthoga CW, Makate N, Ntebela DS, Quaye IK, Pombi M, Paganotti GM. Preliminary survey on Anopheles species distribution in Botswana shows the presence of Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus complexes. Malar J. 2017 Mar 7;16(1):106. IF: 2,715; citations: 0

8. Ayala D, Acevedo P, Pombi M, Dia I, Boccolini D, Costantini C, Simard F, Fontenille D. Chromosome inversions and ecological plasticity in the main African malaria mosquitoes. Evolution. 2017 Mar;71(3):686-701. IF: 4,201; citations: 1

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9. Caputo B, Pichler V, Mancini E, Pombi M, Vicente J, Rodrigues A, Dinis J, Petrarca V, Pinto J, della Torre A, Weetman D. The last bastion? X-chromosome of Anopheles species-pair males from a hybrid zone reveals recombination within a major genomic island of speciation. Mol Ecol. 25(22):5719-5731. IF: 6,086; citations: 2

10. Dutto M, Bertero M, Petrosillo N, Pombi M, Otranto D. Ebola virus and arthropods: a literature review and entomological consideration on the vector role. Bull Soc Pat Exot. 109(4):244-247. IF: NA; citations: 0

11. Kreppel KS, Johnson PCD, Govella NJ, Pombi M, Maliti D, Ferguson HM. Comparative evaluation of the Sticky-Resting-Box-Trap, the standardised Resting-Bucket-Trap and indoor aspiration for sampling malaria vectors. Parasit Vectors. 2015 Sep 17;8:462. IF: 3,234; citations: 0

12. Mancini E, Spinaci MI, Gordicho V, Caputo B, Pombi M, Vicente JL, Dinis J, Rodrigues A, Petrarca V, Weetman D, Pinto J, della Torre A. Adaptive potential of hybridization among malaria vectors: introgression at the immune locus TEP1 between Anopheles coluzzii and A. gambiae in ‘Far-West’ Africa. PLoS One. 2015 Jun 5;10(6):e0127804. IF: 3,057; citations: 5

13. Tene Fossog B, Ayala D, Acevedo P, Kengne P, Ngomo Abeso Mebuy I, Makanga B, Magnus J, Awono-Ambene P, Njiokou F, Pombi M, Antonio-Nkondjio C, Paupy C, Besansky NJ, Costantini C. Habitat segregation and ecological character displacement in cryptic African malaria mosquitoes. Evol Appl. 2015 Apr;8(4):326-45. IF: 4,572; citations: 15

14. Pombi M*, Guelbeogo WM, Calzetta M, Sagnon N, Petrarca V, La Gioia V, della Torre A. Evaluation of a protocol for remote identification of mosquito vector species reveals BG-Sentinel trap as an efficient tool for Anopheles gambiae outdoor collection in Burkina Faso. Malaria Journal. 2015 Apr 15;14:161. IF: 3,079; citations: 3

15. Gordicho V, Vicente JL, Sousa CA, Caputo B, Pombi M, Dinis J, Seixas G, Palsson K, Weetman D, Rodrigues A, della Torre A, Pinto J. First report of an exophilic Anopheles arabiensis population in Bissau City, Guinea-Bissau: recent introduction or sampling bias? Malar J. 2014 Nov 4;13. IF: 3,109; citations: 4

16. Arcà B, Struchiner CJ, Pham VM, Sferra G, Lombardo F, Pombi M, Ribeiro JMC. Positive selection drives accelerated evolution of mosquito salivary genes associated with blood-feeding. Insect Molecular Biology 2014, 23(1): 122-31. IF: 3,220; citations: 13

17. Pombi M*, Jacobs F, Verhulst NO, Caputo B, Della Torre A, Takken W. Field evaluation of a novel synthetic odour blend and of the synergistic role of carbon dioxide for sampling host-seeking Aedes albopictus adults in Rome, Italy. Parasit Vectors. 2014 Dec 11;7(1):580. IF: 3.430; citations: 8

18. Pombi M*, Guelbeogo WM, Kreppel K, Calzetta M, Traoré A, Sanou A, Ranson H, Ferguson HM, Sagnon NF, della Torre A. The Sticky Resting Box, a new tool for studying resting behaviour of Afrotropical malaria vectors. Parasit Vectors. 2014 May 29;7:247. IF: 3,430; citations: 4

19. Drago A, Martini S, Vettorato C, Pombi M*, Dutto M. The presence of white eggs in the monitoring of Aedes albopictus ( Diptera: Culicidae) by ovitraps. Journal of Vector Ecology 2013, 38(2): 326-329. IF: 1,436; citations: 0

20. Caputo B, Ienco A, Cianci D, Pombi M, Petrarca V, Baseggio A, Devine GJ, della Torre A. The "auto-dissemination" approach: a novel concept to fight Aedes albopictus in urban areas. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012, 6(8):e1793. IF: 4,569; citations: 42

21. Drago A, Marini F, Caputo B, Coluzzi M, della Torre A, Pombi M*. Looking for the gold standard: assessment of effectiveness of four traps for monitoring mosquitoes in Italy. J Vector Ecology 2012, 37(1):117-23. IF: 1,227; citations: 9

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22. Gimonneau G, Pombi M, Dabiré RK, Diabaté A, Morand S, Simard F. Behavioural responses of Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto M and S molecular form larvae to an aquatic predator in Burkina Faso. Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5:65. IF: 3,426; citations: 29

23. Della Torre A, Pombi M, Petrarca V, Coluzzi M. New mosquito subgroup breeds questions. Science 2011, 22;332(6028):419-20; authors’ reply. IF: 2,549; citations: NA IF: 31,201; citations: 1

24. Gimonneau G, Pombi M, Choisy M, Morand S, Dabiré RK, Simard F. Larval habitat segregation between the molecular forms of the mosquito, Anopheles gambiae in a rice field area of Burkina Faso, West Africa. Med Vet Entomol. 2012, 26(1):9-17. IF: 2,208; citations: 48

25. Marini F, Caputo B, Pombi M, Tarsitani G, della Torre A. Studying Aedes albopictus dispersal in Rome (Italy) using sticky-traps in mark-release-recapture experiments. Med Vet Entomol. 2010, 24(4):361-8. IF: 2,245; citations: 52

26. Valerio L, Marini F, Bongiorno G, Facchinelli L, Pombi M, Caputo B, Maroli M, della Torre A. Host-Feeding Patterns of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Urban and Rural Contexts within Rome Province, Italy. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2010. 10(3): 291-4. IF: 2,733; citations: 47

27. Costantini C, Ayala D, Guelbeogo WM, Pombi M, Some C Y, Bassole IHN, Ose K, Fotsing JM, Sagnon N’F, Fontenille D, Besansky NJ, Simard F. Living at the edge: biogeographic patterns of habitat segregation conform to speciation by niche expansion in Anopheles gambiae. BMC Ecol. 2009 May 21; 9(1): 16. IF: NA; citations: 112

28. Simard F, Ayala D, Kamdem GC, Pombi M, Etouna J, Ose K, Fotsing JM, Fontenille D, Besansky NJ, Costantini C. Ecological niche partitioning between Anopheles gambiae molecular forms in Cameroon: the ecological side of speciation. BMC Ecol. 2009 May 21; 9(1): 17. IF: NA; citations: 120

29. Pombi M*, Caputo B, Simard F, Di Deco MA, Coluzzi M, della Torre A, Costantini C, Besansky NJ, Petrarca V. Chromosomal plasticity and evolutionary potential in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto: insights from three decades of rare paracentric inversions. BMC Evol Biol. 2008 Nov 10; 8(1): 309. IF: 4,050; citations: 31

30. Cassone BJ, Mouline K, Hahn MW, White BJ, Pombi M, Simard F, Costantini C, Besansky NJ. Differential gene expression in incipient species of Anopheles gambiae. Mol Ecol. 2008 May; 17(10): 2491-504. IF: 5.325; citations: 40

31. Valerio L, Marini F, Bongiorno G, Facchinelli L, Pombi M, Caputo B, Maroli M, della Torre A. (2008). Blood-feeding preferences of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in urban and rural settings within the province of Rome, Italy. Parassitologia, 50(1-2):103-104. IF: NA; citations: 7

32. White BJ, Santolamazza F, Kamau L, Pombi M, Grushko O, Mouline K, Brengues C, Guelbeogo W, Coulibaly M, Kayondo JK, Sharakhov I, Simard F, Petrarca V, Della Torre A, Besansky NJ. Molecular karyotyping of the 2La inversion in Anopheles gambiae. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007, 76(2): 334-9. IF: 2,183; citations: 35

33. Stump AD, Pombi M, Goeddel L, Ribeiro JM, Wilder JA, della Torre A, Besansky NJ. Genetic exchange in 2La inversion heterokaryotypes of Anopheles gambiae. Insect Mol Biol. 2007, 16(6):703-9. IF: 2,026; citations: 25

34. White BJ, Hahn MW, Pombi M, Cassone BJ, Lobo NF, Simard F, Besansky NJ. Localization of candidate regions maintaining a common polymorphic inversion (2La) in Anopheles gambiae. PLoS Genet. 2007, 3(12): e217. IF: 8,721; citations: 24

35. Coulibaly MB, Pombi M, Caputo B, Nwakanma D, Jawara M, Konate L, Dia I, Fofana A, Kern M, Simard F, Conway DJ, Petrarca V, della Torre A, Traoré S, Besansky NJ. PCR-based karyotyping of Anopheles gambiae inversion 2Rj identifies the BAMAKO chromosomal form. Malar J. 2007, 6: 133. IF: 2,473; citations: 11

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36. Facchinelli L, Valerio L, Pombi M, Reiter P, Costantini C, della Torre A. Development of a novel sticky trap for container-breeding mosquitoes and evaluation of its sampling properties to monitor urban populations of Aedes albopictus. Med Vet Entomol. 2007, 21(2): 183-95. IF: 1,590; citations: 49

37. Pombi M, Stump AD, Della Torre A, Besansky NJ. Variation in recombination rate across the X chromosome of Anopheles gambiae. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2006, 75(5):901-3. IF: 2,546; citations: 26

38. Pombi M*, Costantini C, della Torre A. Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) a Roma: analisi sperimentale di parametri rilevanti in strategie di controllo. Parassitologia. 2003, 45(2): 97-102. IF: NA; citations: 3

Book chapters:

1. Pombi M, Modiano D, Corbellini G. Malaria eradication in Italy: the story of a first success. Book chapter. In: Roche B, Broutin H, Simard F. Ecology and evolution for the control of infectious diseases in low-income countries. (Chapt. 13), Oxford: Oxford University Press, in press.

2. Arcà B, della Torre A, Pombi M (2014). Gli insetti vettori di patogeni animali. Book chapter. In: Pennacchio F. Gli insetti e il loro controllo. p. 443-477 (cap. 16), Napoli: Liguori, ISBN: 978-88-207-5351-1.

Conference abstracts:

(oral communications presented by the candidate as speaker are marked with *)

1. Montarsi F, Visentin P, Drago A, Ravagnan S, della Torre A, Capelli G, Pombi M. Comparative Testing of Two Sticky Traps to Monitor Resting Aedes koreicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Italy. VIII conference of European Mosquito Control Association. Becici, Montenegro, 12-16 March 2017.

2. Pombi M*, Calzetta M, Guelbeogo WM, Manica M, Mancini E, Sagnon N, Ranson H, della Torre A. LLIN usage in a village of Burkina Faso reduces human/vector contact but does not yield a proportional reduction of Plasmodium infections in the vector population. Annual meeting of the Italian Malaria Network. Rome, Italy, 19-20 January 2017.

3. Formenti N, Albonico F, Dell’Orco F, Loiacono M, Trogu T, Pombi M, Cavallero S, Ferrari N, Mortarino M, Lanfranchi P. Multiplex PCR assay for the identification of Haemonchus contortus and Teladorsagia circumcincta in alpine chamois (Rupicapra r. rupicapra). XXIX Congresso Nazionale SOIPA. Bari, Italy 21-24 June 2016.

4. Pombi M*, Calzetta M, Guelbeogo WM, Manica M, Sagnon N, Ranson H, Mancini E, della Torre A. Unexpectedly high zoophily associated to high Plasmodium sporozoite rates in Anopheles coluzzii from a LLIN-protected village in Burkina Faso. XXIX Congresso Nazionale SOIPA. Bari, Italy 21-24 June 2016.

5. Pombi M, Giacomi A, Fraulo M, della Torre A, Cancrini G, Pasini A, Amendola S, Gabrielli S. Occurrence of phlebotomine sand flies along an altitudinal cline in Central Italy: analysis of predictive climate parameters. XXIX Congresso Nazionale SOIPA. Bari, Italy 21-24 June 2016.

6. Pasini A, Amendola S, Pombi M, Macrì G, Barlozzari G, Gabrielli S. Assessment of climatic influences on the abundance of vectors of leishmaniosis in Italy using a neural-network model. Società Italiana Scienze del Clima – Annual Conference. Cagliari, Italy, 19-20 October 2016.

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7. Fantini S, Pombi M, Sacchi L, Angela Corpolongo, Martini A. Virus Zika: gestione del rischio in lavoratori in trasferta all’estero. 79 Congresso nazionale Società Italiana di Medicina del Lavoro e Igiene Industriale. Roma, Italy, 21-23 September 2016.

8. Vicente JL, Clarkson CS, Caputo B, Gomes B, Pombi M, Sousa CA, Antao T, Dinis J, Botta G, Mancini E, Petrarca V, Mead D, Drury E, Stalker J, Miles A, Kwiatkowski DP, Donnelly MJ, Rodrigues A, della Torre A, Weetman D, Pinto J. Impacts of introgressive hybridisation in the population structure and bionomics of Anopheles gambiae in Guinea Bissau. 20th E-SOVE Conference. Lisbon, Portugal, 3-7 October 2016.

9. Pombi M*, Calzetta M, Guelbeogo WM, Mancini E, Sagnon N, Ranson H, della Torre A. Unexpectedly low Human Blood Index associated to high Plasmodium sporozoite rates in Anopheles gambiae complex species from a LLIN-protected village in Burkina Faso. 65th Annual Meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Atlanta, GA USA, 13-17 November 2016.

10. Pombi M, Totino V, Fosso B, Santamaria M, Guerrieri F, Bassole I, Guelbeogo WM, Sagnon N, Iebba V, Pesole G, della Torre A, Schippa S, Costantini C. Characterization of surface layer microbial communities of Anopheles gambiae complex larval habitats in Burkina Faso. 65th Annual Meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Atlanta, GA USA, 13-17 November 2016.

11. Pichler V, Pombi M, Guelbeogo WM, Sagnon N, Ranson H, della Torre A, Caputo B. Studio Temporale Del Flusso Genico E Della Resistenza Agli Insetticidi Nei Due Principali Vettori Afrotropicali Di Malaria In Una Zona Di Simpatria Del Burkina Faso. VII Seminario di studio. Salute globale e scenari attuali: nuovi contributi di ricerca Istituto Superiore Sanità. Rome, Italy, 1 June 2016.

12. Gomes B, Clarkson CS, Caputo B, Pombi M, Mancini E, Vicente JL, Sousa CA, Dinis J, Rodrigues A, Donnelly MJ, Ag1000g consortium, Weetman D, della Torre A, Pinto J. Population structure and hybridisation between Anopheles coluzzii and An. gambiae may affect malaria epidemiology and control in Guinea Bissau. EMBO conference: Molecular and Population Biology of Mosquitoes and Other Disease Vectors. Kolymbari, Greece, 24-29 July 2015.

13. Pombi M*, Guelbeogo WM, Calzetta M, Kreppel K, Traoré A, Sanou A, Ranson H, Ferguson H, Mancini E, Sagnon N, della Torre A. Evaluation of a novel sampling tool to detect outdoor abundance and infective status of malaria vectors of the Anopheles gambiae complex. XXVIII Congresso Nazionale SOIPA. Roma, Italy 24-27 June 2014.

14. Pombi M*, Totino V, Iebba V, Santangelo F, Bassole I, Guelbeogo WM, della Torre A, Schippa S, Sagnon N, Costantini C. Role of microbial community of breeding habitats in larval niche partitioning of Anopheles gambiae malaria vectors in Burkina Faso. XXVIII Congresso Nazionale SOIPA. Roma, Italy 24-27 June 2014.

15. Pichler V, Weetman D, Mancini E, Pombi M, Vicente J, Rodrigues A, Dinis J, Petrarca V, Pinto J, Della Torre A. First evidence of recombination in the x-chromosome centromeric region of the malaria mosquitoes Anopheles gambiae and An. coluzzii (Diptera: Culicidae). XXVIII Congresso Nazionale SOIPA. Roma, Italy 24-27 June 2014.

16. Arcà B, Struchiner CJ, Sferra G, Lombardo F, Pombi M, Ribeiro JMC. Positive selection drives accelerated evolution of mosquito salivary genes associated with blood feeding. XXVIII Congresso Nazionale SOIPA. Roma, Italy 24-27 June 2014.

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17. Caputo B, Pichler V, Mancini E, Pombi M, Vicente J, Rodrigues A, Dinis J, Petrarca V, Pinto J, della Torre A, Weetman D. Does hybridization promote degradation of the chromosome-X island of genomic divergence between Anopheles gambiae and A. coluzzii? 7th Genomic Epidemiology of Malaria conference. Hinxton, UK, 8-11 June 2014.

18. Vicente JL, Caputo B, Pombi M, Sousa CA, Dinis J, Rodrigues A, Weetman A, della Torre A, Pinto J. Population subdivision within Anopheles gambiae may impact malaria transmission in Guinea Bissau. 63rd Annual Meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. New Orleans, LA USA, 2-6 November 2014.

19. Guelbeogo WM, Pombi M, Maetzke R, Ranson H, Ferguson H, della Torre A, Sagnon N. Evaluation of a novel Electric Grid Tent trap for host seeking mosquitoes collection. 63rd Annual Meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. New Orleans, LA USA, 2-6 November 2014.

20. Arcà B, Sferra G, Lombardo F, Pombi M, Struchiner CJ, Ribeiro JMC. Fast evolutionary rate of mosquito salivary proteins: an effect of the host immune system? 9th Annual BioMalPar/EVIMalaR conference. Heidelberg, Germany, 3-15 May 2013.

21. Mancini E, Spinaci MI, Caputo B, Pichler V, Vicente JL, Rodrigues A, Pombi M, Petrarca V, Pinto J, della Torre A. Allelic variation at the immunity gene TEP1 in an area of hybridization between the malaria mosquitoes Anopheles gambiae and An. coluzzii. V Congresso della Società Italiana di Biologia Evoluzionistica. Trento, Italy, 28-31 August 2013.

22. Pichler V, Weetman D, Mancini E, Pombi M, Vicente J, Rodrigues A, Pinto J, della Torre A, Caputo B. Evidence of recombination on the “speciation island” X-chromosome centromeric region between the malaria mosquitoes Anopheles gambiae and An. coluzzii. V Congresso della Società Italiana di Biologia Evoluzionistica. Trento, Italy, 28-31 August 2013.

23. Vicente JL, Weetman D, Caputo B, Pombi M, Sousa CA, Dinis J, Rodrigues A, Calderón I, della Torre A, Pinto J. Spatial analysis of a hybrid zone between M and S molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae s.s. in Guinea Bissau. EMBO conference - Molecular and Population Biology of Mosquitoes and Other Disease Vectors: From Basic Vector Biology to Disease Control. Kolymbari, Greece, 15 – 19 July 2013.

24. Caputo B, Mancini E, Pombi M, Petrarca V, della Torre A. FIRB-Futuro In Ricerca 2010: Investigating the role of reproductive barriers in an emblematic case of incipient speciation. Annual Meeting “Italian Malaria Network”. Perugia, Italy, 18 January 2013.

25. Pombi M, Calzetta M, Caputo B, Mancini E, della Torre A. FP7 AVECNET: "Controlling malaria by hitting the vector: New or improved Vector Control Tools". Annual Meeting “Italian Malaria Network”. Perugia, Italy, 18 January 2013.

26. Pombi M*, Simard F, Ayala D, Gimonneau G, Mahamat IV, Dabire R, della Torre A, Besansky N, Costantini C. Reproductive isolation among sympatric taxa of the Anopheles gambiae complex in Burkina Faso. 18th E-SOVE International Conference. Montpellier, France, 8-11 October 2012.

27. Pombi M, Colangelo P, Maetzke R, Caputo B, Vicente JL, Sousa CA, Calzetta M, Guelbeogo W, Petrarca V, Rodrigues A, Sagnon N, Pinto J, della Torre A. Shaping the differences: a phenotypic study of the wings of Anopheles gambiae molecular forms by geometric morphometrics. 18th E-SOVE International Conference. Montpellier, France, 8-11 October 2012.

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28. Guelbeogo W, Pombi M, Traoré A, Calzetta M, Sanou A, Caputo B, Ranson H, Sagnon N, della Torre A. The Sticky Resting Box: a new tool for collecting outdoor-resting malaria vectors. 18th E-SOVE International Conference. Montpellier, France, 8-11 October 2012.

29. Caputo B, Weetman D, Mancini M, Pombi M, Vincente JL, Rodrigues A, Donnelly M, Pinto J, della Torre A. Evidence of recombination in the X-chromosome centromeric region in Anopheles gambiae molecular forms from an area of putative secondary contact. 61st Annual Meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Atlanta, GA, USA, 11-15 November 2012.

30. Weetman D, Caputo B, Vicente JL, Pombi M, Rodrigues A, Mancini E, Maslen G, MacInnis B, Kwiatkowski D, della Torre A, Pinto J, Donnelly MJ. Genomes in flux: ’real-time’ variation in incipient speciation in Anopheles gambiae. 61st Annual Meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Atlanta, GA, USA, 11-15 November 2012.

31. Pombi M, Jacobs F, Caputo B, della Torre A, Takken W. Comparative testing of the efficacy of two odour baits for sampling host-seeking Aedes albopictus in Rome, Italy. XXVII Congresso Società Italiana di Parassitologia. Alghero, Italy 26-29 June 2012.

32. Caputo B, Ienco A, Pombi M, Devine GJ, della Torre A. The “auto‐dissemination” approach: a novel concept to fight Aedes albopictus in urban areas in Italy. 60th Annual Meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Philadelphia, PA, USA, 4-8 December 2011.

33. Caputo B, Vicente JL, Calzetta M, Calderón I, Nwakanama D, Jawara M, Adiamoh M, Dia I, Konate L, Pombi M, Canestrelli D, Petrarca V, Rodrigues A, Conway DJ, Pinto J, della Torre A. Chromosomal and molecular characterization of Anopheles gambiae M and S molecular forms in a secondary contact zone at the westernmost extreme of their range. 60th Annual Meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Philadelphia, PA, USA, 4-8 December 2011.

34. Guelbeogo M, Pombi M*, Traoré A, Sanou A, Calzetta M, Ranson H, Sagnon N, della Torre A. A novel effective tool to collect Afrotropical malaria vectors resting outdoors. 60th Annual Meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Philadelphia, PA, USA, 4-8 December 2011.

35. Gimonneau G, Pombi M, Choisy M, Morand S, Dabire R, Costantini C, Simard F. Larval habitat segregation between the molecular forms of the African Malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae in a rice field area of Burkina Faso, West Africa. 59th Annual Meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Atlanta, GA, USA, 2-7 November 2010.

36. Marini F, Caputo B, Pombi M, Travaglio M, Tarsitani G, Montarsi F, Drago A, della Torre A. First data on Aedes albopictus dispersal in Italy. 59th Annual Meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Atlanta, GA, USA, 2-7 November 2010.

37. Marini F, Caputo B, Pombi M, Travaglio M, Tarsitani G, Montarsi F, Drago A, della Torre A. Studying Aedes albopictus dispersal in Italy by mark-release-recapture experiments. XXVI Congresso Società Italiana di Parassitologia. Perugia, Italy, 22-25 June 2010

38. *Drago A, Marini F, Caputo B, della Torre A, Pombi M. Looking for the golden standard:

comparative valuation of four mosquito traps for collecting host seeking mosquitoes in Mantua. XXVI Congresso Società Italiana di Parassitologia. Perugia, Italy, 22-25 June 2010

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39. Gimonneau G, Morand S, Pombi M, Dabiré R, Simard F. Comparing prey behavioural responses to predation in the M and S forms of the African malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. Fifth MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference, 2-6 November 2009, Nairobi, Kenya.

40. Simard F, Ayala D, Pombi M, Kamdem C, Guelbeogo M, Sagnon NF, Besansky NJ, Costantini C. Ecological divergence between the M and S forms of Anopheles gambiae and the role of chromosomal inversions in local adaptation. Fifth MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference, 2-6 November 2009, Nairobi, Kenya.

41. Marini F, Valerio L, Caputo B, Facchinelli L, Bongiorno G, Maroli M, Tarsitani G, Pombi M and della Torre A. Exploitation of a sticky-trap in studies on the biology of Aedes albopictus in Rome. EMCA Workshop 2009. Torino, Italy, 9-13 March 2009.

42. Pombi M, Caputo B, Costantini C, Di Deco MA, Coluzzi M, della Torre A, Besansky NJ, Simard F, Petrarca V. Chromosomal plasticity and evolutionary potential in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto: insights from three decades of rare paracentric inversions. 57th Annual Meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. New Orleans, LA, USA, 7-11 December 2008.

43. White BJ, Cheng C, Hahn MW, Kern M, Pombi M, Lobo NF, Coulibaly M, Simard F, Besansky NJ. Contrasting Patterns of Evolution in Five Chromosomal Inversions of Anopheles gambiae. 57th Annual Meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. New Orleans, LA, USA, 7-11 December 2008.

44. Valerio L, Marini F, Bongiorno G, Facchinelli L, Pombi M, Caputo B, Maroli M, della Torre A. High rates of feeding on humans in the generalist biter Aedes albopictus in Rome (Italy). 57th Annual Meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. New Orleans, LA, USA, 7-11 December 2008.

45. Valerio L, Marini F, Bongiorno G, Facchinelli L, Pombi M, Caputo B, Maroli M, della Torre A. Blood-feeding preferences of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in urban and rural settings within the province of Rome, Italy. XXV Congresso Società Italiana di Parassitologia. Pisa, Italy, 18-21 June 2008.

46. Valerio L, Marini F, Facchinelli L, Pombi M, Caputo B, della Torre A. Exploitation of a sticky trap to study biology of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Rome. XXV Congresso Società Italiana di Parassitologia. Pisa, Italy, 18-21 June 2008.

47. Santolamazza F, Pinto J, Mancini E, Caputo B, Pombi M, Simard F, Caccone A, Tu Z, Petrarca V, della Torre A. Analysis of genetic diversity within Anopheles gambiae s.s. M-form. XXV Congresso Società Italiana di Parassitologia. Pisa, Italy, 18-21 June 2008.

48. * Pombi M, Caputo B, Costantini C, Di Deco MA, Coluzzi M, della Torre A, Besansky NJ,

Simard F, Petrarca V. Three decades of rare paracentric inversions in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto. XXV Congresso Società Italiana di Parassitologia. Pisa, Italy, 18-21 June 2008.

49. Pombi M, Kamden C, Agbor JP, Petrarca V, Besansky NJ, Costantini C, Fontenille D, della Torre A, Simard F. Macrogeographic patterns of chromosomal polymorphism in the molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae in relation to environmental heterogeneities in Cameroon. 55th Annual Meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Atlanta, GA, USA, 12–16 November 2006.

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50. Guelbeogo WM, Bassole IHN, Pombi M, Some CM, della Torre A, Simard F, Besansky NJ, Fontenille D, Sagnon N’F, Costantini C. Countrywide distribution and chromosomal polymorphism of Anopheles gambiae molecular forms in Burkina Faso. 55th Annual Meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Atlanta, GA, USA, 12–16 November 2006.

51. White BJ, Hahn MW, Mouline K, Cassone B, Pombi M, Simard F, della Torre A, Besansky NJ. Population Genomics of Chromosomal Inversions in Anopheles gambiae. 55th Annual Meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Atlanta, GA, USA, 12–16 November 2006.

52. Facchinelli L, Valerio L, Pombi M, Costantini C, della Torre A. A mark-release recapture study using a novel sticky trap to identify ecological barriers for Aedes albopictus in Rome. XVI Congresso Nazionale – Società Italiana di Ecologia. Viterbo-Civitavecchia, Italy, 19-22 September 2006.

53. Paganotti GM, Pombi M, Sirima BS, Ouedraogo AL, Diarra A, Babiker HA, Walliker D, Coluzzi M, and Modiano D. Molecular epidemiology of dry season malaria in two sympatric ethnic groups of Burkina Faso. XI International Congress of Parasitology, Glasgow, UK, 6-11 August 2006.

54. Facchinelli L, Valerio L, Pombi M, Costantini C, Reiter P, della Torre A. A novel sticky trap for collecting container-breeding mosquitoes. 54th Annual Meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Washington, DC, USA, 11–15 December 2005.

55. * Pombi M, Stump A, della Torre A, Besansky NJ. Recombination map of the X-

chromosome pericentromeric region in Anopheles gambiae M molecular form by microsatellite analysis. 54th Annual Meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Washington, DC, USA, 11–15 December 2005.

56. Santolamazza F, Schielke E, Garren M, Pombi M, Sagnon N’F, della Torre A, Caccone A, Powell JR, Costantini C. Microsatellite analysis reveals genetic differentiation between endophilic and exophilic Anopheles arabiensis from Burkina Faso. 54th Annual Meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Washington, DC, USA, 11–15 December 2005.

57. Santolamazza F, Caputo B, Pombi M, Avellino P, Besansky NJ, Sagnon N’F, Costantini C, della Torre A. Temporal changes in the frequency of the knock-down resistance allele (kdr) in Anopheles gambiae molecular form S from central Burkina Faso. 54th Annual Meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Washington, DC, USA, 11–15 December 2005.

58. Costantini C, Pombi M, Bassole I, Santolamazza F, Ouedraogo O, Palladino C, della Torre A, Coluzzi M, Sagnon N’F. Micro-geographic larval habitat partitioning between molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae: meta-analysis of a four-year survey in central Burkina Faso. Fourth MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference. Yaoundé, Cameroon, 13-18 November 2005.

59. Facchinelli L, Valerio L, Pombi M, Costantini C, Reiter P, della Torre A. A novel sticky trap for collecting container-breeding mosquitoes. International Congress – SOVE. Reno, NV, USA, 2-7 October 2005.

60. Santolamazza F, Caputo B, Pombi M, Avellino P, Facchinelli L, Besansky NJ, Sagnon N’F, Costantini C, della Torre A. Knock-down resistance (kdr) in Anopheles gambiae S molecular

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form in Goundri village (Burkina Faso) between 1998 and 2003. International Congress – SOVE. Reno, NV, USA, 2-7 October 2005.

61. Pombi M, Bassole I, Ouédraogo O, Sanou A, Serme, Coluzzi M, Cossu A, Conte MP, Seganti L, Sagnon N’F, Costantini C. Microbiological profiling of Anopheles gambiae complex breeding habitats in Burkina Faso. International Meeting Pasteur a “Sapienza”. Roma, Italy, 23-25 June 2005.

62. Paganotti GM, Pombi M, Sirima BS, Konaté A, Ouedraogo AL, Diarra A, Babiker HA, Walliker D, Coluzzi M and Modiano D. Molecular epidemiology of dry season malaria in two sympatric ethnic groups of Burkina Faso: preliminary data. International Meeting Pasteur a “Sapienza”. Roma, Italy, 23-25 June 2005.

63. Cossu A, Pombi M, Bassole I, Ouedraogo O, Conte MP, Sagnon N’F, Costantini C. Analisi microbiologica e chimico-fisica degli habitat delle larve di Anopheles gambiae in un villaggio della savana del Burkina Faso. 32° Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Microbiologia. Milano, Italy, 26-29 September 2004.

64. * Pombi M, Cossu A, Bassole I, Ouedraogo O, Seganti L, Coluzzi M, Sagnon N’F, Costantini

C. Microbiological and physico-chemical profiling of Anopheles gambiae larval habitats in an arid savannah village of Burkina Faso. IX European multicolloquium of Parasitology. Valencia, Spain, 18-23 July 2004.

65. Facchinelli L, Pombi M, Reiter P, della Torre A. A novel device to trap Aedes albopictus and monitor its population dynamics. IX European multicolloquium of Parasitology. Valencia, Spain, 18-23 July 2004.

66. * Pombi M, Facchinelli L, della Torre A, Costantini C. Culicid larvae in drain basins in Rome,

Italy. XXIII Congresso Società Italiana di Parassitologia. Salerno, Italy, 9-12 June 2004.

67. Facchinelli L, Pombi M, Reiter P, della Torre A. Monitoring Aedes albopictus population dynamic in the zoo of Rome by a novel sticky trap. XXIII Congresso Società Italiana di Parassitologia. Salerno, Italy, 9-12 June 2004.

68. Ramoni R, Kramer L, Grolli S, Conti V, Merli E, Calvi LE, Costantini C, Pombi M. A modified orour-baited trap for fly collection and behavioural studies. XXIII Congresso Società Italiana di Parassitologia. Salerno, Italy, 9-12 June 2004.

69. Costantini C, Pombi M, Palladino C, della Torre A, Petrarca V, Coluzzi M, Sagnon N’F. Habitat distribution of Anopheles gambiae molecular forms in breeding sites of an arid savanna village in Burkina Faso. 52th Annual Meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Philadelphia, PA, USA. 3-7 December 2003.

70. Costantini C, Pombi M, Palladino C, Santolamazza F, della Torre A, Petrarca V, Coluzzi M, Sagnon N’F. Bionomic differences among sympatric Anopheles arabiensis and An. gambiae molecular forms M and S in an arid savanna area of Burkina Faso. 51th Annual Meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Denver, CO, USA, 10-14 November 2002.

71. Santolamazza F, Gentile G, Pombi M, Fanello C, Coluzzi M, della Torre A. Molecular differentiation within the major malaria vector Anopheles gambiae s.s. 51th Annual Meeting of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Denver, CO, USA, 10-14 November 2002.

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