Dr. Daniella A Lefteri

I'm so happy to announce that I have been awarded a @wellcometrust ECA to study the effect of Wolbachia on mosquito salivary glands and their effect on onwards virus transmission at the @CVRinfo! So excited for the science and the collaborations to come! gla.ac.uk/research/az/cv…

So happy about this!! Thanks to everyone who has helped me along the way!

Conference time! So excited to attend my first Wolbachia conference! Such a beautiful location #wolbachiaconference2025 #wolbachia #oist #okinawa

Excited by viruses and how our bodies repel them? Exciting fully funded PhD project now available combining expertise from the lab to the clinic. #virology #immunology #dermatology #CRISPR #vector-vertebrate biology. Help us spread the word. ☺️

Are you a clinical trainee interested in undertaking a PhD in virology? 🩺🦠🧬🔬🧫 A 3-year Clinical PhD Fellowship available @CVRinfo Aug 2025 Programme details, inc current fellows: gla.ac.uk/research/az/cv… Apply: bmj.com/careers/job/21… Closing date: 26 Nov 24 Pls share🙏

Exciting new opportunity to join my research group at the University of Glasgow as a Research Technician! If you are interested in working with mosquitoes and investigating virus transmission apply now: my.corehr.com/pls/uogrecruit… Closing date: 02/12/2024

Happy to share that my new paper is out in @MDPIOpenAccess mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/8… In this paper we demonstrate that negative sense RNA virus Bunyamwera has a negative impact on Wolbachia density in Ae. aegypti mosquitoes. Thanks to everyone involved, especially @stephmrainey!

Exciting this paper is finally out! was fun contributing to the research! congrats to everyone involved!

📢 @WHO (30 May 2024). #Dengue – Global Situation: The global dengue burden has increased substantially over the past 5 years, and in 2024 so far, >7.6 million cases have been reported, including 16,000 severe infections and >3,000 deaths. who.int/emergencies/di…

Pictured below is João from Brazil, who was born with microcephaly. He has a smaller head and an underdeveloped brain. This condition, which can cause long-term physical impairments, is becoming more common in Brazil because of Zika outbreaks. [1/3]

🏳️‍🌈 WATCH | To celebrate #LGBTQIAHistoryMonth, @sdevlinbio investigates scientists from history thought to have been part of the LGBTQIA+ Community. Florence Nightingale's research reduced hospital mortality to 10% of what it was. #DevlinDeepDives Ep 1: youtu.be/wI_zjX1M1ZE

📢 ‼️ I cannot emphasise this enough: APPLY FOR THIS JOB! Mavi is an amazing scientist who has a really knack for bringing out the best in people. An amazing opportunity to work at the forefront of #Symbionts and #aedes research. What are you waiting for?! GO APPLY! ‼️

So happy this is finally out! @SciReports @CVRinfo Whilst investigating how #Wolbachia blocks #arboviruses we found evidence that strains use different mechanisms! Understanding variations allows us to future proof release programmes. nature.com/articles/s4159… 🧵🧵🧵

My lab family are the best. A labour of love from ⁦@jm_symbiosis. ⁩ just when you thought Wolbachia couldn’t be an cooler, turns out it is. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

The proof is in the saliva! #Mosquito-borne viruses could be prevented by targeting #sialokinin. Read more here>> bit.ly/3Oh7RpB @VHIT_Mckimmie @DaniellaAnL1 @UniversityLeeds