Evolutionary Biologist / Medical entomologist
Experience and Interest in host-parasite interactions, vector-borne diseases, biodiversity conservation, sustainable development and the links between science, technology and society.
Publications
Boëte, C. Des moustiques transgéniques pour combattre le paludisme: à quel prix? Observatoire de la Génétique, Centre for Bioethics, Clinical Research, Institute of Montreal, Canada.
Boëte, C. Des moustiques transgéniques peuvent-ils vaincre le paludisme? Le Monde Diplomatique, pp. 20-21, Juillet 2006 (available in the English version, August 2006: Genetically modified mosquitoes and malaria: Nets still protect best.) [link]
Scientific papers
Boëte, C. 2009. Anopheles mosquitoes: not just malaria vectors… especially in the field. Trends in Parasitology. 25: 53-5. [pdf] [supp. mat.]
Lambrechts, L., J.C. Koella & C. Boëte. 2008. Can transgenic mosquitoes afford the fitness cost? Trends in Parasitology. 24: 4-7 [pdf]
Boëte, C. & R. E. L. Paul. 2006. Can mosquitoes help to unravel the community structure of Plasmodium species? Trends in Parasitology 22: 21-25 [pdf]
Boëte, C. 2005. Malaria parasites in mosquitoes: laboratory models, evolutionary temptation and the real world. Trends in Parasitology 21: 445-447 [pdf]
Boëte, C., R. E. L. Paul, & J. C. Koella. 2004. Direct and indirect immuno-suppression by a malaria parasite in its mosquito host. Proc. Roy. Soc. Lond. B, 271, 1611-1615 [pdf]
Koella, J. C. & C. Boëte. 2003. A model for the coevolution of immunity and immune-evasion in vector-borne diseases, with implications for the epidemiology of malaria. The American Naturalist, 161 (5) 698-707 [pdf]
Boëte, C & J.C. Koella. 2003. Evolutionary ideas about genetically manipulated mosquitoes and malaria control. Trends in Parasitology, 19 (1) 32- 38 [pdf]
Scott, T.W., W. Takken, B.G.J. Knols & C. Boëte. 2002. The Ecology of genetically modified mosquitoes. Science, 298 (5591) 117-119 [pdf]
Boëte, C., R. E. L. Paul, & J. C. Koella. 2002. Reduced efficacy of the immune melanisation response in mosquitoes infected by malaria parasites. Parasitology, 125 (2), 93-98 [pdf]
Koella, J. C. & C. Boëte. 2002. A genetic correlation between age at pupation and melanisation immune response of the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti. Evolution, 56 (5), 1074-1079 [pdf]
Boëte, C. & J. C. Koella. 2002. A theoretical approach to predicting the success of genetic manipulation of malaria mosquitoes in malaria control. Malaria Journal 1:3 [link]
Book chapters
Boëte, C., J. Castro & D. Millet. submitted. Improving public health is also about improving economic health. Druilhe P. & Galinski M. Essay section of 'Malaria: the World's Oldest Emerging Infectious Disease'.
Boëte, C. 2006. Transgenic mosquito: Time to spread out of the scientific arena. Boëte C, ed. Genetically modified mosquitoes for malaria control. Georgetown: Eurekah/Landes Bioscience. [link]
Boëte, C. 2006. Everything (or almost everything) you want to know about genetically modified mosquitoes for malaria control …but are (maybe) afraid to ask. Boëte C, ed. Genetically modified mosquitoes for malaria control. Georgetown: Eurekah/Landes Bioscience. [link]
Boëte, C. 2006. Malaria-Refractoriness in Mosquito: Just a Matter of Harbouring Genes? Boëte C, ed. Genetically modified mosquitoes for malaria control. Georgetown: Eurekah/Landes Bioscience.
Gbolade, A.A., N. Lukwa, D. T. Kalenda, C. Boëte & B.G.J. Knols. 2004. Guidelines for studies on plant-based control agents. Willcox, M., Bodeker, G. & P. Rasoanaivo. eds. Traditional Medicinal Plants and Malaria. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA, p. 431
Takken, W. & C. Boëte. 2003. An introduction to ecological challenges concerning the use of genetically-modified mosquitoes for disease control. Takken, W. & Scott, T. W. eds. Ecological aspects for application of genetically modified mosquitoes. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. Frontis series no. 2 [link]
Book
Boëte, C. 2006. (ed.) Genetically modified mosquitoes for malaria control. Georgetown. Eurekah/Landes Bioscience. [link]
Awards
EMBO Small Grant for Initiatives in Science & Society (2007) /// Marie Curie Post-doctoral fellowship, European Union (2003/2004) /// ‘Déclics Jeunes’ grant from the Fondation de France and ‘Paris Jeunes Aventures’ grant from the Paris City Council (2002) for a project dealing with the use of tradtional medicine against malaria in Africa (Mali & Tanzania) [some infos] [if you are interested by the report of the project in Mali & Tanzania, feel free to contact me] /// PhD fellowship from the CNRS and fellowship (Programme for young researcher) from the Foundation for Medical Research
Education & Jobs
I have studied biology and Life Sciences and Engineering at the Montpellier High School in Agricultural Sciences and medical entomology at the Pasteur Institute in Paris (France). I then did a PhD with Jacob Koella at the University Pierre & Marie Curie (Paris, France) on the evolutionary ecology of the melanisation immune response of the mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and the use of transgenic mosquitoes for malaria control. As a Marie Curie Fellow I have then been a post-doc at the Wageningen University and Research Centre (NL) and Joint Malaria Programme (Moshi, Tanzania). In 2004, I have been recruited on a permanent postion as a research scientist and IRD (Montpellier, France). Currently on leave from this position, I have recently worked with Oliver Kaltz on a project dealing with experimental evolution of host/ parasite interactions. I am now working on various aspects dealing with science in a freelance way (editorial work, design and implementation of a research project mixing social sciences, biology and public health issues, preparation of scientific publications...)
