Alicia Showering
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Biography
Alicia Showering is a final year PhD student at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine working on a multi-disciplinary project exploring the role of the skin microbiome in human attractiveness to mosquitoes. Alicia has used 16S sequencing, metabolomics and behavioural studies to investigate the skin microbiome and body odour profile of two cohorts of twins, in the UK and Gambia. Alicia is interested in opportunities to apply her expertise to develop innovative technologies to improve health in the future.
Abstract
Abstract : Exploring role of the skin microbiome and host genetics in human attractiveness to mosquitoes