Personal profile
Biography
Jessica William’s graduated with a BSc in Animal Behaviour from John Moores University, and an MCs in Animal Reproduction from the University of Liverpool. She worked as an industry technician before starting a job as a research technician in Liverpool Insect Testing Establishment at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) in 2013. Whilst in this position she completed a PhD in Medical Entomology under the supervision of Hilary Ranson.
Jessica has been a Programme Officer (Study Director) in Liverpool Insect Testing Establishment since 2022 where she is responsible for contributing to the development of new insecticides and vector control products, supervising a technical team and ensuring compliance with good laboratory practice standards.
She has been an active member of the Athena Swan assessment team whilst at LSTM and participated in many public engagement activities across in the UK.
Research interests
Jessica has a keen interest in the testing of new insecticides and products designed to control mosquitoes. She is currently working towards the design and implementation of a bespoke tunnel test to evaluate the efficacy and durability of mosquito bed nets destined for public health control programs.
During her PhD, she specialised in the characterisation of insecticide resistant strains held in Liverpool Insect Testing Establishment, as well as researching insecticide resistance development in wild mosquito populations from West Africa. She has designed several qPCR assays used to detect novel mutations found in increasing frequency amongst insecticide resistant wild populations.
Jessica oversees the quality control of 12 mosquito strains maintained in Liverpool Insect Testing Establishment at LSTM through molecular qPCR genotyping protocols and routing bioassay testing.
Teaching
Jessica has been involved with annual In2Science student placements promoting social mobility and diversity in STEM and has carried out LSTM MSc student practical sessions over several years.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Research output
- 7 Article
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Rapid evaporative ionisation mass spectrometry can age field caught Anopheles gambiae malaria vectors
Wagner, I., Sanou, A., Guelbeogo, M., Williams, J., Sarsby, J., Smith, E. S., Sanou, R., Sare, I., Tapsoba, M., Soumnaba, Z., Bilgo, E., Abdoulaye, D., Dabire, R. J., Blagborough, A. M., Beynon, R. J. & Ranson, H., 2 Jun 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 19342.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characterising the intensity of insecticide resistance: A novel framework for analysis of intensity bioassay data
Kont, M. D., Lambert, B., Sanou, A., Williams, J., Ranson, H., Foster, G., Lees, R. & Churcher, T. S., 16 Jun 2023, In: Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases. 4, p. e100125 100125.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sympatric Populations of the Anopheles gambiae Complex in Southwest Burkina Faso Evolve Multiple Diverse Resistance Mechanisms in Response to Intense Selection Pressure with Pyrethroids
Williams, J., Ingham, V., Morris, M., Toé, K. H., Hien, A. S., Morgan, J. C., Dabiré, R. K., Guelbéogo, W. M., Sagnon, N. & Ranson, H., 28 Feb 2022, In: Insects. 13, 3, p. e247 247.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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In vivo functional validation of the V402L voltage gated sodium channel mutation in the malaria vector An. gambiae
Williams, J., Cowlishaw, R., Sanou, A., Ranson, H. & Grigoraki, L., 25 Nov 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Pest Management Science. 78, 3, p. 1155-1163 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tenebenal: a meta-diamide with potential for use as a novel mode of action insecticide for public health
Lees, R., Ambrose, P., Williams, J., Morgan, J., Praulins, G., Ingham, V., Williams, C., Logan, R., Mahmoud, H. & Malone, D., 10 Nov 2020, In: Malaria Journal. 19, 1, 398.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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