Dr Matthew Rogers

Associate Professor

United Kingdom

Email
Matthew

Affiliations

Department of Disease Control

Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases

Centres

Vaccine Centre

Teaching

Lecturer for 5 modules (3122, 3144, 3177, 3166, 3333).

Module Organiser for 3166: Vector Biology and Vector-Parasite Interactions (2010-present).

Exam Board Chair for MSc Medical Parasitology and MSc Medical Entomology for Disease Control (2010-2018).

Programme Director for MSc Medical Parasitology and MSc Medical Entomology for Disease Control (2018-present).

Tutor for MSc Medical Parasitology, MSc Medical entomology for Disease Control (2010-present), MSc Control of Infectious Diseases (2018-present).

MSc project supervisor for 18 LSHTM students (2006-present, as external and internal supervisor).

Research

Parasite-vector interactions and the biology of parasite transmission specializing in leishmaniasis.

Selected Publications

Comparison of collection methods for Phlebotomus argentipes sand flies to use in a molecular xenomonitoring system for the surveillance of visceral leishmaniasis.

McIntyre-Nolan, S; Kumar, V; Mark-Carew, M; Kumar, K; NIGHTINGALE, ES; Dalla Libera Marchiori, G; ROGERS, ME; KRISTAN, M; CAMPINO, S; MEDLEY, GF; Das, P; CAMERON, MM;

2023

PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Micro-CT visualization of a promastigote secretory gel (PSG) and parasite plug in the digestive tract of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis infected with Leishmania mexicana.

Hall, MJ R; Ghosh, D; Martín-Vega, D; Clark, B; Clatworthy, I; Cheke, RA; ROGERS, ME;

2021

PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Micro-CT imaging of Onchocerca infection of Simulium damnosum s.l. blackflies and comparison of the peritrophic membrane thickness of forest and savannah flies.

Hall, MJ R; Martín-Vega, D; Clark, B; Ghosh, D; ROGERS, M; Pigoli, D; Veriegh, FB D; Tetteh-Kumah, A; Osei-Atweneboana, MY; Cheke, RA;

2021

Medical and veterinary entomology

Glycan–glycan interactions determine Leishmania attachment to the midgut of permissive sand fly vectors

Hall, AR; Blakeman, JT; Eissa, AM; Chapman, P; Morales-García, AL; Stennett, L; Martin, O; Giraud, E; Dockrell, DH; Cameron, NR; Wiese, M; YAKOB, L; ROGERS, ME; Geoghegan, M;

2020

CHEMICAL SCIENCE

Insights into the salivary N-glycome of Lutzomyia longipalpis, vector of visceral leishmaniasis.

Mondragon-Shem, K; Wongtrakul-Kish, K; Kozak, RP; Yan, S; Wilson, IB H; Paschinger, K; ROGERS, ME; Spencer, DI R; Acosta-Serrano, A;

2020

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Insights into the salivaryN-glycome ofLutzomyia longipalpis, vector of visceral leishmaniasis

Mondragon-Shem, K; Wongtrakul-Kish, K; Kozak, RP; Yan, S; Wilson, I; Paschinger, K; ROGERS, ME; Spencer, DI R; Acosta-Serrano, A;

2020

Scientific reports

GN_18: Protocol for use of FTA cards for Leishmania parasite detection in laboratory-infected sand flies and midges

KRISTAN, M; WALKER, T; ROGERS, M;