Elizabeth Bandason

Elizabeth Bandason is an insect scientist at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), Bunda College, in the Department of Horticulture. She is a 2018 OWSD (Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World) Early Career Women Scientists ( ECWS) fellow. Her current research focus is on insect’s sense of smell with focus on methods to control insect without intensive use of chemically synthesized insecticides.

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Currently, serving as a chair for OWSD Malawi chapter and Secretary General for Academy of Sciences in Malawi. Her other significant awards include the PIIVeC ( Partnership for Increasing the Impact of Vector Control) as a research capacity development fellow, under Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine ( LSTM) and Malaria Alert Center (MAC) focusing on mosquito behaviour and sensory mechanisms in relation to insecticides that are used for mosquito control. Earlier, she was awarded a Higher Education for Agricultural Research and Development (BHEARD), PhD fellowship to study insect toxicology and behaviour at Michigan State University.

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Bandason is also an African Women scientist in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) fellow and mentor. She was most recently awarded a postdoctoral research fellowship on Essential Entomological Indicators(ESSENTIALS) for Malaria control with LSTM and MAC Alumnus of Teaching Research in Natural sciences for Development in Africa ( TREND) schools in neurosciences and electronics. Bandason is very passionate about mentoring young women and men in sciences. She believes that mentoring is a moral obligation. She loves to embrace unfamiliar fields of science. She is passionate about young women scientists, fascinated by insect neuroscience, coding and philosophy.

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