Silvie Huijben

Silvie Huijben is an evolutionary biologist and assistant professor at Arizona State University. The Huijben Lab uses fieldwork, lab experiments, and mathematical modeling to study antimalarial and insecticide resistance in parasites, such as disease-transmitting mosquitoes. Her work is focused on applying evolutionary theory to produce resistance management strategies to best combat malaria.

Education Huijben received a PhD in cell, animal and population biology from the University of Edinburgh, UK (October 2006 to January 2010). In November 2013 she began work as a post-doctoral fellow at Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain. was a panelist on a Virtual Keystone Symposia, and was featured on MESA presenting her research for the 67th ASTMH annual meeting.

Research The Huijben Lab focuses on the key question: how can we use evolutionary theory to better design resistance management strategies?. understanding the relation between insecticide resistance and malaria epidemiology determining optimal insecticide resistance management strategies determining optimal antimalarial resistance management strategies understanding insecticide resistance patterns in the field

Awards and recognition In 2013, she was a recipient of the Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship, and the Society in Science – Branco Weiss Fellowship to pursue her research in the evolution of drug and insecticide resistance.

In 2020, Dr. Huijben earned the Centennial Professorship Award at Arizona State University for her unique dedication to biological pedagogy.