Lilian Namuli Kayondo is a Fellow with the Mind The Gap (MTG) project, and a PhD student at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, employing genomics to harness the effect of Long Lasting Insecticide Net on the evolution and spread of insecticide resistance variants in mosquitoes in natural field conditions in Uganda. Currently her career trajectory is in vector biology. She is supervised and mentored by Professor Martin James Donnelly.

Lilian has worked as a molecular entomologist at the Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC) in Uganda, where she gained extensive experience in molecular entomology. At IDRC she was involved with laboratory-based surveillance of genetic markers associated with insecticide resistance under natural field conditions. At IDRC she participated in dissemination of entomology surveillance results to Ministry of Health Uganda to inform national policy on the status of insecticide resistance in in Uganda.

Lilian’s doctoral research explores the use of genomics approaches to uncover the mechanisms behind the development and spread of insecticide resistance in mosquito populations. Her work focuses on understanding how resistance evolves following the deployment of insecticide-treated bed nets. Ultimately, she aims to apply these findings to support Uganda’s National Malaria Control Program by providing evidence-based insights to improve malaria control strategies and policy decisions.