Anna-Bella Failloux

Anna-Bella Failloux is a French Polynesian entomologist who is a professor of medical entomology at the Pasteur Institute.

Failloux was born on Raiatea[1] and grew up on Tahiti.[2] She studied plant physiology at Paul Sabatier University in Toulouse, before completing a thesis on the parasitic worms responsible for Lymphatic filariasis at Paris-Sud University.[2] She then worked at the Malardé Institute before joining the Pasteur Institute in 1994.[3] Since 2011 she has been director of research on arboviruses and insect vectors.[4] Her work has covered Bancroft's filariasis, Dengue fever, and Chikungunya.[2]

In January 2015 she was made a knight of the Legion of Honour for her work on mosquito-borne diseases.[4]

In February 2019 she was promoted to professor at the Pasteur Institute.[2]

References

1. "Ces chercheurs polynésiens qui font avancer la science mondiale" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
2. "Anna-Bella Failloux promue professeure à l'Institut Pasteur" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
3. "Anna-Bella Failloux". The Conversation. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
4. "Anna-Bella Failloux s'est vue attribuer sa Légion d'Honneur" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2023.