Prof R Christian

Expertise

• Gene expression studies
• Genetics
• Insecticide resistance
• Malaria
• Medical entomology
• Molecular biology

Qualifications

• BSc: University of KwaZulu Natal (Genetics & Psychology)
• BSc Honours: University of KwaZulu Natal (Genetics)
• BSc Masters: University of KwaZulu Natal (Genetics)
• PhD: University of Witwatersrand (Molecular Biology)
• Masters in Business Leadership (MBL): UNISA

Currently teaching

• Molecular & Cell Biology
• Genetics

Field of Specialisation

• Molecular biology
• Human, animal and plant diseases

Journal articles

• Letinić, B.D., Kemp, A, Christian, R.N. and Koekemoer, L.L. 2018. Inoculation Protocol for the African Malaria Vector, Anopheles arabiensis, by means of nano-injection. African Entomology, 26(2): 422-428.

• Nardini, N., Hunt, R.H., Dahan-Moss, Y.L., Christie, N., Christian, R.N., Coetzee, M., and Koekemoer, L.L. 2017. Malaria vectors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: the mechanisms that confer insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus. Malaria Journal. 16: 448.

• Wragge, S.E., Toure, D., Coetzee, M., Gilbert, A., Christian, R.N., Segoea, G., Hunt.,R.H., and Coetzee. M. 2015. Malaria control at a gold mine in Sadiola District, Mali, and impact on transmission over 10 years. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 109:755-62.

• Choi, K.S., Christian, R.N., Nardini, L., Wood, O.R., Agubuzo, E., Muleba ,M., Munyati, S., Makuwaza, A., Koekemoer, L.L., Brooke, B.D., Hunt, R.H., and Coetzee, M. 2014. Insecticide resistance and role in malaria transmission of Anopheles funestus populations from Zambia and Zimbabwe. Parasites and Vectors. 7(1):464.

• Knox, T.B.,  Juma, E.O.,  Ochomo, E.O., Jamet, H.P. ,Ndungo, L., Chege, P.,  Bayoh, N.M., Guessan, R.N., Christian, R.N.,  Hunt, R.H., and Coetzee, M. An online tool for mapping insecticide resistance in major Anopheles vectors of human malaria parasites and review of resistance status for the Afrotropical region. 2014. Parasites and Vectors. 7(1):76. 

• Nardini, L., Christian, R.N., Coetzer, N., and Koekemoer, L.L. DDT and pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles arabiensis from South Africa. 2013. Parasites and Vectors. 6:229.

• Fettene, M., Olana, D., Christian, R.N., Koekomoer, L.L., and Coetzee, M. 2013. Resistance in Anopheles arabiensis from Ethiopia. African Entomology, 21(1).

• Blanford, S., N.E. Jenkins, R. Christian, B.H.K. Chan, N. Luisa, O. Michael, L.L. Koekemoer, M. Coetzee, A.F. Read, and M.B. Thomas.  2012. Thomas. Storage and persistence of a candidate fungal biopesticide for use against adult malaria vectors. Malaria Journal, 11:354.

• Nardini, L., R. N. Christian, N. Coetzer, H. Ranson, M. Coetzee, and L. L. Koekemoer. 2012. Detoxification enzymes associated with insecticide resistance in laboratory strains of Anopheles arabiensis of different geographic origin. Parasites and Vectors, 5:113.

• Christian, R. N., T. S. Matambo, B. L. Spillings, B. D. Brooke, M. Coetzee, and L. L. Koekemoer. 2011. Age-related pyrethroid resistance and P450 gene expression in the major African malaria vector, Anopheles funestus (Diptera: Culicidae). Genetics and Molecular Research, 10: 3220-3229.

• Christian, R. N., C. Strode, H. Ranson, N. Coetzer, M. Coetzee, and L. L. Koekemoer. 2011. Microarray analysis of a pyrethroid resistant African malaria vector, Anopheles funestus, from southern Africa. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 99:140-147.

• Blandford, S., W. Shi, R. N. Christian, J. H. Marden, L. L. Koekemoer, B. D. Brooke, M. Coetzee, A. F. Read, and M. B. Thomas. 2011. Lethal and pre-lethal effects of a fungal biopesticide contribute to substantial and rapid control of malaria vectors. PLoS One, 6(8): e23591.

• Koekemoer, L. L., B. S. Spillings, R. N. Christian, O. S. Wood, M. Kaiser, R. Norton, K. S. Choi, B. D. Brooke, R. H. Hunt, and M. Coetzee. 2010. Characterization of multiple insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) from Pointe Noire, Republic of the Congo. Malaria Journal, 9(2):17.

• Amenya, D. A., R. Naguran, T.-C. M. Lo, H. Ranson, B. L. Spillings, O. R. Wood, B. D. Brooke, M. Coetzee, and L. L. Koekemoer. 2008. Over expression of a cytochrome P450 (CYP6P9) in a major African malaria vector, Anopheles funestus, resistant to pyrethroids. Insect Molecular Biology, 17(1):19–25.