Meet the Team

I am an ecologist with interests in the effects of environmental changes on biological systems. I completed my PhD on the nature-based control of mosquitoes, with a focus on native predators as biological control agents. Since then, I have worked on a variety of topics, especially the dynamics, impacts, and management of biological invasions as well as insect disease vectors.

I am a virologist and interested in understanding the molecular basis of virus evolution, infection, and immunity, with a view to applying this knowledge to help the control of viral disease in humans and animals. This includes relevant arboviruses like flaviviruses, as well as other viruses that are found in invertebrates.

I am an epidemiological modeller, specialising in disease ecology, environmental risk, and vector-borne diseases. I contribute to studies on phenotypic plasticity and climate impacts on disease transmission.

I am a molecular and medical entomologist with a vision to understand mosquito biology and its impact on mosquito-borne pathogen transmission, to explain how mosquito-borne diseases emerge and spread, and to inform better vector control strategies. My research examines how mosquito life traits (e.g., reproduction, nutrition) and mosquito-arbovirus interactions influence transmission.

I am a theoretical ecologist with expertise in developing environmentally sensitive mathematical models for arthropod vectors and their pathogens. My main areas of research are on mosquito- and tick-borne diseases, such as West Nile virus, dengue, chikungunya, and Lyme disease.

I am a bioinformatician, focusing on viral intra and inter-host diversity, metagenomics, taxonomy, and computational tool development.

I am a medical entomologist with expertise in the ecology, surveillance, and  control of mosquito vectors. I bring experience of research on mosquito vector and vector-borne diseases in Africa, Asia, and the UK.

I am a medical entomologist and have worked on vector-borne diseases for ~30 years. I established and lead the Medical Entomology group advising UK government on entomological aspects of vector-borne disease risk, managing UK-wide vector surveillance systems and research on mosquito- and tick-borne disease ecology and entomology, including impacts of environmental and climatic change.

I am a quantitative ecologist with research interests spanning from ecology to epidemiology, and their interface in the fields of public health, One Health, and wildlife conservation. My key interest is the use of appropriate spatio-temporal statistical methods to make inference from imperfect and opportunistic data (such as citizen science data or passive case detection from health surveillance systems) in wildlife conservation and public health.

I am a medical entomologist, having worked extensively in malaria endemic countries, exploring several aspects of vector biology, ranging from evolutionary biology, speciation, and genetics of mosquitoes, to the ecology and behaviour in relation to their vector role. I have been developing new sampling methods for surveillance, monitoring, and control of disease vectors.

I am a medical entomologist with a background in ecology, and bring this discipline to the understanding of ticks and mosquitoes. I am responsible for advising government on the risk to public health posed by ticks and mosquitoes. This includes conducting surveillance for native and non-native mosquitoes, and field-based research on the impact of climate change and environmental change on vectors.

I am a PhD student based between Queen’s University Belfast and University of Glasgow. My interest lies broadly in the ecology of insects, investigating how such small creatures can massively shape the world around us. My PhD focuses on the potential emergence of mosquito-borne disease in Northern Ireland. I use a multidisciplinary approach to query which mosquito species currently live in Northern Ireland, whether they currently transmit disease, if they are capable of transmitting disease under future conditions, and methods to better manage and survey the native populations.

I am a PhD student at Queen’s University Belfast. My project involves investigating the role of microclimates and urbanisation on mosquito-borne disease risk, with a focus on Northern Ireland. The goal of this project is to understand the diversity of mosquito vectors in a setting traditionally sidelined by research and how we and our climate interact with these vectors and the diseases they may carry.

I am a PhD student at Queen’s University Belfast studying Culicoides biting midges and their role in livestock disease. My research takes an interdisciplinary approach, combining ecological, molecular, and modelling approaches to explore how environmental conditions shape midge biology, behaviour, and disease risk on farms. This work aims to support improved prediction and management of vector-borne livestock diseases under changing environmental conditions.