GNATWORK | Understanding neglected vectors

The Gnatwork: building capacity for research on neglected vectors

What we do

The Gnatwork brings together researchers on blackflies, sandflies and biting midges from around the world to address technical issues that arise when working on small biting flies.

Pump-prime funding

Over the course of the Gnatwork, we have run three funding calls to support collaborative small-scale studies within the community.

International workshops

The Gnatwork hosted two international workshops (Bangladesh 2018 and Brazil 2019) over the course of the project.

03 Dec 2018

The Ceratopogonidae Information Exchange

Hosted by Belmont University to provide information on the Dipteran family Ceratopogonidae.

More about us

News

Project continues despite Covid

Principal Investigator, Dr. Marion England (The Pirbright Institute, UK) was working on her Community-Call project and was due to travel to Ghana in March when Covid-19 hit.

Read more about how the project continues despite the difficult circumstances.

29 Sep 2020

The University of Georgia Black Fly Research and Resource Center secures funding

The University of Georgia (UGA) Black Fly Rearing and Bioassay Laboratory has been awarded a contract with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to provide partial support for the world's only black fly colony.

01 Sep 2020

ECR returns home after Covid Travel Ban

As the projects continue is reduced circumstances due to the global pandemic, we catch up with one of our co-investigators, who was unable to travel home due to the flight ban.

10 Aug 2020

News & Events

The Gnatwork team

Latest members

Mrs

Ifeoma

Ugwuanyi

Researcher

University of New South Wales

Area of expertise: Biting midges, Blackflies, Mosquitoes, Sandflies

E-mail: i.ugwuanyi [at] unsw.edu.au

Early career researcher

Miss

Paramita

Banerjee

Research Fellow

The University of Burdwan

Area of expertise: Biting midges

E-mail: banerjeeparamita19 [at] gmail.com

Early career researcher

Mr

Biswajit

Mondal

Research Fellow

The University of Burdwan

Area of expertise: Biting midges

E-mail: mbiswajit171 [at] gmail.com

Early career researcher

Dr

Maria

Bourquia

Assistant Professor

Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II

Area of expertise: Biting midges, Mosquitoes

E-mail: M.bourquia [at] iav.ac.ma

Early career researcher

Miss

Khaoula

Amamri

student

university of Mohamed Khider Biskra Algeria

Area of expertise: Sandflies

E-mail: k.amamri [at] univ-biskra.dz

Early career researcher

Dr

Sachin

Thapa

Teacher

Darjeeling Govt. College

Area of expertise: Blackflies

E-mail: search4sachin [at] gmail.com

Early career researcher

Dr

Muhammad

Tariq

Assistant Professor

PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi

Area of expertise: Mosquitoes

E-mail: mtariq [at] uaar.edu.pk

Established researcher

Mr

SUMAN

KARMAKAR

Junior research fellow

WEST BENGAL STATE UNIVERSITY

Area of expertise: Sandflies

E-mail: sumankarmakar741993 [at] gmail.com

Early career researcher

Mr

SUMAN

KARMAKAR

Junior research fellow

WEST BENGAL STATE UNIVERSITY

Area of expertise: Sandflies

E-mail: karmakarsuman77 [at] gmail.com

Early career researcher

Dr

Mikel Alexander

González González de Heredia

Entomologist researcher

NEIKER- Basque Institution for Agricultural Research and Development

Area of expertise: Biting midges, Mosquitoes, Sandflies

E-mail: mikelalexandergonzalez86 [at] gmail.com

Early career researcher

Dr

Aleksandar

Cvetkovikj

Research professor, medical and veterinary entomologist

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of veterinary medicine

Area of expertise: Biting midges, Mosquitoes

E-mail: acvetkovikj [at] gmail.com

Established researcher

Dr

Adi

Behar

Head of Entomology

Kimron Veterinary Institute

Area of expertise: Biting midges, Mosquitoes

E-mail: adibehar [at] gmail.com

Early career researcher

Dr

Ines

Martin-Martin

Postdoctoral Fellow

National Institutes of Health

Area of expertise: Mosquitoes, Sandflies

E-mail: martinines [at] hotmail.com

Early career researcher

Mr

Harrison

Lambert

Postgraduate Research student

Natural Resources Institute

Area of expertise: Mosquitoes

E-mail: harrison.lambert [at] greenwich.ac.uk

Early career researcher

Mr

ARJUN

PAL

Project Fellow

The University of Burdwan

Area of expertise: Biting midges

E-mail: arjun2pal [at] gmail.com

Early career researcher

Miss

Manuela

Carnaghi

PhD student

NRI - University of Greenwich

Area of expertise: Mosquitoes

E-mail: M.Q.Carnaghi [at] greenwich.ac.uk

Early career researcher

Miss

Yaimie

López

Research Assistant/Profesor

Universidad del Valle de Guatemala

Area of expertise: Mosquitoes, Sandflies

E-mail: yslopez [at] uvg.edu.gt

Early career researcher

Dr

Olawale

Adeyinka

Research Assiatant

Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology

Area of expertise: Mosquitoes

E-mail: adeyinka.olawale [at] gmail.com

Early career researcher

C. Lorna

Culverwell

Doctoral Student

University of Helsinki

Area of expertise: Mosquitoes

E-mail: lorna.culverwell [at] helsinki.fi

Early career researcher

Mr

Akinseye

Olanrewaju

Research Officer

Nigerian Institute For Trypanosomiasis (& Onchocerciasis) Research (NITR)

Area of expertise: Blackflies, Mosquitoes, Sandflies

E-mail: akinseyeroland [at] gmail.com

Early career researcher

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What we do

Pump-prime funding

International workshops

The Ceratopogonidae Information Exchange

News

Project continues despite Covid

The University of Georgia Black Fly Research and Resource Center secures funding

ECR returns home after Covid Travel Ban

The Gnatwork team

Dr Simon Carpenter

Professor Mary Cameron

Alix Connelly

Dr Bethan Purse

Dr Karin Darpel

Dr Martin Hall

Professor Robert Cheke

Dr Dana Nayduch

Professor Neal Alexander

Dr Dinesh Mondal

Professor Zélia Lobato

Latest members

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