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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

The Ceratopogonidae Information Exchange

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

Dr Simon Carpenter

Dr Simon Carpenter

Director
Professor Mary Cameron

Professor Mary Cameron

Co-Director

Dr Jess Stokes

Network Manager

Alix Connelly

Network Administator
Dr Bethan Purse

Dr Bethan Purse

Management Board Member

Dr Karin Darpel

Management Board Member
Dr Martin Hall

Dr Martin Hall

Management Board Member

Professor Robert Cheke

Management Board Member
Dr Dana Nayduch

Dr Dana Nayduch

Management Board Member
Professor Neal Alexander

Professor Neal Alexander

Management Board Member
Dr Dinesh Mondal

Dr Dinesh Mondal

Management Board Member

Professor Zélia Lobato

Management Board Member
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Latest members

Dr
Mohamed
A. M. Salih

Associate professor
Karary university
Area of expertise: Sandflies
E-mail: halfa88 [at] hotmail.com
Early career researcher

Dr
Robert Adamu
SHEY

Assistant Lecturer
University of Buea
Area of expertise: Blackflies
E-mail: sheynce [at] gmail.com
Early career researcher

Mr
Pilate
Kwi

student
university of Buea
Area of expertise: Mosquitoes
E-mail: kpkbush [at] yahoo.com
Early career researcher

Mr
Debabrata
Karmakar

Research fellow
The University of Burdwan
Area of expertise: Biting midges
E-mail: devyabrata1996 [at] gmail.com
Early career researcher

Dr
Elton
Rogozi

Medical Entomologist
Institute of Public Health Albania
Area of expertise: Biting midges, Blackflies, Mosquitoes, Sandflies
E-mail: eltonrogozi [at] yahoo.com
Established researcher

Mr
Denis
Escobar

Research assistant
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras
Area of expertise: Mosquitoes, Sandflies
E-mail: denis.escobar [at] unah.edu.hn
Early career researcher

Dr
Souleymane
Doucoure

Researcher
IRD
Area of expertise: Mosquitoes
E-mail: souleymane.doucoure [at] ird.fr
Established researcher

Miss
Faye
Brown

PhD Student
University of Liverpool
Area of expertise: Biting midges, Mosquitoes
E-mail: Faye.Brown [at] liverpool.ac.uk
Early career researcher

Mr
Franklin
Ayisi

PhD student in Medical Entomology
University of Ghana / Cameroon Ministry of Public Health
Area of expertise: Blackflies, Mosquitoes
E-mail: franklinayisi [at] yahoo.com
Early career researcher

Dr
Sofie
De Meyer

CEO
MALDIID Pty Ltd
Area of expertise: Biting midges, Mosquitoes, Sandflies
E-mail: S.demeyer [at] maldiid.com
Established researcher

Dr
Corey
Brelsfoard

Assistant professor
Texas Tech University
Area of expertise: Biting midges, Mosquitoes
E-mail: corey.brelsfoard [at] ttu.edu
Early career researcher

Nabil
HADDAD

Associate Professor
Lebanese University-Faculty of Public Health
Area of expertise: Mosquitoes, Sandflies
E-mail: nhaddad [at] ul.edu.lb
Established researcher

Miss
Alice
Jones

Student
Pirbright Institute
Area of expertise: Biting midges
E-mail: alipowl99 [at] gmail.com
Early career researcher

Dr
AKMA
NGAH HAMID

DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL
DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY SERVICES, MALAYSIA
Area of expertise: Biting midges
E-mail: akma1494 [at] gmail.com
Early career researcher

Dr
Mohammed
HAMMOU

Medical Entomologist, Tropical Medecine
SARL BPI ENH DOUDAH
Area of expertise: Mosquitoes, Sandflies
E-mail: namouscontrol [at] gmail.com
Established researcher

Mr
Faraj
Bakkar

Manager of the Technical Department & Member of the Board of the Directors
National Centre for Animal Health, Libya
Area of expertise: Mosquitoes
E-mail: farag_bakkar [at] yahoo.com
Early career researcher

Miss
Ana Sofia
Méndez Arévalo

Student
Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
Area of expertise: Sandflies
E-mail: men17137 [at] uvg.edu.gt
Early career researcher

Miss
Paige
Lewington

Undergraduate Researcher
The Pirbright Institute
Area of expertise: Biting midges
E-mail: paige.lewington [at] pirbright.ac.uk
Early career researcher

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

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