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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

Pump-prime funding

Over the course of the Gnatwork we will have two funding calls to support collaborative small-scale studies within the community: Validation (2018) and Transformative Science (2019)

International workshops

The Gnatwork will be hosting two international workshops (Bangladesh 2018 and Brazil 2019) over the course of the project. We will have a number of travel bursaries available to enable early career researchers to attend.
03 Dec 2018

In association with

The Ceratopogonidae Information Exchange

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

Infravec2 Secure insectary training

Five day workshop (1 – 5 July 2019) on secure insect infection studies with BSL2 and BSL3 pathogens

24 Apr 2019

VBD network meeting

The four GCRF Networks in Vector Borne Disease Research met in London to discuss their progress and future plans

25 Mar 2019

PhD studentship opportunity

Exciting PhD opportunity to study the factors that drive outbreaks of midge-borne viruses

12 Mar 2019

Events

15 - 19 July 2019

ISOPS

Center Charles Darwin, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos
20 - 22 August 2019

Ento '19

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
News & Events

The Gnatwork team

Dr Simon Carpenter

Dr Simon Carpenter

Director
Professor Mary Cameron

Professor Mary Cameron

Co-Director
Dr Emma Howson

Dr Emma Howson

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
Robert
Jones

Study Manager, Academic and International Development Lead
Arctec, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Area of expertise: Mosquitoes
E-mail: Robert.Jones@lshtm.ac.uk
Early career researcher

Dr
Mary Katherine
Mills

Assistant Professor
University of South Carolina Aiken
Area of expertise: Biting midges, Mosquitoes
E-mail: marymi@usca.edu
Early career researcher

Mr
Francis
Veriegh

Research Assistant
Water Research Institute, circulating
Area of expertise: Blackflies, Mosquitoes
E-mail: veriegh@yahoo.com
Early career researcher

Dr
Daniel
Martín-Vega

Postdoctoral Researcher
Universidad de Alcalá
Area of expertise: Sandflies
E-mail: daniel.martinve@uah.es
Early career researcher

Mr
Surajit
Kar

Research fellow
The University of Burdwan
Area of expertise: Biting midges
E-mail: kar.sura2010@gmail.com
Early career researcher

Emile
Fiesler

Researcher
Bioveyda
Area of expertise: Biting midges, Blackflies, Mosquitoes, Sandflies
E-mail: Bioveyda@gmail.com
Established researcher

Dr
Rod
Dillon

Senior Lecturer
Lancaster University
Area of expertise: Sandflies
E-mail: r.dillon@lancaster.ac.uk
Established researcher

Professor
Jorge Manuel
Cárdenas Callirgos

President
Asociación Peruana de Helmintología e Invertebrados Afines - APHIA
Area of expertise: Blackflies, Sandflies
E-mail: jmcardenasc.proyectos@gmail.com
Early career researcher

Miss
Tasnim
Faiez

Student
University of Birmingham
Area of expertise: Blackflies
E-mail: tasnimsyakirah@gmail.com
Early career researcher

Dr
Romain
Derelle

postdoctoral researcher
University of Birmingham
Area of expertise: Blackflies
E-mail: dereller@bham.ac.uk
Early career researcher

Dr
Mathew
Seymour

Research Officer
Bangor University
Area of expertise: Blackflies
E-mail: m.seymour@bangor.ac.uk
Early career researcher

Professor
John
Colbourne

Chair of Environmental Genomics
University of Birmingham
Area of expertise: Blackflies
E-mail: J.K.Colbourne@bham.ac.uk
Established researcher

Miss
Priscilla
Opare

Student
University of Cape Coast
Area of expertise: Biting midges, Blackflies, Sandflies
E-mail: prylla8@gmail.com
Early career researcher

Dr
Roman
Biek

Reader
University of Glasgow
Area of expertise: Biting midges
E-mail: roman.biek@glasgow.ac.uk
Established researcher

Mr
Olusola
Olaleye

Research officer
Nigerian Institute for Trypanosmiasis and Onchocerciasis Research
Area of expertise: Biting midges, Blackflies, Mosquitoes
E-mail: olusolaolaleye1@gmail.com
Early career researcher

Dr
Tatiana
Sulesco

Head of Laboratory of Systematics and Molecular Phylogeny
Institute of Zoology
Area of expertise: Mosquitoes, Sandflies
E-mail: tatiana_sulesco@yahoo.com
Early career researcher

Dr
Sondipon
Chakraborty

Research Associate, DBT-NER Sponsored Project
Department of Zoology/West Bengal State University, Barasat
Area of expertise: Sandflies
E-mail: sc.wbsu.entomology@gmail.com
Early career researcher

Professor
Jerome
Depaquit

Professor of Parasitology
Universite de Reims Champagne-Ardenne
Area of expertise: Sandflies
E-mail: jerme.depaquit@univ-reims.fr
Established researcher

Dr
Stefanos
Siozios

Research Assistant
University of Liverpool
Area of expertise: Biting midges
E-mail: siozioss@liverpool.ac.uk
Early career researcher

Mr
GANESH
YADAGIRI

Ph.D Scholar
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Area of expertise: Sandflies
E-mail: yadagiriganesh@gmail.com
Early career researcher

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