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Natália

Saab

phD candidate

Federal University of Minas Gerais

Area of expertise: Sandflies

E-mail: natisaab [at] gmail.com

Hematophagous insects phisiology

Parasite-host (Leishmania-sandflies) interaction

Vertebrate complement system evasion by sandflies and Leishmania

Early career researcher

Dr

Jovana

Sadlova

Assistant Professor

Department of Parasitology, Charles University, Prague

Area of expertise: Sandflies

E-mail: sadlovaj [at] natur.cuni.cz

P Parasite-vector-host interactions

Biology of sand flies, Leishmania development and epidemiology

Established researcher

Dr

Zahra

Saeidi

PhD

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Area of expertise: Sandflies

E-mail: saeidizs [at] yahoo.com

Phlebotomine Sand fly rearing and maintaining,

EMRO Phlebotomine Sand fly taxonomic identification,

Diagnostic concentration of some insecticide against sand fly

Filter paper impregnation (WHO standard method)

Toxicology,

Susceptibility tests

Established researcher

Dr

Poulami

Saha

Research fellow

The University of Burdwan

Area of expertise: Biting midges

E-mail: poulamiz [at] gmail.com

Systematics and Biology of biting midges of various genera of subfamily Ceratopogoninae

Early career researcher

Dr

Umme

Salma

MS fellow in Dairy Science

Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Area of expertise: Biting midges

E-mail: salma.cvasu [at] gmail.com

Biting mides & Blackflies

Early career researcher

Dr

Oscar

Salomon

Director

National Institute of Tropical Medicine, Argentina

Area of expertise: Sandflies

E-mail: odanielsalomon [at] gmail.com

Eco-epidemilogy, control, biology, colonies

Established researcher

Dr

Mohammed

Samad

Senior Scientific Officer

Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute

Area of expertise: Biting midges

E-mail: samad_blri [at] yahoo.co.nz

Early career researcher

Dr

Masse

Sambou

PostDoct

Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)

Area of expertise: Biting midges

E-mail: massezorro1 [at] gmail.com

Emerging infectious diseases,

Vector-ornes diseases

Parasitology,

Epidemiology

Molecular microbiology

Molecular entomology ,

Mass spectrometry MALDI-TOF .

Early career researcher

Dr

Christopher

Sanders

Senior Postdoctoral Researcher

The Pirbright Institute

Area of expertise: Biting midges

E-mail: christopher.sanders [at] pirbright.ac.uk

Established researcher

Dr

Maurice Marcel

SANDEU

Post-doctoral

Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases

Area of expertise: Mosquitoes

E-mail: marcel.sandeu [at] crid-cam.net

Microbiome in Anopheles

Early career researcher

Mr

Antoine

SANOU

Head of Molecular biology lab

Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme (CNRFP)

Area of expertise: Mosquitoes, Sandflies

E-mail: saantoinebf [at] gmail.com

Disease vectors ecology and behaviour

Early career researcher

Dr

Maria Clara

Santarém

Doctor

Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - Fiocruz

Area of expertise: Biting midges

E-mail: mariaclarasantarem [at] gmail.com

Early career researcher

Dr

Raquel

Santos Souza

Postdoctoral researcher

Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

Area of expertise: Sandflies

E-mail: raqsouzarj [at] gmail.com

Physiology, molecular biology, mapping, fieldwork

Early career researcher

Dr

Kaushik

Sanyal

DISTRICT ENTOMOLOGIST

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FAMILY WELFARE, GOVT. OF WEST BENGAL, INDIA

Area of expertise: Sandflies

E-mail: kaushik.sanyal2009 [at] gmail.com

Dear Sir,

I would like to introduce myself as Dr. Kaushik Sanyal, M.Sc., Ph.D. Recently, I have completed my Ph.D. in Zoology (Specialization Entomology) with studies on Biosystematics of Chironomidae (non-biting midges) from Sikkim, India. Now, I am working as District Entomologist under Health Dept. of Govt. of W.B., India and main job responsibilities are research & survey for all vector borne diseases. Out of 6 (Six) VBDs Kala-azar is endemic here and I am now working on mosquitoes & sand flies.

Thanking you,

Dr. Kaushik Sanyal

Early career researcher

Miss

Ankita

Sarkar

Research Scholar

The University of Burdwan

Area of expertise: Biting midges

E-mail: ankitasarkar785 [at] gmail.com

Biology of Culicoides spp.

Early career researcher

Dr

Francis

Schaffner

Consultant in medical and veterinary entomology

Francis Schaffner Consultancy

Area of expertise: Biting midges, Sandflies

E-mail: fschaffner.consult [at] gmail.com

Taxonomy; Distribution; Ecology

Established researcher

Dr

Luigi

Sedda

Lecturer in Spatial Epidemiology

Lancaster University

Area of expertise: Biting midges

E-mail: l.sedda [at] lancaster.ac.uk

Spatio-temporal statistics applied to vector population dynamics.

Vector dispersion and flight capabilities

Midges and sand flies

Established researcher

Dr

Frederik

Seelig

Partnerships Manager, The Global Vector Hub

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Area of expertise: Biting midges, Mosquitoes

E-mail: frederik.seelig [at] lshtm.ac.uk

Vector-borne diseases; global health; science policy; networking.

Early career researcher

Mr

Wilfrid

Sewade

Research Assistant

CREC-Cotonou

Area of expertise: Mosquitoes, Sandflies

E-mail: sessowil [at] gmail.com

Mosquito and sandfly biology and control

Early career researcher

Dr

Mathew

Seymour

Research Officer

Bangor University

Area of expertise: Blackflies

E-mail: m.seymour [at] bangor.ac.uk

Ecosystem health and stability are closely linked to biodiversity dynamics (local, spatially and temporally). My interest are in understanding the processes that shape spatial biodiversity patterns, and subsequent inter and intraspecific responses. Traditionally, such assessments have been completed using physical descriptive methods (e.g., taxonomic identification and morphological characterization). Recent advances in molecular techniques now allow for alternative and rapid assessment of biodiversity using environmental sampling, allowing for more a more generalized set of analytical tools to characterize a much wider range of biodiversity. Presently I am assessing the power of using environmental DNA (eDNA) to assess diversity patterns and eDNA persistence dyanmics in rivers using high through-put sequencing and quantitative PCR (qPCR), in conjunction with traditional taxonomic assessments of biodiversity across large temporal and spatial scales.

Early career researcher

Dr

Mishuk

Shaha

Research Assistant

Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

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

E-mail: mishukshaha38 [at] gmail.com

Genomics, Molecular Biology

Early career researcher

Mr

Ken

Sherlock

Entomology Technician

University of Liverpool

Area of expertise: Biting midges, Blackflies, Sandflies

E-mail: ks007 [at] liverpool.ac.uk

Established researcher

Dr

Robert Adamu

SHEY

Assistant Lecturer

University of Buea

Area of expertise: Blackflies

E-mail: sheynce [at] gmail.com

I have an interest in the development of control for onchocerciasis which I have been working on for 10 years now. My research has focused mainly on the development of vaccines and diagnostics but I also have an interest in xenomonitoring using blackfly DNA.

Early career researcher

Mr

Cabirou Mounchili

Shintouo

Student

University of Buea

Area of expertise: Blackflies

E-mail: shintouocabi [at] gmail.com

Early career researcher

Mr

Md. Nazmus Sakib

Shohag

Student

University of Rajshahi

Area of expertise: Sandflies

E-mail: shohagparvage0 [at] gmail.com

Kala-azar or Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is a parasitic disease which has been recorded in South-East Asia during early 1800’s. It seems to have blowout along the Ganges and the Brahmaputra rivers, the major transport routs of Bengal and Bangladesh. In this area, Kala-azar was first described in 1824 in the Jessore district where about 75,000 people died. An intensive control program aimed at the eradication of malaria was mounted in the late 1950s and early 1960s throughout the South Asian sub-continent with the main effort based on indoor residual spraying (IRS) of DDT. Kala-azar is mainly caused by Leishmania donovani, L. infantum, or L. chagasi, but occasionally these species may cause other forms of disease. The cutaneous form of the disease is caused by more than 15 species of Leishmania. Leishmaniasis is mainly transferred by the bite of infected female phlebotomine sandflies which can transmit the protozoa Leishmania. This sandflies act as the vector. VL is now endemic in many Bangladeshi areas, with the Mymensingh district representing over 50% of the cases. There is substantial underreporting. In 2007, the estimated number of active cases was 136,500. However, less than 5,000 cases were reported that same year. The estimated incidence of VL, according to recent studies, is 15.6/1,000 person-years in Fulbaria and 27/10,000 population in Godagari and Rajshahi. A survey, conducted in 2006-2007, showed that when seeking care outside the community, 52% of patients made use of the public sector, 13% used poorly trained private practitioners and 28% used local chemists in order to obtain treatment. The awareness of VL is very low. Generally, in communities, VL is seen as ‘any fever that cannot be cured by the local drug sellers’. As sandflies play a significant role in spreading the dangerous VL disease in different parts of Bangladesh, so this alarming rate of occurring VL in Bangladesh lead me to fix the mind setup to work with sand flies.

Early career researcher

Mr

PHILLIP

SHULTS

PhD student

Texas A&M University

Area of expertise: Biting midges

E-mail: ptshults [at] tamu.edu

Population genetics, taxonomy, and systematics.

Early career researcher

Professor

Cornelia

Silaghi

Head of Department

Friedrich Loeffler Institut

Area of expertise: Biting midges

E-mail: cornelia.silaghi [at] fli.de

Vector competence, vector-pathogen-interactions, epidemiology

Established researcher

Dr

Francinaldo

Silva

Teacher and Researcher

Center for Agrarian and Environmental Sciences, Federal University of Maranhão

Area of expertise: Biting midges, Sandflies

E-mail: sandflybr [at] gmail.com

Vector Control

Established researcher

Dr

Stefanos

Siozios

Research Assistant

University of Liverpool

Area of expertise: Biting midges

E-mail: siozioss [at] liverpool.ac.uk

Insect-microbe symbiosis. Symbiont and pathogen genomics. Nanopore sequencing technologies.

Early career researcher

Dr

Renate

Smallegange

Commissioning editor

Wageningen Academic Publishers

Area of expertise: Biting midges

E-mail: renate.smallegange [at] gmail.com

Vector biology and control, chemical ecology, insect behaviour, vector-host-pathogen interactions

Established researcher

Dr

Germanus

Soh Bah

Regional Chief of Centre

Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD)

Area of expertise: Blackflies

E-mail: bahsohg2002 [at] yahoo.com

I am interested in Filaria research using the cattle Onchocerca ochengi transmitted by Simulium damnosum sl. which breeds in fast flowing streams or rivers to test new drugs, study filaria immunology and run vaccine trials. i am also involved in the management of researchers and research projects. However, my initial passion was in livestock reproduction.

Established researcher

Miss

Charlotte

Sohier

Phd student

CODA CERVA

Area of expertise: Biting midges

E-mail: charlotte.sohier [at] coda-cerva.be

Schmallenberg

vector competence

Early career researcher

Kaleab

Solomon

Clinical officer

MSF

Area of expertise: Sandflies

E-mail: Mkykalso [at] gmail.com

Established researcher

Dr

Byregowda

Sonnahallipura

Director

Institute of Animal Health and Veterinary Biologicals

Area of expertise: Biting midges

E-mail: smbyregowda [at] gmail.com

Virology,

Bluetongue in sheep,

Culicoides

Molecular Biology

Vaccines and Diagnostics

Established researcher

Mr

Lucas

Sousa-Paula

Ph.D. candidate

Aggeu Magalhães Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz Pernambuco)

Area of expertise: Sandflies

E-mail: lcsousapaula [at] gmail.com

Vector-borne diseases; Phlebotomine sand flies; Population genetics; Species complex; Cryptic species; Bioinformatics.

Early career researcher

Mr

Naresh

Srinivasan

Young Professional

Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Area of expertise: Biting midges

E-mail: nareshseenu18 [at] gmail.com

Bluetongue epidemiology, Diagnostics, vector studies and vaccine production

Early career researcher

Dr

ORNELA

Stechina

Researcher

Instituto de Medicina Regional- Universidad Nacional del Nordeste

Area of expertise: Mosquitoes

E-mail: ornela_ss [at] hotmail.com

eco-epidemiology of arbovirosis
arbovirus vectors
arthropod-borne viruses

Early career researcher

Dr

Jessica

Stokes

Postdoctoral Researcher

The Pirbright Institute

Area of expertise: Biting midges, Mosquitoes

E-mail: jessica.stokes01 [at] hotmail.com

Early career researcher

Miss

Jo

Stoner

Insectary Lab Manager

The Pirbright Institute

Area of expertise: Biting midges

E-mail: jo.stoner [at] pirbright.ac.uk

Early career researcher

Dr

Clare

Strode

Reader in Vector Biology

Edge Hill University

Area of expertise: Mosquitoes

E-mail: strodecl [at] edgehill.ac.uk

Surveillance for invasive mosquito species, mosquito control, insecticide resistance

Established researcher

Dr

Francesca

Stubbins

Hemipteran Research Scientist

Monsanto

Area of expertise: Biting midges

E-mail: francesca.stubbins [at] monsanto.com

Early career researcher

Dr

Tatiana

Sulesco

Postdoctoral associate

Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine

Area of expertise: Mosquitoes, Sandflies

E-mail: tatiana_sulesco [at] yahoo.com

Taxonomy, vector ecology, geographycal distribution of arthropod-borne diseases and their vectors, vector-borne disease transmission

Early career researcher

Dr

Dustin

Swanson

Biological Science Technician

Arthropod-Borne Animal Disease Research Unit, USDA-ARS

Area of expertise: Biting midges, Blackflies

E-mail: dustin.swanson [at] ars.usda.gov

I am interested in the systematics and ecology of Ceratopogonidae, especially the genus Culicoides. I also have an interest in the ecology and medical-veterinary importance of black flies.

Early career researcher