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Research description

Other researchers at the CIDC have found evidence of hepinaviral infection in fruit bats in Ghana, a pathogen known to cause severe disease in humans. I am currently studying the potential of pathogen spillover from these fruit bats to humans who hunt, butcher, consume and live near the fruit bats. The use of these fruit bats as bushmeat poses both public health and conservation risks.

Background

2009-2012: Ph.D. Institute of Zoology and University of Cambirdge under the supervision of James Wood, Olivier Resitf, Marcus Rowcliffe and Andrew Cunningham. Studying spillover of zoonotic diseases from fruit bats to humans in Ghana, West Africa.

2005-2009: B.Sc. in biology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Honors thesis on the impact and survival of aphid symbiotic bacteria in ladybird beetles.

Supervisors

• Dr Olivier Restif, CIDC, University of Cambridge
• Dr Andrew Cunningham. Reader and Head of Wildlife Epidemiology
• Prof. James Wood, Director, Cambridge Infectious Disease Consortium
• Dr. Marcus Rowcliffe, IoZ
• Prof. Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu, University of Ghana, Accra
• Dr. Richard Suu-Ire, Ghanaian Widlife Division and Veterinary Services, Ghana
• Dr. Micael Kosoy, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ft. Collins, CO, USA