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Bio:
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After finishing my honours degree in Zoology, I completed two further degrees by research. Both investigated the ecology of water vole populations fragmented as a result of human activity. Since my PhD I have spent 6 years working on host-pathogen dynamics in rodent populations. The transmission of disease between wildlife, livestock and humans has important repercussions for human health, farming and conservation. Prediction of the risk posed by such diseases requires a thorough understanding of disease dynamics within wild populations of reservoir hosts. However, whilst there have been considerable advances in the theory of host-microparasite interactions, empirical studies of wild populations are rare. The projects at Liverpool aim to address this, considering microparasites with different life history characteristics including directly-transmitted viruses and vector-borne bacteria and protozoa.
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