disease control

Staff

Edward Abworo

Edward Abworo

Senior Scientist - Epidemiologist

Ekta Patel

Ekta Patel

Scientist

Eric Fevre

Eric Fevre

Jointly Appointed Principal Scientist, ILRI and Professor of Veterinary Infectious Diseases, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool

Hanneke Hemmink

Hanneke Hemmink

Scientist and Investigator

Lian Thomas

Lian Thomas

Jointly Appointed Scientist ILRI & University of Edinburgh

Linus Erick Kiprotich

Linus Erick Kiprotich

Research Associate

Michel Mainack Dione

Michel Mainack Dione

Senior Scientist, Animal Health

Samuel O. Oyola

Samuel O. Oyola

Senior Scientist: Molecular Biologist and Head of Genomics

Shauna Richards

Shauna Richards

Scientist - One Health and Epidemiology

Theo Knight-Jones

Theo Knight-Jones

Principal Scientist - Team Leader Herd Health

Vish Nene

Vish Nene

ILRI Emeritus Fellow

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