Short Biography
My research focuses on the understanding spread of infectious diseases using mathematical models, statistical modelling and Next Generation Sequencing. I am particular interested in the use of new techniques and technology to gain knowledge on the temporal and spatial spread of antibiotic resistance on all scales and gaining insights in how we can eliminate rabies by modelling (roaming) dog populations in countries where it is still endemic.
Using a combination of (experimental) data, mathematical modelling, statistical modelling and whole genome sequencing data, I hope to gain better understanding of, and insight in, the mechanisms that underlie (both spatial and temporal) spread of diseases.
I received my MSc in Biology from the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, after which I started as a PhD-student at the department of Quantitative Veterinary Epidemiology of Wageningen University and Central Veterinary Institute in Lelystad, where I researched the spread of pathogen between spatially separated hosts.
Academic Positions
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2022 - Present Core Scientist
Mazeri Group
Roslin Institute
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland -
2015 - 2022 Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Epidemiology Research Group
Usher Institute
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland -
2012-2015 Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Epidemiology Research Group
Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland -
2007-2012 PhD-research
Quantitative Veterinary Epidemiology
Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen &
Central Veterinary Institute, Lelystad
The Netherlands
Selected Publications
A selection of past publications (not necessarily in chronological order).