Prof. Scott O’Neill
Dean, Faculty of Science, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Scott O’Neill is the Program Leader and Chief Investigator, coordinating the different aspects of the program to ensure the outlined objectives are achieved. Prof. O’Neill’s research team is one of the leading Wolbachia research groups in the world.
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Prof. Ary Hoffmann
Centre for Environmental Stress and Adaptation Research, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Ary Hoffmann is a world-leading researcher in Wolbachia genetics and the dynamics of Wolbachia invasion and spread through host populations. Prof. Hoffmann's group will conduct experimental and theoretical work to understand how Wolbachia may invade natural mosquito populations.
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Prof. Scott Ritchie
Tropical Population Health Unit, Queensland Health and James Cook University, Cairns, Australia.
Scott Ritchie coordinates dengue control efforts in northern Queensland, Australia. His research group has established field sites in Cairns suburbs for mosquito age-grading projects and studies on urban dengue transmission. Prof. Ritchie collaborates extensively with the other Australia researchers on the Cairns project and field trials.
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Prof. Brian Kay
Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia
The Queensland Institute of Medical Research Mosquito Control lab has extensive research experience with the ecology and control of a range of mosquito disease vectors throughout Australia and Southeast Asia. Prof. Kay’s research group will collaborate with Australian and Vietnamese researchers conducting research into dengue transmission.
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Dr Elizabeth (Beth) McGraw
School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Dr McGraw is Deputy Director of the NHMRC and ARC Discovery grants supporting the Eliminate Dengue project.
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