Edwin Ogola

<p><strong>Research project:&nbsp; </strong>Evaluating the ecology of relevant arboviruses in blood-feeding arthropods in selected ecologies of Kenya.</p> <p><strong>Research goals:&nbsp; </strong>Monitor the transmission of arthropod-borne viruses in different disease vectors including biting midges, mosquitoes, ticks, and sandflies as part of risk assessment and an effort to improve the current diagnosis and control approaches.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Host project and funding:&nbsp; </strong>Identification of virus transmission networks, funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation).</p> <p><strong>Bio:&nbsp; </strong>Edwin holds a BSc in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and an MSc in Biochemistry all from Egerton University, Kenya.</p> <p><strong>Supervisors:&nbsp; </strong>Dr. David Tchouassi, Prof. Rosemary Sang and Prof. Baldwyn Torto (<em>icipe</em>).</p>