Emma Fairbanks

Emma Fairbanks

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PhD projects

Modelling infectious disease prevention strategies, preferably focusing on neglected tropical diseases and diseases associated with poverty. AI-related projects could include identifying gaps in protection against vector-borne diseases and how to target them.

Personal profile

Overview

My research focuses on developing mathematical models and complementary statistical inference frameworks to describe dynamics of vectors and vector-borne diseases. My aim is to improve estimates of how vector-control tools impact disease transmission to better inform the selection of interventions in setting-specific scenarios. My work particularly focuses on health inequalities driven by gaps in protection due to individuals or communities socio-economic characteristics.

I completed my PhD at the University of Nottingham, focusing on the impact of climate on the emergence of vector-borne viruses. Then, I worked as a Postdoctoral Research Collaborator at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute. Here, I evaluated novel vector control tools towards malaria elimination in the Greater Mekong Subregion. Before moving to Manchester, I was a Research Fellow at The University of Warwick were I continued to research the effects of climate and control measures on vector-borne disease transmission.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 1 - No Poverty
  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Education/Academic qualification

Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

Master in Science, Mathematical Medicine and Biology, University of Nottingham

Doctor of Science, Modelling the emergence on viruses in naive populations, University of Nottingham

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Healthier Futures

Keywords

  • Vector-borne diseases
  • Medical entomology
  • Bayesian Inference
  • Mathematical Modelling
  • Epidemiology
  • Malaria
  • Virology
  • Parasitiology
  • Health inequalities
  • Vector control
  • Insecticides

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