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Prof. Ger Killeen

Gerry Killeen is an ecologist and epidemiologist who has spent over 18 years living in east Africa, working on the and biologically rational approaches to more effective control of vector borne parasites like and lymphatic filariasis, as well as arboviruses like Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya. Gerry鈥檚 previous work on malaria vectors has helped shape global policies on and for insecticide treated nets and established implementation models for with environmentally friendly biological insecticides. Gerry鈥檚 work on the and of malaria vector mosquitoes has influenced ongoing and his recent move to UCC through an AXA Research Chair Award extends that work to examine how community-based wildlife conservation creates both and opportunities for enhanced malaria vector control in Africa. Closer to home, undergraduate research projects Gerry supervises include the influence of captivity on vocal territorial advertising by Asiatic lions at Fota Wildlife Park and risks of avian pathogen importation into Ireland through migratory birds.