Meet Our Team
Oversight Team
The team that provides logistical and scientific support for the ISL network as a whole
Mrinalini Watsa
PhD in Biological Anthropology; Expertise: Conservation Genetics, Biodiversity Monitoring, Field Genomics
Caroline Moore
DVM, PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology Veterinary Toxicology, Epigenetics, Biomarker Development
Gideon Erkenswick
PhD in Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Disease Ecology, Gene Regulation, Wildlife Community Ecology
Regional Stakeholders
The team that leads ISL in-country programs
OLIVIER NSENGIMANA
DVM, Founder and Executive Director of the Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association
Cao Tien Trung
PhD in Biology, Director of Institute of Biology, Chemistry and Environment at Vinh University; Ecology, Evolution and Herpetology
Patricia Mendonza
DVM, PhD in Biology
Disease risks of wildlife tracking, global health
Hung Vu Khac
DVM, PhD in Microbiology
Director of Institute of Veterinary Research and Development of central Vietnam
Key Personnel
The team that provides strategic and technical support
Aaron Erkenswick
Data Systems Integration and Development
Jenny Chen
PhD in Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics; Genomics Pipeline Development
Pamela Sanchez Vendizu
Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias mención Ecología y Evolución, Universidad Austral de Chile; Database Management
Thomas Parsons
PhD in molecular biology, population genetics, and forensics research
Field and Laboratory Researchers
The team that is actively working at one or more hubs to accomplish community-driven biosurveillance
Cristian Tirapelle
DVM, Wildlife Health Management and Care; Head Veterinarian, Field Projects International
Pascal Hishamunda
DVM, Wildlife Health Management and Care, Conservation Genetics
Jhakelin Reyes
MSc in Taxonomy, Biodiversity and Evolution at Imperial College London, UK
Annika Mozer
PhD in Wildlife Forensics, Bioinformatics, Conservation Genetics
Gabriela Caceres Palomino
Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology (EECB), Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary
Zane Libke
Lab Director, Centro de Investigación Sumak Kawsay In Situ Associate Investigator, National Institute of Biodiversity - Ecuador Field Manager, Field Projects International; Computational Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Imperial College London, UK
ISL Coordinators and Contributors