Meet Our Team
Our Core 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
Our 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
Our 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

Jhakelin Reyes
MSc in Taxonomy, Biodiversity and Evolution at Imperial College London, UK

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