Meet Our Team
Oversight Team
The team that provides logistical and scientific support for the ISL network as a whole
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Mrinalini Watsa
PhD in Biological Anthropology; Expertise: Conservation Genetics, Biodiversity Monitoring, Field Genomics
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Caroline Moore
DVM, PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology Veterinary Toxicology, Epigenetics, Biomarker Development
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Gideon Erkenswick
PhD in Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Disease Ecology, Gene Regulation, Wildlife Community Ecology
Regional Stakeholders
The team that leads ISL in-country programs
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OLIVIER NSENGIMANA
DVM, Founder and Executive Director of the Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association
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Cao Tien Trung
PhD in Biology, Director of Institute of Biology, Chemistry and Environment at Vinh University; Ecology, Evolution and Herpetology
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Patricia Mendonza
DVM, PhD in Biology
Disease risks of wildlife tracking, global health
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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
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Aaron Erkenswick
Data Systems Integration and Development
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Jenny Chen
PhD in Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics; Genomics Pipeline Development
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Pamela Sanchez Vendizu
Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias mención Ecología y Evolución, Universidad Austral de Chile; Database Management
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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
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Cristian Tirapelle
DVM, Wildlife Health Management and Care; Head Veterinarian, Field Projects International
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Pascal Hishamunda
DVM, Wildlife Health Management and Care, Conservation Genetics
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Jhakelin Reyes
MSc in Taxonomy, Biodiversity and Evolution at Imperial College London, UK
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Gabriela Caceres Palomino
Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology (EECB), Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary
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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