Senior scientists
On this page information on all senior scientists involved in INSECT DOCTORS is currently being published.
Wageningen University
Monique van Oers
Professor of Virology, Expert in insect virology and biotechnological applications thereof.
Molecular perspectives of insect virus/ host interactions
Project Coordinator, and PhD supervisor
Vera Ros
Expert in insect virology and biocontrol
Covert virus infection in reared insects
PhD supervisor
Sander Koenraadt
Expert on mosquitoes
Mosquito microbiome and host fitness
PhD supervisor
Joop van Loon
Professor of Entomology
Rearing crickets and caterpillars
PhD supervisor
University of Copenhagen
Jørgen Eilenberg
Professor of Entomology
Fungal infections in insects
Training and Graduation Coordinator till the end of 2022
Annette Bruun Jensen
Expert on fungal infections
Interactions between various pathogens
Worckpackage leader (WP1)
Henrik Hjarvard de Fine Licht
Expert on fungal infections
Fungal infections and host evolution
PhD supervisor
Nicolai Vitt Meyling
Expert on fungal infections
Fungal infections
PhD supervisor, Training and Graduation Coordinator from 2023
Jean-Michel Drezen
Professor of Virology
Polydnavirus and nudivirus biology
PhD supervisor
Anne Bezier
Expert on Next Generation Sequencing
University of Valencia
Salva Herrero
Expert on insect viruses and bacteria
Covert infections, virus discovery and diagnostics.
Workpackage leader (WP2), PhD superviror
Joel Gonzalez-Cabrera
Expert on insecticide resistance and diagnostics
Development of diagnostics tools
PhD supervisor
National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment
Christina Nielsen -Leroux
Expert on interactions between insects and bacteria
Bacterial virulence, gut microbiota, insect fitness
Workpackage leader (WP3), PhD supervisor
Vincent Sanchis
Expert on interactions between insects and bacteria
Microbiota and host resistance
PhD supervisor
University of Exeter
Bryony Williams
Expert on Microsporidia
Influence of popualtion density on mirosporidia virulence
PhD supervisor
Ben Raymond
Expert on insect ecology and evolution
Microbiota and host fitness
PhD supervisor
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Helen Hesketh
Expert on fungal and viral diseases in insects
Modelling of the impact of biotic and abiotic stress
Dissemination Coordinator, PhD supervisor
Julius Kühn Institute
Joerg Wennmann
Expert on genomics and biological control
Bioinformatics and development of diagnostic tools
PhD supervisor
Regina Kleespies
Expert on pathogen morphology, cyto-and histopathology
University of Leeds
Steve Sait
Expert in population ecology
Effect of biotic and abiotic stress on reared insects
PhD supervisor
Alison Dunn
Expert on Ecology
Imoact of biotic and abiotic stress on host fitness
PhD supervisor
Université de Tours
Elisabeth Huguet
Professor of Virology
Technical University of Darmstadt
Johannes Jehle
Expert on baculoviruses
Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture
Adly Abd-Alla
Professor of Virology
Tsetse fly viruses and sterile insect techniques
PhD supervisor
Koppert BV
Tom Groot
Rearing insects for biocontrol
Secondment provider
YNSECT (formerly Protifarm)
Niek Steeghs
Rearing insects for Food and Feed
Secondment Provider
YNSECT
Thomas Lefebvre
Entec Nutrition Ltd.
Olivia Champion
Rick Titball
