Postgraduate research students

Bailey James Atkinson

Research title: Predicting Bat Paramyxovirus Spillover to Inform Public Health Interventions in Peru

Research summary

My PhD project aims to identify and characterise vampire bat (Desmodus Rotundus) specific paramyxoviruses, and determine their ability to cross-order spillover in various livestock species. My project incorporates aspects of machine learning, field epidemiology and serology.