Senior Scientists
Wageningen University (WU)
Monique van Oers
Molecular perspectives of insect virus/ host interactions
Project Coordinator, and PhD supervisor
Vera Ros
Covert virus infection in reared insects.
PhD supervisor,
Sander Koenraadt
Mosquito microbiome and host fitness
PhD supervisor
Joop van Loon
Rearing of crickets and caterpillars
PhD supervisor
University of Copenhagen (UCPH)
Jørgen Eilenberg
Fungal infections in insects
Training and Graduation Coordinator
till 2023
Annette Bruun Jensen
Interactions between fungi and other pathogens
Workpackage leader (WP1), PhD supervisor
Henrik Hjarvard de Fine Licht
Fungal infections and host evolution
PhD supervisor
Nicolai Vitt Meyling
Fungal infections
PhD supervisor, Training and Graduation Coordinator from 2023
IRBI at Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Jean-Michel Drezen
Polydnavirus and nudivirus biology
PhD supervisor
Elisabeth Herniou
Viruses in black soldier flies and caterpillars
PhD supervisor
Anne Bezier
Viral genome and transcript analysis
PhD co-supervisor
University of Valencia (UVEG)
Salva Herrero
Covert infections, virus discovery and diagnostics.
Workpackage leader (WP2), PhD superviror
Joel Gonzalez-Cabrera
Development of diagnostics tools
PhD supervisor
National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAe)
Christina Nielsen -Leroux
Bacterial virulence, gut microbiota, insect fitness
Workpackage leader (WP3), PhD supervisor
Vincent Sanchis
Microbiota and host resistance
PhD supervisor
University of Exeter (UNEXE)
Bryony Williams
Influence of popualtion density on mirosporidia virulence
PhD supervisor
Ben Raymond
Microbiota and host fitness
PhD supervisor
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)
Helen Hesketh
Modelling of the impact of biotic and abiotic stress
Dissemination Coordinator, PhD supervisor
Julius Kühn Institute
Joerg Wennmann
Bioinformatics and development of diagnostic tools
PhD supervisor
Regina Kleespies
Microscopical analysis of arthropod viruses, bacteria, microsporidia, and fungi
University of Leeds (UNIVLEEDS)
Steve Sait
Effect of biotic and abiotic stress on reared insects
PhD supervisor
Alison Dunn
Imoact of biotic and abiotic stress on host fitness
PhD supervisor
Université de Tours
Elisabeth Huguet
Parasitoid -polydnavirus – host interactions
Technical University of Darmstadt
Johannes Jehle
Biological control of insects
Co-supervisor
Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques
in Food and Agriculture
Adly Abd-Alla
Tsetse fly viruses and sterile insect techniques
PhD supervisor
Koppert BV
Tom Groot
Rearing insects for biocontrol
Secondment provider
YNSECT
Niek Steeghs
Rearing insects for Food and Feed
Secondment Provider
Thomas Lefebvre
Rearing insects for Food and Feed
Secondment Provider
Entec Nutrition Ltd.
Olivia Champion
Rearing Insects for Food and Feed
Rick Titball
Rearing Insects for Food and Feed