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1s response to these looming threats. Formulating plans to prevent and control vector-borne diseases is complicated by the fact that their transmission cycles often involve not only vectors but also several domestic and wildlife animal species and are extremely dependent on environmental conditions.</p></section><section class="flex flex-col gap-2"><h2 id="impact-tracker" class="group relative inline-flex items-center text-2xl font-medium">Impact tracker<a class="absolute -left-4 cursor-pointer text-[#0f62fe] opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100" aria-label="Link to section Impact tracker" href="#impact-tracker"><span class="sr-only">Link to <!-- -->Impact tracker</span><svg focusable="false" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" fill="currentColor" width="13" height="13" viewBox="0 0 32 32" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M29.25,6.76a6,6,0,0,0-8.5,0l1.42,1.42a4,4,0,1,1,5.67,5.67l-8,8a4,4,0,1,1-5.67-5.66l1.41-1.42-1.41-1.42-1.42,1.42a6,6,0,0,0,0,8.5A6,6,0,0,0,17,25a6,6,0,0,0,4.27-1.76l8-8A6,6,0,0,0,29.25,6.76Z"></path><path d="M4.19,24.82a4,4,0,0,1,0-5.67l8-8a4,4,0,0,1,5.67,0A3.94,3.94,0,0,1,19,14a4,4,0,0,1-1.17,2.85L15.71,19l1.42,1.42,2.12-2.12a6,6,0,0,0-8.51-8.51l-8,8a6,6,0,0,0,0,8.51A6,6,0,0,0,7,28a6.07,6.07,0,0,0,4.28-1.76L9.86,24.82A4,4,0,0,1,4.19,24.82Z"></path></svg></a></h2><p>Current Hub activity across curation, community, training, and website use is available on the<!-- --> <a target="_self" rel="noopener nofollow" class="text-[#0f62fe] hover:underline" href="/community/impact">Community impact tracker</a> <!-- -->page.</p></section><div class="flex flex-col gap-3"><h2 id="team" class="group relative inline-flex items-center text-2xl font-medium">Core team<a class="absolute -left-4 cursor-pointer text-[#0f62fe] opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100" aria-label="Link to section Core team" href="#team"><span class="sr-only">Link to <!-- -->Core team</span><svg focusable="false" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" fill="currentColor" width="13" height="13" viewBox="0 0 32 32" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M29.25,6.76a6,6,0,0,0-8.5,0l1.42,1.42a4,4,0,1,1,5.67,5.67l-8,8a4,4,0,1,1-5.67-5.66l1.41-1.42-1.41-1.42-1.42,1.42a6,6,0,0,0,0,8.5A6,6,0,0,0,17,25a6,6,0,0,0,4.27-1.76l8-8A6,6,0,0,0,29.25,6.76Z"></path><path d="M4.19,24.82a4,4,0,0,1,0-5.67l8-8a4,4,0,0,1,5.67,0A3.94,3.94,0,0,1,19,14a4,4,0,0,1-1.17,2.85L15.71,19l1.42,1.42,2.12-2.12a6,6,0,0,0-8.51-8.51l-8,8a6,6,0,0,0,0,8.51A6,6,0,0,0,7,28a6.07,6.07,0,0,0,4.28-1.76L9.86,24.82A4,4,0,0,1,4.19,24.82Z"></path></svg></a></h2><div class="flex gap-2"><img alt="Lauren Cators's profile picture" width="800" height="800" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="h-16 w-16 rounded-full object-cover" style="color:transparent" srcSet="/_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Flauren.webp&w=828&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Flauren.webp&w=1920&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Flauren.webp&w=1920&q=75"/><p><span class="font-semibold">Lauren Cator</span> researches the role of mosquito behaviour and ecology in disease transmission at<!-- --> <span class="font-semibold">Imperial College London</span>. Lauren is leading the Hub and responsible for overall project management and coordination of the team and engagement with the wider UK VBD research community.</p></div><div class="flex gap-2"><img alt="Marion England' profile picture" width="437" height="437" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="h-16 w-16 rounded-full object-cover" style="color:transparent" srcSet="/_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Fmarion.webp&w=640&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Fmarion.webp&w=1080&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Fmarion.webp&w=1080&q=75"/><p><span class="font-semibold">Marion England</span> researches spatial epidemiology and vector ecology at<!-- --> <span class="font-semibold">The Pirbright Institute</span>. She brings expertise in a wide range of VBDs including blue tongue and leishmaniasis as well as GIS to the project.</p></div><div class="flex gap-2"><img alt="Robert Jones' profile picture" width="389" height="389" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="h-16 w-16 rounded-full object-cover" style="color:transparent" srcSet="/_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Frobert.webp&w=640&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Frobert.webp&w=828&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Frobert.webp&w=828&q=75"/><p><span class="font-semibold">Robert Jones</span>
1 is an entomologist at <span class="font-semibold">LSHTM</span> and director of social impact at<!-- --> <span class="font-semibold">Arctech Innovation</span>. He is coordinating between the UK VBD data hub and the Global Vector Hub, an open access platform for networking and resource sharing.</p></div><div class="flex gap-2"><img alt="Sarah Kelly's profile picture" width="290" height="325" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="h-16 w-16 min-w-16 rounded-full object-cover" style="color:transparent" src="/members/sarah.webp"/><p><span class="font-semibold">Sarah Kelly</span> is the data curator for the hub. She predominantly focuses on relationship building with data depositors and data wrangling. For the last 9 years Sarah has worked as part of the VEuPathDB funded by<!-- --> <span class="font-semibold">NIAID</span>, curating both entomological and epidemiological data. When she isnât curating data you will find her running, swimming and cycling around the coastline and camping on hilltops.</p></div><div class="flex gap-2"><div class="h-16 min-h-16 w-16 min-w-16 overflow-hidden rounded-full"><img alt="Stanislav Modrak's profile picture" loading="lazy" width="800" height="533" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="h-full w-full scale-125 object-cover" style="color:transparent" srcSet="/_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Fstanley.webp&w=828&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Fstanley.webp&w=1920&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Fstanley.webp&w=1920&q=75"/></div><p><span class="font-semibold">Stanislav Modrak</span> is the software engineer behind the hub platform based at the<!-- --> <span class="font-semibold">Imperial College London</span>. He has previously worked on risk analysis and compliance in cryptocurrency markets, digital bureaucracy and e-government platforms.</p></div><div class="flex gap-2"><img alt="Francis Windram's profile picture" loading="lazy" width="800" height="800" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="h-16 w-16 rounded-full object-cover" style="color:transparent" srcSet="/_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Ffrancis.webp&w=828&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Ffrancis.webp&w=1920&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Ffrancis.webp&w=1920&q=75"/><p><span class="font-semibold">Francis Windram</span> is a PDRA on the hub at<!-- --> <span class="font-semibold">Imperial College London</span> where he develops tools and visualisations for disease vector trait and population data. During his PhD, he created computational imaging methods to extract traits from the webs of UK orb-weaving spiders. Aside from science, Francis is also an avid musician, climber, and nature enthusiast.</p></div><div class="flex gap-2"><div class="h-16 min-h-16 w-16 min-w-16 overflow-hidden rounded-full"><img alt="Samraat Pawar's profile picture" loading="lazy" width="800" height="800" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="h-full w-full scale-125 object-cover" style="color:transparent" srcSet="/_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Fsamraat.webp&w=828&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Fsamraat.webp&w=1920&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Fsamraat.webp&w=1920&q=75"/></div><p><span class="font-semibold">Samraat Pawar</span> studies how individual-level metabolism scales up through species (population) interactions to community- and ecosystem-level dynamics at<!-- --> <span class="font-semibold">Imperial College London</span>. Samraat is supporting integration of existing repositories with the Hub and the development of software for working with the data.</p></div><div class="flex gap-2"><img alt="Will Pearse' profile picture" loading="lazy" width="800" height="800" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="h-16 w-16 rounded-full object-cover" style="color:transparent" srcSet="/_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Fwill.webp&w=828&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Fwill.webp&w=1920&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Fwill.webp&w=1920&q=75"/><p><span class="font-semibold">Will Pearse</span> develops new statistical and computational tools to answer fundamental questions about the origins and future of biodiversity, and applies those insights to improve human wellbeing at<!-- --> <span class="font-semibold">Imperial College London</span>. In this project, Will is focussed on how best to link environmental data with other types of biological data important for understanding VBD transmission.</p></div><div class="flex gap-2"><div class="h-16 min-h-16 w-16 min-w-16 overflow-hidden rounded-full"><img alt="Chris Sanders' profile picture" loading="lazy" width="395" height="594" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="h-full w-full scale-125 object-cover object-top" style="color:transparent" srcSet="/_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Fchris.webp&w=640&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Fchris.webp&w=828&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Fchris.webp&w=828&q=75"/></div><p><span class="font-semibold">Chris Sandersâ</span> research focuses on the physiological and behavioural attributes that enable an insect species to transmit a pathogen â known as its âvector capacityâ. He brings expertise in field sampling, virology, and using environmental data for forecasting vector incursion and transmission risk to the hub project.</p></div><div class="flex gap-2"><img alt="Hannah Vineer's profile picture" loading="lazy" width="670" height="670" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="h-16 w-16 rounded-full object-cover" style="color:transparent" srcSet="/_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Fhannah.webp&w=750&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Fhannah.webp&w=1920&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=%2Fmembers%2Fhannah.webp&w=1920&q=75"/><p><span class="font-semibold">Hannah Vineerâs</span> specializes in veterinary parasites, examining how weather, climate, host interactions, and human behavior influence their populations and transmission. She uses mathematical and statistical models to predict geographic and seasonal trends, aiming to inform veterinary policies and improve parasite control while incorporating O
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