Kristian Forbes, PhD 
Principle Investigator

Kristian is a disease ecologist and eco-immunologist. After completing Bachelor and Master degrees in his native Australia, Kristian moved to Finland for his PhD studies, where he stayed on as a postdoc while also spending time in Kenya, South Africa and the US. He has diverse interests in population and disease ecology, with a particular focus on the maintenance and transmission of zoonotic pathogens in wildlife and the effects of anthropogenic environmental changes on these processes.

Joseph Ogola, DVM
​PhD Student

Joseph is a veterinarian and PhD student enrolled at the University of Nairobi. He is co-supervised by Kristian. Joseph works as a county vet in western Kenya, but his interest in emerging infectious diseases led him to pursue a PhD. For his research, Joseph is investigating viruses in bats and rodents from three sites in Kenya - the Taita Hills, Kibera urban settlement in Nairobi, and Busia county in western Kenya. 

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