Developed and delivered Vector Biology Department’s strategic aims in research excellence and translational impact

Established collaborative relationships with Ministries of Health, non-governmental organisations and international scientific institutions to implement multidisciplinary vectorborne disease research in sub-Saharan AfricaDeveloped a research portfolio on the transmission of vectorborne diseases with internationally competitive grant funding through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Medical Research Council, Wellcome Trust and Department for International Development

Delivered high-quality and policy-relevant research published in journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, Science, Journal of Infectious Diseases, Scientific Reports and the Proceedings of the Royal SocietyCreated a stimulating and enabling research environment where national and international early career scientists gained research independence

Seconded to the PNGIMR to lead the Entomology Unit and deliver high quality research for CWRU malaria and filariasis collaborative research programs

Managed a research portfolio over $3 million with funding from the National Institutes of Health and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and MalariaDesigned and implemented a nationwide evaluation of the impacts of bednets on malaria and filariasis transmissionRecruited and trained national scientists to become experts in field, insectary and laboratory entomological techniquesEnsured research was tailored to national program needs and research outputs were translated into local policy