Meet Our Team
Our diverse and dedicated team of scientists and leaders working together to advance innovative vector control and malaria research across Africa.
Our Leadership & Scientists
Prof. Samson Kiware
Principal Investigator
Oversees project operations, study design, and research management.
Dr. Eric Ochomo
Co-PI & Country Lead Kenya
Dr. Fitsum Tadesse
Co-PI & Country Lead Ethiopia
Dr. Adedapo Adeogun
Co-PI & Country Lead Nigeria
Dr. Bouh Abdi
Co-PI & Country Lead Djibouti
Janice Maige
Project Coordinator
Sheikha Salum
Partnership Managers
Felix Brown
Administrator
James Michael
VBDs360 Platform Developer
Gerald Kiwelu
VBDs360 Platform Developer
Hendry Lyamuya
VBDs360 Platform Developer
Dr. Yeromin Mlacha
Technical entomological Support, WP5 Co-lead
Dr. Andrea Kipingu
Mathematical Modeler, WP1 Co-lead
Victoria Githu
Mathematical Modeler, WP2
Dr. Dickson Lweitojira
Dr. Sangoro Onyango
Margaret Muchoki
Data Team Lead
Brian Polo
Coordinator - Kenya
Charmake elmi Guelleh
Social Science - djibouti
CMoustapha omar hared
Data Clerk - djibouti
Hawa Hamid Omar
Admin & Finance Manager - djibouti
Assalif Demmisew
Project coordinator, Asst. Co-PI. WP3 Co-lead - Ethiopia
Tesfaye Tsega
Project Manager: Admin & Finance - Ethiopia
Dr. Dejene Getachew
Entomology field coordinator - Ethiopia
Girma Yutura
Entomology field coordinator - Ethiopia
Lemma Regassa
Entomology field staff - Ethiopia
Melat Abdo
Lab coordinator - Ethiopia
Tigist Atele
Molecular & genomic lab coordinator - Ethiopia
Getinet Habtamu
Molecular & genomic lab staff - Ethiopia
Saron Fikadu
Molecular & genomic lab staff - Ethiopia
Dr. Sagni Chali
Social Science Coordinator - Ethiopia
Fikregabrail Aberra
Data Management Lead - Ethiopia
Dagim Hailegebriel
Data Manager - Ethiopia
Mulugeta Demissie
GIS Expert - Ethiopia
Daniel Tadele
Asst. Project Manager - Ethiopia
Monsuru .A. Adeleke
Entomologist - Nigeria
Olabanji Surakat
Data Manager - Nigeria
Babatunde Taiwo
Data Clerk - Nigeria
Babalola Ayodele
GIS/Modelling/expert - Nigeria
Busari Lateef
Research Scientist- ARO - Nigeria
Adekunle Olanrewaju
Field Technician - Nigeria
Kamil Ayo Fasasi
Field Technician - Nigeria
Akintayo Ogunwalei
Social Scientist (lead) - Nigeria
Ige Grace
Data Collector (lead) - Nigeria
Jokanola Glory
Data Collector (Asst.) - Nigeria
Luigi Sedda
Bayesian data analysis and modelling to inform on the sites to be sampled for An. stephensi detection. WP1 Co-Lead
Pang Xiaoxi
Post-doc researcher – Assisting with the Bayesian data analysis and modelling
Heather Ferguson
Technical support to the entomological and ecological aspects of the study. WP2 Co-Lead
Fredros Okumu
Technical support to the study across entomological, social science and ecological aspects
Mara Lawniczak
Support the genomics aspects of the study, including capacity building for CO1 barcoding and support for whole-genome sequencing, including bioinformatics analysis