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Dr. Ben Bellekom is a Research Fellow at the School of Public Health within the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London. His research focuses on epidemiology, vector ecology, and infectious disease dynamics, with a particular emphasis on network analysis and molecular diagnostics. He is based at the Sir Michael Uren Hub on the White City Campus in the United Kingdom.
His research interests span environmental health, vector-borne diseases, and the application of advanced sequencing techniques like nanopore sequencing for pathogen detection. He has published extensively on topics such as wastewater surveillance for pathogens, poliovirus detection, and the ecological interactions between blood-feeding insects and their vertebrate hosts.
Recent work highlights include studies on optimizing wastewater sample processing for multiple pathogens (2025), latitudinal effects on vector-host networks (2023), and predicting mosquito-borne disease networks (2021). His contributions bridge molecular biology, ecology, and public health to address global health challenges.
Ben’s work has not yet been recognized with scientific awards, though his publications reflect significant academic engagement. He has not listed any advisees or grants in the provided materials.
