معرفی
Francesca Frentiu is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), within the School of Biomedical Sciences. Her research focuses on arboviruses such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika, with emphasis on their transmission dynamics, evolutionary responses to biocontrol methods, and the impact of climate change. She holds a PhD in Evolutionary Genetics from the University of Queensland.
Research Interests: Medical microbiology, evolutionary biology, genetics of arboviruses, climate change impact on disease spread, and mosquito vectors. She investigates how environmental factors influence viral transmission and explores innovative biocontrol strategies. Her work also bridges epidemiology and ecology, examining host-vector interactions and pathogen evolution.
Publications Overview: Dr. Frentiu's recent work includes studies on Japanese encephalitis emergence in Australia, climate change predictions for dengue risk, and mosquito bloodmeal analysis for pathogen surveillance. Her publications reflect interdisciplinary approaches, combining genomics, field data, and computational modeling to address global health challenges.
Awards:
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2020)
- Editorial roles in Transactions and BMC Infectious Diseases
- Assessor for NHMRC grants and Royal Society for Tropical Medicine grants
Supervision & Grants: Supervised PhD/Masters theses on topics like dengue evolution and arbovirus eco-epidemiology. Lead or co-investigator on grants focusing on climate change modeling for disease transmission, mosquito vector potential, and viral genetic diversity.
Labs/Teams: Active in QUT's Infection and Immunity Research Group and collaborates internationally on vector-borne disease research.
