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Mike Vanderes is a Senior Research Associate at the University of East Anglia's Norwich Medical School within the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, specializing in public health research with focus on infectious disease epidemiology and environmental health interventions. His collaborative work involves the World Health Organization and National Institute for Health and Care Research on critical health protection projects.
His academic qualifications include:
- Master of Business Administration from the Open University (awarded 1997)
- State Registered Nurse qualification from Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre (awarded 1985)
- Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies (awarded 1981)
Mr. Vanderes' research spans epidemiology of waterborne pathogens, sanitation systems in developing regions (particularly Sudan), and nursing applications in public health. His work integrates field epidemiology with environmental science to address STEC infections, Campylobacter transmission, and PPE effectiveness during pandemics, employing innovative methodologies like citizen science sampling.
Publications from 2017-2023 reveal consistent investigation of environmental reservoirs for pathogens through case-control studies and mixed-methods approaches. Key themes include geographic variations in virulence genes, real-world PPE efficacy in resource-limited settings, and seasonal pathogen dynamics using novel environmental sampling techniques.
No scientific awards or fellowships are documented in the available information.
While no formal students are listed, Mr. Vanderes contributed as co-investigator to a WHO-funded project (2020-2021) developing face shield evaluation methods for low-resource settings and participated in the NIHR's GI Health Protection Unit (2014-2020), focusing on gastrointestinal infection control through interdisciplinary research.
He actively collaborates within UEA's Public Health and Epidemiology research groups, working closely with Professor Paul Hunter and Dr. Julie Brainard on projects integrating microbiology, environmental science, and community health practices, notably through citizen science initiatives for pathogen surveillance.
