Dr Corrado Minetti

I graduated in biology (zoology and ecology) at the University of Turin (Italy) and in medical parasitology and entomology at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) (UK), followed by a PhD in molecular epidemiology at Liverpool University. During my postdoc at LSTM I worked in the laboratory and on the field in Ghana on the epidemiology and molecular xenomonitoring of filariasis, malaria, and arboviruses. I also completed a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) training fellowship in public health microbiology at the Instituto Nacional de Saúde Ricardo Jorge (INSA) in Lisbon. 

Memberships

Society for Vector Ecology SOVE, Royal Entomological Society RES, Microbiology Society, Applied Microbiology International AMI, British Society for Parasitology BSP, EPIET Alumni Network

Research

My research focusses on the eco-epidemiology of arthropod vectors and their microbes. I am particularly interested in better understanding the mosquito viral and eukariotic microbial communities using metagenomic and other tools to improve their detection and impact on vector physiology and vector-borne disease epidemiology. Additionally, I am also interested in testing bioacoustic tools to improve vector and vector-borne disease surveillance. 

Current projects

• Characterizing the gut virome and microbiome in UK-native and exotic mosquitoes and fruit flies (with Ilias Kounatidis)
• Using bioacustics to improve the identification and surveillance of UK-native and invasive mosquitoes (in collaboration with enstic – Insect management solution)

PhD opportunities (2027/28 entry)

NEW! Applications are open for the 2027/28 intake of the ILESLA - Interdisciplinary Life and Environmental Science Landscape Award between Open University, Oxford and Oxford Brookes. If you are interested in my research topics, I will be offering a rotation and a path towards a PhD project. Contact me via email (link on the left side). Deadline for applications is 12:00 midday (UK time) on 6 January 2027.