Dr Corrado Minetti

I graduated in biology (zoology and ecology) in Italy (University of Turin) and in medical parasitology and entomology in the UK (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine), followed by a PhD in molecular epidemiology at Liverpool University. During my postdoc back at LSTM I worked both 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. I am a member of the British Society for Parasitology, Royal Entomological Society, Microbiology Society, Applied Microbiology International, and EPIET Alumni Network

Research

I work on integrating entomological, epidemiological, and molecular (including genomic) data to investigate infectious disease transmission and ecology, more specifically vector-borne and (re-)emerging pathogens in a One Health perspective. 

1. Main topics and projects

1. Characterizing the virome of insects and disease vectors using metagenomics and metatranscriptomics, for both surveillance and discovery.

2. Exploring novel environmental DNA/RNA detection approaches for insects, vectors, and pathogens by exploiting sugar feeding, pollination, and other insect behaviours. 

3. Assessing the diversity and adundance of arthropod vectors and their pathogens in mixed urban-rural environments to understand how they are affected by urban greenery, animal-human contacts, and environmental change.

I collaborate with both academic partners (Dr Ilias Kounatidis and the School of Environment, Earth, and Ecosystem Sciences at OU, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) and companies (enstic – Insect management solution)

Interested in doing a PhD? 

Contact me via email or Linkedin (links on the left side of the page) to discuss options. Doctoral training programmes and funded positions will be advertised here when available.