Elisabeth Nelson, MSc
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About
Biography
Elisabeth Nelson is a PhD candidate in the Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases. She is interested novel forms of vector control and in optimizing Wolbachia release programs to help with scale-up and expansion into low-resource endemic settings. She is currently working on a Wolbachia release randomized control trial in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Her research is primarily focused in Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Education & Training
- MSc
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Control of Infectious Diseases (2020)
- BS
- Georgetown University, Biology of Global Health (2019)
Research
Publications
2022
A Qualitative Risk Assessment for Bluetongue Disease and African Horse Sickness: The Risk of Entry and Exposure at a UK Zoo.
Nelson E, Thurston W, Pearce-Kelly P, Jenkins H, Cameron M, Carpenter S, Guthrie A, England M. A Qualitative Risk Assessment for Bluetongue Disease and African Horse Sickness: The Risk of Entry and Exposure at a UK Zoo. Viruses 2022, 14 PMID: 35336912, DOI: 10.3390/v14030502.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
honor YCCI Multidisciplinary Predoctoral Training Program in Translational Research TL1
Yale School of Medicine AwardNIH National Center for Advancing Translational ScienceDetails06/11/2024honor Asghar Rastegar Global Health Medical Education and Capacity Building Award
Yale School of Medicine AwardDetails03/28/2024honor Wilbur G. Downs International Health Studies Travel Fellowship
Yale University AwardYale UniversityDetails05/01/2023Brazilhonor Tinker Field Research Grant
Yale University AwardYale UniversityDetails05/01/2023Brazil