Ryan Carmichael
I’m a PhD student based between Queen’s University Belfast and University of Glasgow. My background is heavily rooted in animal and infection biology, studying for a BSc in Zoology and MRes in Ecology & Environmental Biology at the University of Glasgow, before working as a Potato Bacteriologist for Science & Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA).
My interest lies broadly in the ecology of insects, investigating how such small creatures can massively shape the world around us. My PhD focuses on the potential emergence of mosquito-borne disease in Northern Ireland. I use a multidisciplinary approach to query which mosquito species currently live in Northern Ireland, whether they currently transmit disease, if they are capable of transmitting disease under future conditions, and methods to better manage and survey the native populations.