Curriculum Vitae
Current position
Research Fellow
Department of Pathology
University of Texas Medical Branch
301 University Boulevard
Galveston TX-77555
adhendy@utmb.edu
Education
| 11/2013-02/2018 |
PhD
Biomedical Sciences
Institute of Tropical Medicine/University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium |
| 09/2011-09/2012 |
MSc
Biology and Control of Disease Vectors
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK |
| 09/2001-06/2004 |
BSc Biological Sciences and Parasitology
King’s College London, London, UK |
Professional Experience
| 02/2018 - Present |
Research Fellow
Department of Pathology
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
Supervisor: Prof. Nikos Vasilakis
Project: Transmission and emergence dynamics of emerging zoonotic arboviruses. |
| 11/2013 - 1/2018 |
Predoctoral Assistant
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
Supervisors: Prof. Jean-Claude Dujardin, Prof. Dirk Berkvens
Project: Blackfly ecology and Onchocerca volvulus transmission in three formerly hyperendemic foci in Uganda, Tanzania and Cameroon. |
| 01/2013 - 10/2013 |
Education and Research Assistant
Department of Life Sciences
Natural History Museum, London, UK
Supervisors: Dr. John Tweddle, Dr. Erica McAlister
Project I: Delivering educational programmes in insect ecology and botany on behalf of the Natural History Museum to Cothill Education Trust.
Project II: Developing a pictorial identification key for nine species of Aedes (Albuginosus) mosquitoes. |
| 02/2010 - 09/2011 |
Research Assistant/Volunteer
Department of Life Sciences
Natural History Museum, London, UK
Supervisors: Dr Mark Spencer, Dr. Erica McAlister
Project I: Modelling the impact of climate-related events on plant and animal phenology using data held in museum collections.
Project II: Identification of spirit-preserved insects collected in French Guiana. |
Academic and Professional Awards
FWO Travel Grant: Awarded funding for a one-month research stay at Clemson University, SC (2015).
Flemish Government SOFI Grant: Awarded €665,038 (as co-applicant) for the project "An interdisciplinary study contributing to the identification of the cause of nodding syndrome in four countries" (2014).
John Spedan Lewis Foundation: Awarded £5,000 to study the morphology, phylogenetics and bionomics of Aedes (Albuginosus) mosquitoes (2013).
Mansfield Aders Scholarship: Awarded tuition fees to study a master’s degree at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (2011).
Conferences and Presentations
10th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH), 2017. Antwerp, Belgium. "The blackfly vectors and transmission of Onchocerca volvulus in Mahenge, south eastern Tanzania." Oral presentation.
10th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH), 2017. Antwerp, Belgium. "Esperanza Window Traps for the collection of anthropophilic blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Uganda and Tanzania." Poster presentation.
1st International Workshop on Onchocerciasis Associated Epilepsy (OAE), 2017. Antwerp, Belgium. "Blackfly ecology and O. volvulus transmission in Uganda, Tanzania and Cameroon." Oral presentation.
1st International Workshop on Onchocerciasis Associated Epilepsy (OAE), 2017. Antwerp, Belgium. "The blackfly vectors and transmission of Onchocerca volvulus in Mahenge, south eastern Tanzania." Poster presentation.
2nd International Conference on Nodding Syndrome, 2015. Gulu, Uganda. "Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) and Onchocerca infection in Nodding Syndrome-affected districts of northern Uganda." Oral Presentation.
13th Annual North American Black Fly Association (NABFA) Meeting, 2015, Athens, Georgia, USA. "Investigating a relationship between blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae), onchocerciasis and Nodding Syndrome: An entomological perspective." Oral Presentation.
Publications
Hendy, A., Krüger, A., Pfarr, K., De Witte, J., Kibweja, A., Mwingira, U., Dujardin, J.C., Post, R., Colebunders, R., O’Neill, S. & Kalinga, A., 2018. The blackfly vectors and transmission of Onchocerca volvulus in Mahenge, south eastern Tanzania. Acta Tropica, 181, pp.50-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.01.009
Hendy, A., Sluydts, V., Tushar, T., De Witte, J., Odonga, P., Loum, D., Nyaraga, M., Lakwo, T., Dujardin, J.C., Post R.J., Kalinga, A. & Echodu, R., 2017. Esperanza Window Traps for the collection of anthropophilic blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Uganda and Tanzania. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 11(6): e0005688. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005688
Colebunders, R., Hendy, A. & van Oijen, M., 2014. Nodding syndrome in onchocerciasis endemic areas. Trends in Parasitology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2016.05.013
Orsborne, J., DeRaedt Banks, S., Hendy, A., Gezan, S.A., Kaur, H., Wilder-Smith, A., Lindsay, S.W. & Logan, J.G., 2016. Personal protection of permethrin-treated clothing against Aedes aegypti, the vector of dengue and Zika virus, in the laboratory. PLOS ONE, 11(5): e0152805. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152805
Colebunders, R., Hendy, A., Mokili, J., Wamala, J., Kaducu, J., Kur, L., Tepage, F., Mandro, M., Mucinya, G., Mambandu, G., Komba, M., Lumaliza, J., van Oijen, M. & Laudisoit, A., 2016. Nodding syndrome and epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic regions: comparing preliminary observations from South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo with data from Uganda. BMC Research Notes, 9:182. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-016-1993-7
Deblauwe, I., Demeulemeester, J., De Witte, J., Hendy, A., Sohier, C. & Madder, M., 2015. Increased detection of Aedes albopictus in Belgium: no overwintering yet, but an intervention strategy is still lacking. Parasitology Research, 114, pp.3469–3477. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-015-4575-z
Colebunders, R., Post, R., O’Neill, S., Haesaert, G., Opar, B., Lakwo, T., Laudisoit, A. & Hendy, A., 2015. Nodding syndrome since 2012: recent progress, challenges and recommendations for future research. Tropical Medicine & International Health, 20(2), pp.194-200. https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.12421
Colebunders, R., Hendy, A., Nanyunja, M., Wamala, J.F. & van Oijen, M., 2014. Nodding syndrome—a new hypothesis and new direction for research. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 27, pp.74-77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2014.08.001
Demeulemeester, J., Deblauwe, I., De Witte, J., Jansen, F., Hendy, A. & Madder, M., 2014. First interception of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus in Lucky bamboo shipments in Belgium. Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association, 32, pp.14-16.