Benjamin Anderson

Bio

Dr. Benjamin Anderson’s research expertise include infectious diseases epidemiology, virology, and ecology using a One Health Approach. He has considerable laboratory experience at BSL-1 to BSL-3+ environments using serological and molecular diagnostic techniques and has worked extensively in multiple countries on epidemiology studies looking at infectious disease transmission and persistence among humans, animals, and their environments. He has also served as a technical expert working with the World Health Organization to develop and deliver One Health training programs at the national, regional, and local levels. His current work focuses on the development and implementation of network-based surveillance strategies to assess emerging infectious disease transmission risk where humans and animals have intense contact. Dr. Anderson also has a strong passion for global health and scientific research capacity building.