David Aanensen

I work on pathogens most of my time

Pathogen Surveillance

• WHO – has been infected• WHERE – they were infected• WHEN – they were infected• WHAT – pathogen

• We can understand spread of infection, and try to stop it..

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd)

Bd-Maps

Globally, amphibians are declining faster than any other class of vertebrates

http://www.spatialepidemiology.net/bd-mapsOlsen, Aanensen et al 2014 PLoS ONE

• GPS • Camera(s) • Keyboards• Data transfer to / from central web databases.

Smartphones for data collection - EpiCollect

Aanensen et al (2009) PLoS ONE 4(9): e6968Aanensen et al (2014) F1000res

EpiCollect

Any project!

demo

http://www.missionrabies.com/

FAO Liberia - ebola

Acquisition of community level incidence / monitoring

Education & Learning 1

“The enthusiasm for new technology and demonstration of applications outside of their own education gives students the feeling of becoming real scientists”

20112012

2014

2013

2015

Acquisition of dataRicher temporal understanding

cepaea nemorali

Education & Learning

“The enthusiasm for new technology and demonstration of applications outside of their own education gives students the feeling of becoming real scientists”

20112012

2014

2013

2015

Acquisition of dataRicher temporal understanding

Education & Learning 2