Dr Emma Fairbanks

Research Fellow
 
Office: 
Email: Emma-Louise.Fairbanks@warwick.ac.uk

My research focuses on developing mathematical models and complementary statistic inference frameworks to describe dynamics of vectors and vector-borne diseases. My aim is to improve estimates of how vector-control tools impact disease transmission to better inform the selection of interventions in setting-specific scenarios.

I completed my PhD at the University of Nottingham, focusing on the impact of climate on the emergence of vector-borne viruses. Then, I worked as a Postdoctoral Research Collaborator at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute. Here, I evaluated novel vector control tools towards malaria elimination in the Greater Mekong Subregion.

Publications:

Fairbanks EL, Daly JM, Tildesley MJ. Modelling the influence of climate and vector control interventions on arbovirus transmission. Viruses. 2024. 16(8):1221.

Vajda ÉA, Ross A, Doum D, Fairbanks EL, Chitnis N, Hii J, Moore SJ, Richardson JH, Macdonald M, Sovannaroth S, Kimheng P. Field evaluation of a volatile pyrethroid spatial repellent and etofenprox treated clothing for outdoor protection against forest malaria vectors in Cambodia. Scientific Reports. 2024. 14(1):17348.

Fairbanks EL, Tambwe MM, Moore J, Mpelepele A, Lobo NF, Mashauri R, Chitnis N, Moore, SJ. Evaluating human landing catches as a measure of mosquito biting and the importance of considering additional modes of action. Scientific Reports. 2024. 14(1), 11476.

Wang Y, Chitnis N, Fairbanks EL. Optimizing malaria vector control in the Greater Mekong Subregion: a systematic review and mathematical modelling study to identify desirable intervention characteristics. Parasites & Vectors. 2024. 17(1):162.

Fairbanks EL, Saeung M, Pongsiri A, Vajda E, Wang Y, McIver DJ, Richardson JH, Tatarsky A, Lobo NF, Moore SJ, Ponlawat A, Chareonviriyaphap T, Ross A, Chitnis N. Inference for entomological semi-field experiments: Fitting a mathematical model assessing personal and community protection of vector-control interventions. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 2024. 168:107716.

Fairbanks EL, Bolton KJ, Jia R, Figueredo GP, Knight H, Vedhara K. Influence of setting-dependent contacts and protective behaviours on asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection amongst members of a UK university. Epidemics. 2023. 1(43):100688.

Fairbanks EL, Baylis M, Daly JM, Tildesley MJ. Inference for a spatio-temporal model with partial spatial data: African horse sickness virus in Morocco. Epidemics. 2022. 39:100566.

Fairbanks EL, Brennan ML, Mertens PP, Tildesley MJ, Daly JM. Re‐parameterization of a mathematical model of African horse sickness virus using data from a systematic literature search. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2022. 69(4): e671-e681.

Enright J, Hill EM, Stage HB, Bolton KJ, Nixon EJ, Fairbanks EL, Tang ML, Brooks-Pollock E, Dyson L, Budd CJ, Hoyle RB, Schewe L, Gog JR, Tildesley MJ. SARS-CoV-2 infection in UK university students: lessons from September–December 2020 and modelling insights for future student return. Royal Society Open Science. 2021. 8(8): 210310.

Malik-Sheriff RS, Glont M, Nguyen TV, Tiwari K, Roberts MG, Xavier A, Vu MT, Men J, Maire M, Kananathan S, Fairbanks EL, Meyer JP, Arankalle C, Varusai TM, Knight-Schrijver V, Li L, Duenas-Roca C, Dass G, Keating SM, Park YM, Buso N, Rodriguez N, Hucka M and Hermjakob H. BioModels—15 years of sharing computational models in life science. Nucleic acids research. 2020. 8;48(D1):D407-15.

Barba M, Fairbanks EL, Daly JM. Equine viral encephalitis: prevalence, impact, and management strategies. Veterinary Medicine: Research and Reports. 2019;10:99.

Preprints:

Fairbanks EL, Tildesley MJ, Daly JM. A systematic review quantifying host feeding patterns of Culicoides species responsible for pathogen transmission. bioRxiv. 2024. [Submitted: Parasites and Vectors].