Apply now for our 2026 training event on data sharing and analysisLink to Apply now for our 2026 training event on data sharing and analysis
Join the One Health Vector-Borne Diseases Hub for a three-day, hands-on training event on finding, curating, analysing and communicating vector-borne disease data.
You will learn to use Hub Search and the ohvbd R package to find and retrieve curated datasets, then use R-based workflows to wrangle, visualise and analyse them.
Place and timeLink to Place and time
The event will be held at Imperial College London Silwood Park in Ascot, UK, from 11th to 13th November 2026. Friday is a half-day, ending at 12:00.
ApplyLink to Apply
Complete the application form, including your statement of motivation, by 22nd September 2026. Applications will be assessed as they are received.
If you need support with the application process or have any questions, email [email protected].
Who should apply?Link to Who should apply?
Participation is limited to early career scientists, primarily postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers, and practitioners with relevant experience and interest, such as vector control professionals.
Participants should have working experience with R and beginner-to-intermediate statistical knowledge, including concepts such as ANOVA, hypothesis testing and linear regression.
What you will learnLink to What you will learn
- How to find and retrieve curated VBD datasets with Hub Search and ohvbd
- Data curation practices for VBD databases
- R-based workflows for wrangling and visualising curated datasets
- How to communicate VBD research effectively to different audiences
Cost, travel and accommodationLink to Cost, travel and accommodation
There is no fee to participate. Funding is available to support travel within the UK, and the team will organise accommodation. International applications are welcome, but travel support is not available for international travel.
InstructorLink to Instructor
Chloe Coxshall is an experienced instructor and a PhD graduate at Imperial College London. Her research examines the evolution of same-sex sexual behaviour in primates, using behavioural data from rhesus macaques to test social bonding hypotheses and broader questions in evolution and behaviour.
Supporting staff
Sarah Kelly is the data curator for the Hub. She predominantly focuses on relationship building with data depositors and data wrangling. Sarah has worked as part of VEuPathDB, funded by NIAID, curating both entomological and epidemiological data.
Stanislav Modrak is the software engineer behind the Hub platform, based at Imperial College London. He has previously worked on risk analysis and compliance in cryptocurrency markets, digital bureaucracy and e-government platforms.
Francis Windram is a PDRA on the Hub at Imperial College London, where he develops tools and visualisations for disease vector trait and population data. During his PhD, he created computational imaging methods to extract traits from the webs of UK orb-weaving spiders.