I am Fedinand Ong’wen, a PhD student under the DAAD PhD Scholarship program at the International Centre of insect physiology and ecology, Nairobi, Kenya, pursuing my ARPPIS (African Regional Postgraduate Program in Insect Science) program at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, after having completed an M.Sc. in Applied Parasitology and Vector Biology and a B.Sc. (Biology). My PhD study was part of the cattle IVM project, titled "Integrated vector control around cattle: Investigating the potential of Metarhizium anisopliae and pyriproxyfen in the control of medically and veterinary important vectors", funded by Biovision Foundation, Switzerland. I have also been involved in other projects and studies on mosquitoes, vector ecology, and disease vector monitoring, as well as control. These included conducting laboratory experiments, semi-field and field work, data collection, data analysis, report writing, manuscript drafting, and student supervision. My current and previous research interests include taxonomy, entomology, parasitology, immunology, vector biology, vector control, and disease ecology. I am a member of PAMCA and in the past I have been awarded by the National Research Fund (NRF) for my MSc study, the ARPPIS PhD Scholarship program, and I received the Icipe Scholars Association (IScA) leadership award in 2022. I look forward to learning more as I grow more, to become a positively impactful researcher and scientist.
I am Fedinand Ong’wen, a PhD student under the DAAD PhD Scholarship program at the International Centre of insect physiology and ecology, Nairobi, Kenya, pursuing my ARPPIS (African Regional Postgraduate Program in Insect Science) program at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, after having completed an M.Sc. in Applied Parasitology and Vector Biology and a B.Sc. (Biology). My PhD study was part of the cattle IVM project, titled "Integrated vector control around cattle: Investigating the potential of Metarhizium anisopliae and pyriproxyfen in the control of medically and veterinary important vectors", funded by Biovision Foundation, Switzerland. I have also been involved in other projects and studies on mosquitoes, vector ecology, and disease vector monitoring, as well as control. These included conducting laboratory experiments, semi-field and field work, data collection, data analysis, report writing, manuscript drafting, and student supervision. My current and previous research interests include taxonomy, entomology, parasitology, immunology, vector biology, vector control, and disease ecology. I am a member of PAMCA and in the past I have been awarded by the National Research Fund (NRF) for my MSc study, the ARPPIS PhD Scholarship program, and I received the Icipe Scholars Association (IScA) leadership award in 2022. I look forward to learning more as I grow more, to become a positively impactful researcher and scientist.