Dr Brendan Trewin
Adjunct Associate Professor James Cook University
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Biography
A/Prof Brendan Trewin has worked as a medical entomologist since 2009, specialising on the translation of research into real-world contexts, with partners that include industry, government, health and local communities. His skillsets include spatial ecology, statistical modelling, product design and project leadership. At CSIRO, he is a senior research scientist developing innovative mosquito control and vector-borne disease prevention technologies.
A/Prof Trewin's PhD focused on the biology of one of the world's deadliest vectors, Ae. aegypti, and the risk that will re-establish in Brisbane through the large number of rainwater tanks present in the region. He has an interest in applying science that originates from the combination of field data with predictive models, to better understand the ecology of disease vectors and their impacts on society. A/Prof Trewin has developed and implemented novel research that has improved health outcomes for Australian communities.
A/Prof Trewin was part of the Debug Innisfail team that successfully suppressed a number of Aedes aegypti populations in north Queensland using sterile insect technology. He is currently leading a project with partners Flyttr (formerly Oxitec), James Cook University and local Indigenous communities to build technologies, such as the Friendly Self-Limiting system which could eliminate populations of invasive, Asian tiger mosquitoes in the Torres Strait.
Achievements and Awards
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--2021
Innovation and Science Excellence Award
CSIRO Health and Biosecurity -
--2021
Outstanding Collaboration Award
CSIRO Health and Biosecurity
Professional Areas
Current Roles
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Senior Research Scientist
Vector Innovations & Pathogen Solutions
Academic Qualifications
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2007
Bachelor of Science (Honours 1) Marine Science and Genetics
University of Queensland -
2018
Doctor of Philosophy (Invasive Species Biology)
University of Queensland
Professional Experiences
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2018-2020
Postdoctoral Fellow
CSIRO -
2020-2022
Research Scientist
CSIRO
Other highlights
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2016-2016
International Congress of Entomology Symposium Organiser
Grants
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2017-2019
Mosquito and Arbovirus Research Committee Seed Funding
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2020-2022
University of Newcastle: Mosquito Grand Challenge Prize
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2021-2023
Innovation Acceleration Fund - Industrial Design of the PiSCES system
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2022-2025
Health and Biosecurity: Indigenous Community Conversations & Educational Opportunities in the Torres Strait
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2022-2025
NHMRC 2012404 - Removing mosquito populations by releasing incompatible males: a species-specific biocontrol for urban arbovirus vectors
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2024-2024
Livestock Biosecurity Grant Program (Agriculture Victoria): JEV Vertebrate Hosts
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2023-2025
Infectious Disease Resilience: Development of a Self Limiting Aedes albopictus Strain
Community and Corporate Citizenship
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2015-2026
Member: Mosquito Control Association of Australia
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2021-2021
Membership Committee Member: Mosquito Control Association of Australia
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2017-2026
Member: Entomological Society of Queensland
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2021-2026
Committee Member: Entomological Society of Queensland
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2018-2022
Subject Editor - Bulletin of Entomological Research
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2016-2020
Member: Entomological Society of America
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ORCID 0000-0002-7244-4044
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