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Anita Lerch

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Anita Lerch is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame. Her research focuses on computational data analysis of pathogens and their host. Her research specialties include combining genomic data with individual-based models to study transmission networks of Plasmodium parasites and population dynamics of the Anopheles vector. Her current research focuses on the epidemiology of vector-borne pathogens in general.

This work is supported by the US Army Medical Research and Development Command under Contract No.W81XWH-21-C-0001, W81XWH-22-C-0093, HT9425-23-C-0059 and HT9425-24-C-0072. The views, opinions and/or findings contained in this report are those of the author(s) and should not be construed as an official Department of the Army or Navy position, policy or decision unless so designated by other documentation.