Harriet Herridge
MRes Student
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I am a Master’s by Research student associated with the University of Exeter (UK) and the Helmholtz Institute for One Health (Germany). I am currently coming to the end of my studies and what has been an exhilarating step into the world of wildlife disease and One Health research. My master’s focused on investigating the prevalence of leprosy in the chimpanzee communities of CNP, utilising molecular diagnostic techniques to screen chimpanzee faecal samples for the presence of Mycobacterium leprae.
I have been part of field trips to both Côte d’Ivoire and the Galapagos Islands; two contrasting but equally incredible locations for conducting field work. Whilst there I was involved with rodent, bat and bird trapping, various types of environmental sampling and lab work involving DNA barcoding and MinION sequencing.
About me
“I am now employed by the Helmholtz Institute for One Health, where I continue to work closely with the University of Exeter and CNP, whilst carrying out further research across the interface of animal, human and environmental health.”
Publications
2024
- Houldcroft, A., Lindgren, F., Sanhá, A., Jaló, M., Regalla de Barros, A., Hockings, K.J. and Bersacola, E., 2024, Joint spatial modeling of cluster size and density for a heavily hunted primate persisting in a heterogeneous landscape. Ecography e07399.
- Houldcroft, A., Lindgren, F., Sanhá, A., Jaló, M., Regalla de Barros, A., Hockings, K., and Bersacola, E., 2024. Data from: Joint spatial modeling of cluster size and density for a heavily hunted primate persisting in a heterogeneous landscape [Dataset]. Dryad.
2023
- Bersacola, E. and Hockings K.J., 2023. Action plan for the conservation of medium- and large-mammals in Cantanhez National Park, Guinea-Bissau (2024-2034). Instituto da Biodiversidade e das Áreas Protegidas. Bissau: Guinea-Bissau.
- Bersacola, E., Hockings, K.J., Harrison, M.E., Imron, M.A., Bessa, J., Ramon, M., Regalla de Barros, A., Jaló, M., Sanhá, A., Ruiz-Miranda, C.R. and Ferraz, L.P., 2023. Primate conservation in shared landscapes. In Primates in Anthropogenic Landscapes: Exploring Primate Behavioural Flexibility Across Human Contexts (pp. 161-181). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
- Ramon, M., McLennan, M.R., Ruiz-Miranda, C.R., Kalema-Zikusoka, G., Bessa, J., Bersacola, E., Sanhá, A., Jaló, M., Barros, A.R.D., Leendertz, F.H. and Hockings, K.J., 2023. Infectious diseases in primates in human-impacted landscapes. In Primates in anthropogenic landscapes: Exploring primate behavioural flexibility across human contexts (pp. 139-160). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
