Kate Jones 🦇

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Director, UCL People & Nature Lab, Prof of Ecology & Biodiversity #CBER. Passionate about finding solutions for both ecological & human health. Exploring #OneHealth, #Climate, #AI, #Tech4Nature, #ResilientCities https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/35481-kate-jones

Climate change could lead to 123 million additional malaria cases and 532,000 deaths between 2024 and 2050. Extreme weather events are identified as the primary driver. The findings emphasize the need for climate-resilient malaria control strategies and robust emergency response systems.

Projected impacts of climate change on malaria in Africa - Nature

Projected impacts of climate change on malaria burden in Africa by 2050 highlight the urgent need for climate-resilient malaria control strategies and robust emergency response systems to safeguard pr...

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Meta-analysis is ubiquitous in ecology, but it is poor at determining which conservation interventions work in which contexts That’s why we’ve developed Precision Ecology, using methods developed in, eg, medicine to inform precise, data-informed conservation www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Precision ecology for targeted conservation action - Nature Ecology & Evolution

The fields of medicine and marketing use large data volumes and computational power to target individuals. This Perspective argues that applied ecologists should draw on such approaches to provide dec...

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New paper out, a lovely way to finish 2025!✨“Ethical & equitable approaches in AI for vector-borne disease management”🦟A truly collaborative effort, this paper started as a conversation at the #InsectAI meeting, & was a joy to work on! Shout if you’d like the pdf🧪🌐🌍 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Ethical and equitable approaches in AI for vector-borne disease management - AI and Ethics

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being incorporated into public health strategies for vector-borne disease (VBD) management, offering several advances in surveillance, prediction, and cont...

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