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The Epidemiology & Modelling Group, Plant Sciences, Cambridge

@camplantepidem.bsky.social
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We develop epidemiological models to predict the spread of plant diseases and pests and optimise management strategies. A group member of @camplantsci.bsky.social gilligan-lab.org

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Jacob Smith @jacobwwwsmith.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
For anyone interested in #research and #AI: Insightful notes from the AI-deas Sprints Showcase at the University of Cambridge. I'm thankful to have been a part of it and already working on the next steps! @ai.cam.ac.uk @camplantsci.bsky.social www.ai.cam.ac.uk/blog/ai-deas...
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Innovation from the ground up: notes from the AI-deas Sprints Showcase
ai@cam was set up with the idea that AI’s value to science and society relies on empowering people who understand the problems they are trying to solve; helping them to work with the technology rather...
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The Epidemiology & Modelling Group, Plant Sciences, Cambridge @camplantepidem.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Looking to understand, predict, and manage viral disease epidemics in crops like #cassava?🌱🦠📊 Check out the blog post introducing tools from Ruairí and Israël. #Ecology #PlantEpidemiology #InsectVectors @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social #UMR-IGEPP methodsblog.com/2026/02/21/m...
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Managing plant viral epidemics – linking insect transmission and epidemic risk
Post provided by Ruairí Donnelly, Israël Tankam, and Alison Scott-Brown Here in the Epidemiology and Modelling Group at the University of Cambridge, our work is driven by the need to secure food su…
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The Epidemiology & Modelling Group, Plant Sciences, Cambridge @camplantepidem.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The dynamics of agricultural pests: leveraging data from genome to landscapes 🌱🪲🐛🪰 Hear from @drrenataretkute.bsky.social and Dr Henry North this Friday. #FoodSecurity #CropProtection
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The Epidemiology & Modelling Group, Plant Sciences, Cambridge @camplantepidem.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
How to predict and prevent #cassava viral epidemics? 🌱 💻 Ruairi Donnelly & Israël Tankam Chedjou developed tools to model disease spread and optimise crop mixtures for this vital #FoodSecurity crop. www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/news/managin... @camplantsci.bsky.social #UMR-IGEPP #CropProtection
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Managing cassava viral epidemics – linking insect transmission and epidemic risk | Department of Plant Sciences
A team at the University of Cambridge have developed new tools to predict disease risk in cassava and help protect a vital food security crop in sub-Saharan Africa.
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bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Cost-effective early detection of banana bunchy top disease: insights from spatio-temporal modelling in Benin www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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The Epidemiology & Modelling Group, Plant Sciences, Cambridge @camplantepidem.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Now published: Evaluating a landscape-scale model to forecast wheat stem rust with @metoffice.gov.uk @cimmyt.bsky.social and #EIAR 🇪🇹 Funded by @gatesfoundation.bsky.social #FCDO doi.org/10.1088/1748...
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Evaluating a landscape-scale model to forecast wheat stem rust
Evaluating a landscape-scale model to forecast wheat stem rust, Smith, Jacob W, Stutt, Richard O J H, Retkute, Renata, Mona, Tamás, Thurston, William, Bacha, Netsanet, Gutu, Kitessa, Horo, Jemal Tola,...
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The Epidemiology & Modelling Group, Plant Sciences, Cambridge @camplantepidem.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Excited to share Renata's new study in @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social on #banana bunchy top virus in West Africa! 🍌🛰️📊 Led by @drrenataretkute.bsky.social with collaborators across Benin 🇧🇯 IITA and University of Queensland #PlantHealth #FoodSecurity #Epidemiology
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Department of Plant Sciences Cambridge @camplantsci.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Could the way we arrange crops boost future food security? New work from @camplantepidem.bsky.social looks at how crop layout in landscapes can dramatically slow plant disease spread without relying on chemicals or costly interventions. tinyurl.com/353tb8jw @suprunenkoyf.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk
Aerial photography of farmland. Photo by Tom Fisk.
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The Epidemiology & Modelling Group, Plant Sciences, Cambridge @camplantepidem.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Our wheat rust forecast tool is part of #DEWAS 🌾 Surveillance + diagnostics + forecasting + training = transnational rust response Protecting wheat across 8+ countries in Africa & South Asia Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=OGdE... @cimmyt.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social #PlantSci #FoodSecurity
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Battling crop diseases without borders
YouTube video by John Innes Centre
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Department of Plant Sciences Cambridge @camplantsci.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
How can farmers use models to prevent wheat disease? Watch the video from @camplantepidem.bsky.social to see how subsistence farmers across Africa & South Asia can use forecasting models to protect their crops. 📽️ tinyurl.com/3yecskf4 Funded by @cambridgefestival.bsky.social 🙏 🧪#PlantSci
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
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Department of Plant Sciences Cambridge @camplantsci.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Great to see this blog from @johninnescentre.bsky.social on work involving @camplantsci.bsky.social's Epidemiology & Modelling group - building global defences against wheat rust. @camplantepidem.bsky.social
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Department of Plant Sciences Cambridge @camplantsci.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
New climate resilience & sustainability project co-led by @drrenataretkute.bsky.social with @bioversityciat.bsky.social aims to protect banana production in Africa from crop disease. Read more: tinyurl.com/2dutb4h2 #PlantSci 🧪 @cam.ac.uk @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social @camplantepidem.bsky.social
Banana seed enterprise in Rwanda. Photo credit: Dr Aman Bonaventure Omondi.
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The Epidemiology & Modelling Group, Plant Sciences, Cambridge @camplantepidem.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
We celebrate a team member's success! Renata @drrenataretkute.bsky.social has received a BBSRC Flexible Talent Mobility Award to work with the Australian Plague Locust Commission on improved forecasting & management in Australia. @camplantsci.bsky.social @globalfoodcamb.bsky.social
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