Educating insect pathologists to prevent infectious diseases in mass-reared insects

INSECT DOCTORS

The INSECT DOCTORS network trains promising young scientists to develop the knowledge, technical skills and tools to diagnose and manage disease problems in commercial insect production systems.

INSECT DOCTORS is a European Joint Doctoral Programme (EJD) funded in the framework of the H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie ITN programme. The programm started in 2019 and runs till November 1, 2024. The programme is based on close interaction between the academic and industrial sectors.

We are happy with the 15 PhD candidates in this training network and how they have executed their research projects. About half of the candidates have completed their training and meanwhile successully defended their PhD thesis. The others are nearing their PhD thesis submission date.