Prof Scott O'Neill

Scott O'Neill (PhD FAA FAAAS) is an internationally recognised scientist and founder of the World Mosquito Program. Scott has spent his career at the University of Illinois, Yale University, The University of Queensland and Monash University where, until recently, he was the Dean of Science. He has received many awards, including the Centenary Medal and the Mackerras Medal. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Academy of Microbiology. Prof O'Neill leads a large international research collaboration, The World Mosquito Program. This program is working on the development of Wolbachia as a novel method to block the transmission of dengue fever and other mosquito transmitted viral diseases like zika and chikungunya.