Publications+
Publications
Published
Holmes, A. L., A. Broos, D. J. Becker, Carrera, J.E., Farrell, M.J., Ribeiro, R., Tello, C., Bergner, L.M., Streicker, D.G., 2026. “Virus-Dependent Geographic Structure of Co-Circulating Viruses in a Single Bat Species.” Molecular Ecology35, no. 5: e70295. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.70295.
Preprints
Holmes, A.L., Perez, E., Gubbins, E., Beechler, B., Jolles, A., Biek, R., (2026). Evolutionary analysis supports variation in life history strategies between three foot-and-mouth-disease-virus serotypes. BioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.08.18.745431
In Preparation
Holmes, A., de Glanville W.A., Katiti V., Mendes, Â.J.F., Bodenham R., Lukambagire A., Mmbaga B., Rubach M., Crump J., Cleaveland, S., Viana M., Halliday J.E.B., Hybrid surveillance and Bayesian modeling to estimate brucellosis incidence in a livestock-keeping population in northern Tanzania. In submission to PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Upcoming conferences
World One Health Congress, Lisbon, Portugal, September 4th - 7th, 2026.
UK Virome Forum, Glasgow, Scotland, October 5th - 6th, 2026.
Education
2025 - present
Wellcome Trust Integrative Infection Biology PhD studentship, University of Glasgow.
Supervised by Daniel Streicker, Max Farrell, and Christina Faust. In collaboration with the Helmholtz Institute for One Health, Greifswald, Germany.
2018 - 2023
Awarded Master’s of Science (MSci), Zoology, First Class, from the University of Glasgow
Including work placement in the Streicker Lab at the University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research.
Prizes: Ede and Ravenscroft Prize (for the most distinguished graduate in Life Sciences), Graham Kerr Memorial Prize (for the most distinguished final-year student in the field of Zoology), Celia Mactaggart Prize (for the best honours project in Zoology).
Relevant course modules include: Ecology and conservation of African Ecosystems (with field course to Kenya), Applied Evolution, Parasite Biology, Advanced Statistics, Microbiology and Immunology, Molecular Methods, Applying ecology, Disease Ecology.
Extracurricular modules audited: Master’s level molecular Epidemiology and Phylodynamics, Bioinformatics for Student Projects.