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.
In Preparation
Holmes, A.L., de Glanville, W.A., Katiti, V., Mendes, Â.J.F., Bodenham, R.F., Lukambagire, A., Mmbaga B.T., Rubach, M.P., Crump, J.A., Cleaveland, S., Viana, M., Halliday, J.E.B., Hybrid surveillance and Bayesian modelling to estimate brucellosis incidence in a livestock-keeping population in northern Tanzania. Manuscript in prep.
Holmes, A.L., Perez, E., Gubbins, E., Beechler, B., Jolles, A., Biek, R., Evolutionary analysis supports variation in life history strategies between three foot-and-mouth-disease-virus serotypes. Manuscript in prep.
Upcoming conferences
Evolution X Ecology, Penryn, UK, June 29th - July 3rd 2026.
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.
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.