Esther Schelling
- Phone: +41 61 284 81 63
- Fax: +41 61 284 81 05
- Email: esther.schelling@unibas.ch
- Profession: Veterinary epidemiologist, Dr. med. vet., PhD
- Position: Scientist
- Department/Unit:
Professional Activities
- Develop a conceptual framework and methodologies for assessing zoonotic disease burden in livestock and in humans
- Implement intersectoral public and veterinary health research in case studies to assess the impact of zoonotic diseases on the poor in key livestock production and marketing systems; test and evaluate cost-effective control strategies for priority zoonoses and health services for pastoralist populations in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia
Higher Education & Qualifications
- 1995; Graduation in veterinary medicine at the Veterinary Faculty of the University of Berne, Switzerland
- 1998; Veterinary Dissertation ‘Epidemiology of Newcastle Disease in Switzerland’ at the Institute of Virology and Immunoprophylaxis, Switzerland
- 2002; PhD in Epidemiology at the STI ‘Human and animal health in nomadic pastoralist communities of Chad: Zoonoses, morbidity and health service’ at the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Basel, Switzerland
Work Experience
- 2002 – 2005 Postdoc at the STI, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology
- 2006 – 2007 Joint appointment scientist between the International Livestock Research Institute and the Swiss Tropical Institute
- Since 2008 Project leader, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health