Mario Garrido Escudero

My research focuses on wildlife disease ecology, particularly host-vector-parasite interactions and the eco-evolutionary processes linking them. Using frameworks like local adaptation and the dilution effect, I study how biodiversity loss and human-driven landscape changes (“anthropisation“) affect disease risk under a One Health approach. I employ multi-scale methods—from vector microbiomes to complex communities—integrating molecular tools (NGS, bioinformatics) with advanced statistics. My current work investigates how land-use shifts alter rodent/vector communities and pathogen transmission in human-wildlife interfaces. I also develop projects on invasive Aedes and endemic Culex  mosquito microbiomes and their role in transmitting avian malaria/West Nile virus. My integrative approach combines ecology, conservation, and socio-environmental dynamics to design management strategies for natural systems.