Hanneke Hemmink is a veterinary scientist, her competencies include veterinary immunology, vaccinology, molecular biology and setting up of challenge models. Her work is currently mainly focused around immunology and vaccinology for African swine fever virus and testing of candidate vaccine in well-established ASFV challenge models using different ASFV genotypes. Previous work includes work on tick-borne pathogens, such as Theileria parva which causes East Coast Fever (ECF), genetics, and swine Influenza A. Beside her role as a scientist she assumes the role of study investigator for clinical research studies performed at the ILRI clinical research facilities and she is also a member of the institutional animal care and usage committee (IACUC).