▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁she ▁received ▁an ▁M . S . ▁in ▁ep ide mi ology ▁from ▁Stan ford ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁she ▁earned ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁inf ect ious ▁disease ▁ep ide mi ology ▁from ▁the ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁H yg iene ▁& ▁Trop ical ▁Medicine , ▁where ▁she ▁wrote ▁her ▁th esis ▁on ▁the ▁av ian ▁flu ▁in ▁Camb odia . ▁ ▁Career ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Van ▁K erk h ove ▁was ▁an ▁ep ide mi ologist ▁at ▁the ▁Institut ▁P aste ur ▁de ▁Camb odia . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Out break ▁Investig ation ▁Task ▁Force ▁there , ▁conduct ing ▁field ▁research ▁was ▁surrounding ▁z oon oses , ▁resp ir atory ▁vir uses ▁and ▁emer ging / re - emer ging ▁vir uses ▁such ▁as ▁E bol a ▁and ▁Mar burg . ▁She ▁special ized ▁in ▁field ▁research ▁to ▁gather ▁data ▁on ▁the ▁highly ▁path ogen ic ▁av ian ▁influen za ▁H 5 N 1 ▁( HP AI / H 5 N 1 ) ▁with ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁transmission ▁risk ▁from ▁p oul try ▁to ▁humans . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Van ▁K erk h ove ▁worked ▁at ▁Imperial ▁College , ▁London ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁research ▁fellow ▁in ▁Medical ▁Research ▁Council ▁Centre ▁for ▁Out break ▁Analysis ▁and ▁Mod elling . ▁She ▁special ized