Lincoln Timinao

Dr. Lincoln Timinao is a research scientist at the Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research (PNGIMR) with over 15 years of experience in malaria and vector-borne disease research. His expertise includes malaria transmission, vector biology, molecular epidemiology, qPCR diagnostics, molecular xenomonitoring, and field-based mosquito surveillance. He leads and collaborates on multidisciplinary research projects focused on malaria control, emerging arboviral diseases, insecticide resistance, and One Health surveillance. Dr. Timinao has established strong national and international research partnerships, contributes to capacity building across Papua New Guinea, and has published extensively in peer-reviewed scientific journals.