Peter Dambach works on the assessment of environmentally induced malaria risk via remote sensing in Burkina Faso, West Africa and targeting of areas at elevated risk with new, integrated malaria control methods. Another focus of his work are control and ecology of other vector borne diseases such as Dengue, working in Thailand and Sri Lanka.  Prior to his current position, he worked in Douala, Cameroon on environmental and socio-economic variables, influencing Cholera.