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News article “Multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral approaches are key in dealing with future Global Health challenges” says LSTM Director, Professor David Lalloo at ECTMIH2019 closing plenary From: LSTM “Multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral approaches are key in dealing with future Global Health challenges” says LSTM Director, Professor David Lalloo at ECTMIH2019 closing plenary The 11th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH), hosted by the UK member RSTMH, came to a close today after a final...
News article International Snakebite Awareness Day 2019 From: LSTM International Snakebite Awareness Day 2019 To mark International Snakebite Awareness Day 2019 the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (RSTMH) has published a report on community...
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Baroness Sugg, interviewed by media on the ASCEND programme launch News article DFID ministerial visit to LSTM on occasion of ASCEND Programme launch From: LSTM DFID ministerial visit to LSTM on occasion of ASCEND Programme launch LSTM played host to a ministerial visit from the Department for International Development (DFID). The visit followed the launch of the ‘Accelerating...
News article Tickets now on sale for TEDxLSTM’s inaugural event 'Unknown Destinations' From: LSTM Tickets now on sale for TEDxLSTM’s inaugural event 'Unknown Destinations' Tickets are now on sale for TEDxLSTM’s inaugural event Unknown Destinations, being held at the Museum of Liverpool on Saturday 16th...
News article RSTMH and LSTM open nominations for the Hemingway Award 2019 From: LSTM RSTMH and LSTM open nominations for the Hemingway Award 2019 Fellows and members of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) and students, alumni or staff members of the Liverpool School of...
News article LSTM returns to Bluedot Festival From: LSTM LSTM returns to Bluedot Festival For the third year in a row LSTM will be present at the Bluedot Festival at Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, UK. The popular festival will be...
Event ISNTD Bites 2019 From: LSTM ISNTD Bites 2019 ISNTD Bites: vector-control solutions for NTDs & global health
 
News article LSTM co-signs open letter calling for fairer UK visa system From: LSTM LSTM co-signs open letter calling for fairer UK visa system LSTM Director, Professor David Lalloo, is a signatory on a letter calling for a fair and equitable visa system that protects collaborations needed to...
Event 11th European congress on tropical medicine and international health From: LSTM 11th European congress on tropical medicine and international health Celebrating 25 years of ECTMIH: Investigation, innovation and implementation
News article LSTM will return to the Bluedot Festival for a third time this summer From: LSTM LSTM will return to the Bluedot Festival for a third time this summer LSTM staff and PHD students will be out in force at the annual three-day Bluedot festival in Jodrell Bank Observatory Cheshire this summer (19th -...
News article LSTM, MSF and HCRI launch a new academic programme to train the humanitarian leaders of the future From: LSTM LSTM, MSF and HCRI launch a new academic programme to train the humanitarian leaders of the future
To mark the launch of a new programme, humanitarian and academic experts from three leading organisations met last week at Liverpool School of...
News article Research into tropical eye worm, Loa loa, yields new tests to rapidly assess safety of anti-filarial drugs From: LSTM Research into tropical eye worm, Loa loa, yields new tests to rapidly assess safety of anti-filarial drugs Researchers at the LSTM’s Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics (CDDR), and University of Buea, Cameroon, have developed new models of the tropical eye...

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Sarah Martindale Country Programme Manager, CNTD
Sarah completed her MSc in Molecular Biology of Parasites and Disease Vectors at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in 2013 where, as part of her research project, she investigated the physical,...
Sian Freer Chief Operating Officer, CNTD
Prior to joining CNTD, Sian was Head of Research Management at LSTM. She has been a member of staff at LSTM since 2006, joining the organisation to set up and lead the Central Research Office, moving to her present...
Brent Thomas Research Assistant
Areas of interest: Lymphatic Filariasis, Onchocerciasis, Schistosomiasis, Case management NTDs, Integrated Vector Control, Resilient Health System strengthening
Sara Donovan Programme Co-ordinator, CNTD
Sara has been with the centre since 2005 and comes from a procurement and financial background. Sara provides high level financial and administrative support as part of the Project Management Team within CNTD. This...
Dr Carmen Maroto Camino Senior Country Programme Manager, CNTD
Areas of interest: health systems work to overcome challenges of programmes implementation.
Dr Hayley Mableson Country Programme Manager (Bangladesh and Tanzania)
Areas of interest: Neglected tropical diseases, disease control programmes, parasitology, mHealth tools for disease reporting
Dr Hannah Betts Information and Database Manager, CNTD
After her Bachelors degree in Zoology at Newcastle University, Hannah undertook a three year traineeship as a Biodiversity Information Specialist with JNCC; a QUANGO dealing with conservation in the...
Dr Louise Kelly-Hope Head of Monitoring and Evaluation Operational Research, CNTD
Areas of interest:  Infectious disease epidemiology, geographical information systems, remote sensing technologies, environmental analyses, micro-mapping, and the development...
Professor Mark Taylor Chair in Parasitology
Professor Mark Taylor is Head of the Department of Tropical Disease Biology at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Director of the A-WOL consortium and the Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases and former...
Louise Harbour Administration & Logistics, CNTD
With her colleague Louise melia, Louise Harbour provides administrative support to staff within CNTD to help ensure that CNTD activities run efficiently and effectively. She collects and disseminates...
Deborah Edwards Programme Manager, CNTD
Areas of interest:  tropical diseases, disease control programmes, disease elimination, human resources for health.
Louise Melia Administration & Logistics, CNTD
With her colleague Louise melia, Louise Harbour provides administrative support to staff within CNTD to help ensure that CNTD activities run efficiently and effectively. She collects and disseminates...

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