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George Macdonald Medal
The George Macdonald Medal is awarded jointly between Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine "to recognise outstanding contributions to tropical hygiene". The award was established in 1972 following the death of George Macdonald in 1967. It is awarded every 3 years and is awarded to "those in their mid career or senior leaders in their field". Recipients SourceRSTMH * 2020 Alex Ezeh and Sarah Cleaveland * 2017 Ann Ashworth and Betty Kirkwood * 2014 Richard Hayes and Rosanna Peeling * 2011 David Mabey and Robert Snow * 2008 Sandy Cairncross * 2005 Allen Foster * 2002 Anthony Harries * 1999 Andrew M. Tomkins * 1996 David J. Bradley * 1996 Christopher F. Curtis * 1993 Tore Godal * 1990 Michael P. Alpers and C. E. Gordon Smith * 1987 Kelsey A. Harrison * 1984 Arnoldo Gabaldon * 1984 John Waterlow * 1981 Peter Jordan * 1978 Leonard J. Bruce-Chwatt * 1975 Donald A. Henderson Donald Ainslie Henderson (September 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene
The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, more commonly known by its acronym RSTMH, was founded in 1907 by Sir James Cantlie and George Carmichael Low. Sir Patrick Manson, the Society's first President (1907–1909), was recognised as "the father of tropical medicine" by his biographer. He passed the post on to Sir Ronald Ross (president 1909–1911), discoverer of the role of mosquitoes in the transmission of malaria. The objectives of RSTMH are "to promote and advance the study, control and prevention of diseases in man and other animals in the tropics and sub-tropics, facilitate discussion and exchange of information among those who are interested in tropical diseases and international health, and generally to promote the work of those interested in these objectives". In 1920, King George V gave his permission for RSTMH to use the Royal prefix. Queen Elizabeth II is patron of the society and the Princess Royal is an Honorary Fellow. Location In 2011 the Society moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London School Of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is a public research university in Bloomsbury, central London, and a member institution of the University of London that specialises in public health and tropical medicine. The institution was founded in 1899 by Sir Patrick Manson, after a donation from the Indian Parsi philanthropist B. D. Petit. Since its foundation it has become one of the most highly placed institutions in global rankings in the fields of public health and infectious diseases. The annual income of the institution for 2020–21 was £244.2 million, of which £167.6 million was from research grants and contracts, with expenditures totalling £235.2 million during the same period. History Origins (1899–1913) The school was founded on October 2, 1899, by Sir Patrick Manson as the London School of Tropical Medicine after the Parsi philanthropist Bomanjee Dinshaw Petit made a donation of £6,666. It was initially located at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Macdonald (malariologist)
George Macdonald (22 June 1903 – 10 December 1967) was a British physician who was Professor of Tropical Hygiene at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. His research concentrated primarily on malaria, its epidemiology and control. He was the author of many papers on the mathematical analysis of transmission of tropical infections and the author of ''The Epidemiology and Control of Malaria'', published in 1957. From observations in the field, Macdonald developed concepts covering the mathematical modelling of the transmission of vector-borne tropical diseases and then applied the results to the eradication of the disease. He was early in perceiving the value of computer analysis in this area. Macdonald developed the concept of the R number. He derived R0, originally termed Z0, from a reproduction ratio established by the demographer Alfred J. Lotka. Macdonald's aim was to understand quantitatively the transmission of malaria. In the 1950s, he suggested using the repro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Cleaveland
Sarah Cleaveland is a veterinary surgeon and Professor of Comparative Epidemiology at the University of Glasgow. Education Cleaveland obtained a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (VetMB) degree from the University of Cambridge in 1988 followed by a PhD from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in 1996 for research on canine distemper and rabies in the Serengeti of Tanzania. During this time she was a postgraduate student at the Institute of Zoology in Regent's Park supervised by Chris Dye, Steve Albon and James Kirkwood. Career and research She subsequently worked at the Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, before moving on to the University of Glasgow in 2008 where she is a professor at the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine and a member of the Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health. A large part of Cleaveland's research has focused on the epidemiology of zoonotic diseases in northern Tanzani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Kirkwood
Betty Rosamund Kirkwood FMedSci is Professor of Epidemiology & International Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Her research is driven by a desire to improve the health of mothers and young children in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Her textbook, Essential Medical Statistics, co-authored with Professor Jonathan Sterne. Educational and early career * Educated in Mathematics at New Hall College, Cambridge. * Masters in Statistics at Imperial College London. Publications She is a co-author of the textbook Kirkwood, Betty R., Jonathan A. C. Sterne, and Betty R. Kirkwood. ''Essential Medical Statistics''. Malden, Mass: Blackwell Science, 2003. (held in 732 libraries according to WorldCat). Her most cited journal articles are: * Bhutta ZA, Ahmed T, Black RE, Cousens S, Dewey K, Giugliani E, Haider BA, Kirkwood B, Morris SS, Sachdev HP, Shekar M. What works? Interventions for maternal and child undernutrition and survival.'' The Lancet''. 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Cairncross
Alexander "Sandy" Messent Cairncross OBE (born 8 March 1948) is an epidemiologist at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). He has an interest in environmental interventions for disease control, including both technical issues and policy. Family He is a member of the notable Cairncross family which originates in Lanarkshire. He was born to Mary Frances (''née'' Glynn) and the economist, Sir Alexander Kirkland Cairncross. His sister is academic and journalist Frances Cairncross. His uncle, John Cairncross was an intelligence officer, spy and double agent. Academic career He is a public health engineer by profession and an epidemiologist by vocation. Most of his career has been spent in research and teaching, and about a third in developing countries implementing water, sanitation and public health programmes. His experience includes building water supplies in Lesotho, and seven years as a water and sanitation engineer for the Government of Mozambique, shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Alpers
Michael Philip Alpers , , is an Australian medical researcher, and John Curtin distinguished Professor of International Health, at Curtin University. Education Alpers graduated from University of Adelaide with a B.Sc. and M.B.B.S. and from University of Cambridge with an M.A. Career and research After graduating, he commenced a career, ultimately resulting in investigating kuru disease. He is Honorary Senior Research Associate University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = .... Alpers and his work are the main theme of ''Kuru: The Science and the Sorcery'' (2010). He is interviewed in ''The Genius And The Boys'' (2009). References Further reading * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpers, Michael Alumni of the University of Cambridge Australian medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelsey Harrison
Kelsey Atangamuerimo Harrison is an emeritus professor of obstetrics and gynaecology and former vice-chancellor of University of Port Harcourt, who contributed immensely to studies of maternal health, especially during pregnancy. As a researcher at the University of Ibadan, he mapped out the effects of severe anaemia on the mother and her baby, and established the safety of treating gross anaemia by packed cell transfusion combined with rapidly acting diuretic. He was also part of a group that discovered the dangerous threat posed by sickle cell disease to maternal and fetal lives among Africans. In Zaria, the results of the work of a team he led, became the most powerful boost to international advocacy for better maternal and perinatal health in developing countries. Now retired, his life is summed up thus - an obstetrician and gynaecologist, a teacher and trainer, medical academic, university administrator, a sort of social activist, and a cricket and music fan. Life Professor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnoldo Gabaldón
Arnoldo Gabaldón Carrillo (1 March 1909 in Trujillo, Trujillo, Trujillo, Trujillo State – 1 September 1990 in Caracas) was a physician, researcher and Venezuelan politician. He is recognized for his activism against malaria. His campaign against the disease reduced the number of cases in Venezuela to almost zero during the 1950s, giving place to more exploitable territory and population growth. Biography Arnoldo Gabaldón was born on 1 March 1909, in the Andean city of Trujillo, Trujillo, Trujillo in Venezuela, son of Joaquin Gabaldón and Virginia Carrillo Márquez. He graduated from the undergraduate in philosophy in 1928 and in 1930 earned a doctorate in medical sciences at the Central University of Venezuela, Universidad Central de Venezuela. Then he completed a specialty at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Institute for Maritime and Tropical Diseases in Hamburg in Hamburg (Germany), subsequently traveling to the United States in 1935 as a fellow of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Waterlow
John Conrad Waterlow (13 June 1916 – 19 October 2010) was a British physiologist who specialised in childhood malnutrition. Waterlow was born into a well known London printing family. Whilst growing up, the family home was often visited by the likes of EM Forster and Virginia Woolf. Education Waterlow was educated at Eton College. Whilst at school, Warterlow was inspired by a lecture about Leprosy in West Africa given by Tubby Clayton. Consequently, he went on to study natural sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1935, before changing to study medicine and physiology instead. He graduated in 1935 with a first class degree in physiology and went on to qualify as a doctor in 1942 having studied at the London Hospital Medical College, during which much time was spent treating casualties of The Blitz. Career After qualifying as a doctor, he was attached to the Medical Research Council (UK), Medical Research Council's (MRC) military personnel research programme, working under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
