Wellcome Trust Liverpool Glasgow Centre for Global Health Research PhD Project Titles
Supervisor
Prof Imelda Bates
Prof Matthew Baylis
Prof Michael Beresford
Dr Giancarlo Biagini
Dr Enitan Carrol
Prof Phil Cooper
Prof Liz Corbett
Prof Alister Craig
Prof Nigel Cunliffe
Dr Geraint Davies
Prof Peter Diggle
Dr Dean Everett
PhD title
[Projects focussing on] anaemia and blood transfusion in Africa
Effect of climate on the epidemiology of vector-borne disease
Signalling pathways of interferon alpha and their effect on neutrophil extracellular traps (NETosis) formation and neutrophil apoptosis in
systemic lupus erythematosus
Imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) of antitubercular drugs
Microcirculatory imaging for dynamic guidance of fluid therapy in sepsis
Interactions between rhinovirus infection and high titer IgE in the development of asthma: findings from a birth cohort in rural Ecuador
Oral self-testing for HIV and systematic TB screening: investigating potential individual and community benefits from engaging outpatients in
self-screening
Endothelial dysregulation in severe malaria
Norovirus: an emerging pathogen in the post-rotavirus vaccine era in Malawi
Intrapulmonary pharmacokinetics and macrophage drug transport of anti-tuberculosis drugs
Geostatistical methods for combining information on health outcomes and risk factors at incommensurate spatial and/or temporal resolutions
Deciphering pneumococcal serotype 1 acquisition and transmission in an African setting
The immunological role of key meningitis associated genes determined through whole genome sequencing [with Aras Kadioglu]
The genetic and epidemiological relationship between African S. enteritidis strains that colonise chickens and those that cause life-threatening
bacteraemia in susceptible children and HIV-infected adults
Dr Brian Faragher
Prof Neil French
Dr Marta Garcia-Finana
Prof Paul Garner
Prof Paul Garside
Prof Anna Maria Geretti
Dr Melita Gordon
Prof Stephen Gordon
Pathogen determinants of outcome of NTS infection in HIV infected adults in Malawi
Estimating sample size and statistical power of cluster randomized trials and other complex intervention designs using computer simulation
methods
Understanding the drivers and consequences of early life pneumococcal colonization in Malawian infants and impact on the durability of
conjugate vaccine responses
Quantification of local spatial arrangements of biological structures
Informal private health care providers; quality and impact of care in an urban African setting
Dissecting the molecular basis of the cellular interactions regulating autoimmunity in vivo using multiphoton microscopy
Towards a cure for HIV infection: optimizing the treatment of HIV infection in resource-rich and resource-limited settings
Exposure, reservoirs and transmission routes of typhoidal and non-typhoidal Salmonellae in Malawi
The effect of biomass fuel smoke on pulmonary defence in a population at risk from HIV-related pneumonia
1
Effect of household air pollution on non-communicable disease in adults; biomarkers of health effects of household air pollution
Pneumococcal carriage and the risk of pneumococcal infection
Pulmonary defence against infection
Mucosal vaccination, vaccine adjuvants and adjuvant treatment in pneumococcal infection
Prof Neil Hall
Prof Simon Harding
Prof Robert Heyderman
Prof Jay Hinton
Prof Julian Hiscox
Prof Aras Kadioglu
Identifying determinants of virulence in entamoeba infection
Systems of delivery of early detection and treatment of diabetic eye disease in the developing world
Immunological control of pneumococcal reservoirs in HIV-infected adults in Africa
The molecular basis of the ability of African Salmonella strains to kill human epithelial cells
Why do vaccines fail? Defining markers of pathogenesis and immune correlates of protection in respiratory disease and emerging hemorrhagic
fevers using primate models
Interaction of respiratory syncytial virus with Streptococcus pneumoniae in models of colonisation and disease. Does infection with RSV
predispose to pneumococcal disease?
The role of cellular immunity during pneumococcal carriage and invasive disease
Prof Saye Khoo
Prof David Lalloo
Prof Annette MacLeod
Dr Wilson Mandala
Dr Paul McNamara
Dr Graeme Meintjes
Dr Kevin Mortimer
Dr Henry Mwandumba
Prof Moffat Nyirenda
Prof Sarah O’Brien
Dr Kamija Phiri
Prof Richard Pleass
Prof Mark Pritchard
Prof Christopher Probert
Prof Atif Rahman
Prof Hilary Ranson
Modelling pharmacokinetics, adherence, and genetic effects on forgiveness for missed or late dosing of HIV drugs
Improving poor outcomes in cryptococcal meningitis
Understanding genetic susceptibility to human African trypanosomiasis
The clinical implication of seasonal differences in malaria infections – a field study in Malawi and Tanzania
The pathogenesis of respiratory disease caused by acute viral infection in preschool children
The role of intestinal malabsorption and barrier dysfunction in HIV-associated tuberculosis
Bronchiectasis in Malawi: the burden of disease, aetiology and microbiology
Understanding mechanisms by which HIV infected macrophages escape detection by cytolytic CD8+ T cells
Does vitamin D deficiency increase the risk of diabetes in patients with HIV in Malawi?
Investigating zoonotic transmission of gastrointestinal pathogens
Determining the effect of asymptomatic malaria on child development
Investigating human genetic variation in IgG and Fc-receptors in autoimmune and infectious disease
Pathogenesis of H. pylori associated peptic ulceration and gastric adenocarcinoma in a resource poor African setting
Volatile organic compounds as biomarkers of enteric infection and an exploration of their source
Process evaluation of an intervention for maternal psychosocial well-bring in rural Pakistan
Malaria vector control
2
Dr Jonathan Read
Prof Tom Solomon
Prof Bertel Squire
Prof Russell Stothard
Prof Mark Taylor
Prof Feiko Ter Kuile
Dr Anja Terlouw
Dr Sally Theobald
Dr Britta Urban
Prof Nynke van den
Broek
Prof Janneke van de
Wijgert
Prof Stephen Ward
Prof Jonathan Wastling
Prof Andrew Weeks
Prof John Wilding
Modelling cost-effective vaccination programmes in developing countries using realistic social contact patterns
HIV-associated neurocognitive deficit in Malawian adults – defining risk and understanding disease mechanisms
Health system modelling to inform uptake and implementation of new TB diagnostics in developing countries
Epidemiology and control of schistosomiasis in pre-school children
Improving the morbidity management of filarial elephantiasis
Mass drug administration for malaria transmission reduction in western Kenya
Continuous evaluation of malaria to guide targeted local control efforts
Exploring the opportunities and challenges community health workers face in providing health services to vulnerable communities: a gender
equity analysis
Immune responses in children suffering from malaria and endotoxaemia
Effect of improving quality of care on maternal and newborn health outcomes in low and middle income settings
The impact of vaginal microbiome compositions and reproductive health and disease
Metabolomic signatures in human TB infection and the relationship with clinical outcomes and therapeutic response
Application of novel in vitro models for studying pathogenesis in enteric infectious disease
The use of sublingual nitroglycerin in the management of retained placenta in low resource settings
Managing diabetic renal disease in Malawi
3