Meet MRC DTP Cohorts

Name Project Title Supervisors Primary Institution Award Route
Mathew Amollo How do childhood contexts affect violence against young people as they grow up? A quantitative, longitudinal and intersectional analysis of cohort data in Uganda Karen Devries
Daniel Carter
LSHTM MRC LID 2
Cohort 2
(2023-24)
RD only
(4 years FTE)
Clara Brigitta Modelling the disorganised ecology of post-pandemic respiratory viruses Rosalind Eggo
Graham Medley
LSHTM MRC LID 2
Cohort 2
(2023-24)
RD only
(4 years FTE)
Pranaya Kansakar Campylobacter pathogenesis: the Unfolded Protein Response (UPR), inflammation and human disease Ozan Gundogdu
Brendan Wren
LSHTM MRC LID 2
Cohort 2
(2023-24)
RD only
(4 years FTE)
Chaelin Kim Comparing drug-resistant tuberculosis empirical treatment choices Finn McQuaid
Gwen Knight
LSHTM MRC LID 2
Cohort 2
(2023-24)
RD only
(4 years FTE)
Hamin Lee Development of a transgenic mouse model for preclinical studies of therapeutic testing of mitochondrial disorders Chris Carroll
Alan Pittman
SGUL MRC LID 2
Cohort 2
(2023-24)
RD only
(4 years FTE)
Morgan Lemin Data science platforms for enhanced analytics and monitoring of female genital schistosomiasis and related health impacts Chrissy Roberts
Amaya Bustinduy
LSHTM MRC LID 2
Cohort 2
(2023-24)
RD only
(4 years FTE)
Kathryn Mackey Migrant health in children and young people in Europe: An analysis of Europe-wide routine datasets Sally Hargreaves
Julia Pescarini
Nuria Sanchez Clemente
SGUL MRC LID 2
Cohort 2
(2023-24)
RD only
(4 years FTE)
David Rebellon Sanchez Defining new asthma phenotypes using high dimensional data Lucy Pembrey
Phil Cooper
Karin Van Veldhoven
LSHTM MRC LID 2
Cohort 2
(2023-24)
RD only
(4 years FTE)
Lucy Smith Development, implementation and assessment of isothermal point-of-care molecular diagnostics for both Female Genital Schistosomiasis and Human Papillomavirus Amaya Bustinduy
Sanjeev Krishna
Bonnie Webster
LSHTM MRC LID 2
Cohort 2
(2023-24)
RD only
(4 years FTE)
Gregory Barnsley Modelling the effectiveness of antibiotic mass administration in acute humanitarian crises Stefan Flasche
Bhargavi Rao
Kevin Van Zandvoort
LSHTM MRC LID 2
Cohort 1
(2022-23)
RD only
(4 years FTE)
Sebastian Bowyer Developing machine learning tools to investigate evolutionary trajectories in emerging viral infectious diseases Nick Furnham
David Allen
LSHTM MRC LID 2
Cohort 1
(2022-23)
RD only
(4 years FTE)
Lily Hopkins Improving the effectiveness of diabetes self-management education and behavioural support in Thailand, India, and Uganda Sanjay Kinra
Judith Leiber
LSHTM MRC LID 2
Cohort 1
(2022-23)
RD only
(4 years FTE)
Jamie James An ‘unconventional’ approach to the COVID 19 pandemic: the role of γδ T cells in virus recognition Mark Bodman-Smith
Elisabetta Groppelli
Javier Salguero Bodes
Sally Sharpe
SGUL MRC LID 2
Cohort 1
(2022-23)
RD only
(4 years FTE)
Katie Latham Viral evasion of innate immunity: have we misunderstood one of the world’s most widespread viruses? Blair Strang
Steve Goodbourn
SGUL MRC LID 2
Cohort 1
(2022-23)
RD only
(4 years FTE)
Karen Lau Estimating the global burden of labour exploitation and its impact on health of migrants: Improving health outcomes and health-system responses to labour exploitation Sally Hargreaves
Megnha Ranganathan
Ligia Kiss
Cathy Zimmerman
SGUL MRC LID 2
Cohort 1
(2022-23)
RD only
(4 years FTE)
Daniel Lule Development of novel approaches for HIV drug resistance detection using nanopore sequencing technology Damien Tully
Deogratius Ssemwanga
Pontiano Kaleebu
LSHTM MRC LID 2
Cohort 1
(2022-23)
RD only
(4 years FTE)
Samantha Sadoo Intrapartum-related neonatal encephalopathy in Africa: Defining burden, risk and outcomes Cally Tann
Kirsty LeDoare
Eric Ohuma
Hannah Blencowe
LSHTM MRC LID 2
Cohort 1
(2022-23)
RD only
(4 years FTE)
Maximilian Wallat Transfer and stability of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Jodi Lindsay
Gwen Knight
Kat Holt
SGUL MRC LID 2
Cohort 1
(2022-23)
RD only
(4 years FTE)
Emily Carr The impact of Vitamin D supplementation on immune responses to respiratory pathogens in older children in Zambia with perinatally-acquired HIV-1 infection Derek Macallan
Suzanne Filteau
Sarah Rowland-Jones
SGUL MRC LID 1
Cohort 6
(2021-22)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Hannah Choi Real-time modelling and inference of Covid-19 transmission and control Sebastian Funk
Adam Kucharski
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 6
(2021-22)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Alastair Clements Modelling for MRSA control: can we harness phage and antibiotics to halt resistance spread? Gwen Knight
Jodi Lindsay
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 6
(2021-22)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Ramla Cusman Investigating metabolic pathways that drive tissue remodelling and fibrosis in Tuberculosis Jon Friedland
Deborah Chong
Rajko Reljic
SGUL MRC LID 1
Cohort 6
(2021-22)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Sophia DonVito High throughput approaches to strain-transcending malaria vaccine candidate selection Rob Moon
Susana Campino
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 6
(2021-22)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Mia Harley Understanding ethnic differences in the comparative effectiveness of antidiabetic medications using high-dimensional propensity scores in electronic health records Christopher Rentsch
Elizabeth Williamson
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 6
(2021-22)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Emily Humphreys Evaluating the impact of parental leave policies on women’s mental health using Quasi-Experimental Methods Veronique Filippe
Emilie Courtin
Stephen O’Neill
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 6
(2021-22)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Sarah Mulwa Causal pathways and cost-effectiveness of DREAMS’ impact on psycho-social mediators, social norms, and adolescent health outcomes in rural and urban Kenya Sian Floyd
Isolde Birdthistle
Ruth Keogh
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 6
(2021-22)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Matthew Pryce Double machine learning methods for estimating causal treatment effects on cancer survival outcomes in the presence of high-dimensional confounding Ruth Keogh
Karla Diaz-Ordaz
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 6
(2021-22)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
iCASE
Kirsty Andresen Matched cohort methods in the analysis of e-Health data Krishnan Bhaskaran
Elizabeth Williamson
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 5
(2020-21)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Anna Deal The role of migrants in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases in the UK and Europe Sally Hargreaves
Sandra Mounier-Jack
Jon Friedland
SGUL MRC LID 1
Cohort 5
(2020-21)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Emilie Finch Combining novel data streams to forecast acute febrile illness in the Dominican Republic Adam Kucharski
Rachel Lowe
Sebastian Funk
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 5
(2020-21)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Katherine Holdsworth Use and development of statistical mediation techniques to understand the survival gap between males and females with cystic fibrosis Ruth Keogh
Stijn Vansteelandt
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 5
(2020-21)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Hannah Johnson Using data from EUROmediCAT to develop statistical methods to Identify medications that might harm the fetus if taken during the first trimester of pregnancy Joan Morris
Stephen Evans
Iain Carey
SGUL MRC LID 1
Cohort 5
(2020-21)
Masters & RD
(1+3 years FTE)
Suzanne Keddie Bayesian estimation of the aetiology of fever using big case-control data John Bradley
Ruth Keogh
Oliver Baerenbold
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 5
(2020-21)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Sophie Moss Genomic epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum in the context of mass drug administration for malaria control on the Bijagos Archipelago of Guinea Bissau Anna Last
Sanjeev Krishna
Taane Clark
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 5
(2020-21)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Shannan Summers Development of molecular diagnostics for antihelmintic drug resistance monitoring in human schistosomiasis Amaya Bustinduy
Michael Miles
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 5
(2020-21)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Ella Whittle Utilizing whole genome sequencing to revolutionize diagnosis of neurological disorders Chris Carroll
Shamima Rahman
Kate Everett
SGUL MRC LID 1
Cohort 5
(2020-21)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Jacob Wildfire Identification and characterisation of barriers to antimicrobial resistance gene transfer Jodi Lindsay
Gwen Knight
SGUL MRC LID 1
Cohort 5
(2020-21)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Emma Collins Using whole genome sequencing to characterise the genetic diversity of mosquitoes and pathogens involved in vector borne disease Susana Campino
Taane Clark
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 4
(2019-20)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Eve Doran The role of human pentraxins in the Leishmania vector lifecycle Matthew Rogers
John Raynes
Matthew Yeo
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 4
(2019-20)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Nicholas Eckersley Detection of infectious diseases in febrile patients in field studies in Gabon using molecular assays including next generation diagnostics Henry Staines
David Allen
SGUL MRC LID 1
Cohort 4
(2019-20)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
iCASE
Georgia Gore-Langton Investigating the pathways to adverse pregnancy outcomes among women infected with malaria infection and/or sexually transmitted/reproductive tract infections during pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa Matt Chico
Matt Cairns
John Bradley
Asma Khalil
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 4
(2019-20)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Robert Greener Simulating the impact of transport interventions on physical activity and cardiovascular disease using agent-based models Steve Cummins
Daniel Lewis
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 4
(2019-20)
Masters & RD
(1+3 years FTE)
Sally Hayward The relationship between psychosocial stress, immune function, and tuberculosis risk among migrants Jon Friedland
Sally Hargreaves
Delia Boccia
SGUL MRC LID 1
Cohort 4
(2019-20)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Penny Sparkes Exploring how energy metabolism differs in male and female Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes Michael Delves
David Baker
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 4
(2019-20)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Ian Storey MRI Radiomics of adult brain tumours Franklyn Howe
Xujiong Ye
Timothy Jones
SGUL MRC LID 1
Cohort 4
(2019-20)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Tansy Vallintine Shining a light on the dense granules of malaria parasites Christiaan van Ooij
Henry Staines
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 4
(2019-20)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Emily Woodcock A new approach to understanding cancer metabolism Elena Sviderskaya
Yuri Korchev
Feran Valderrama
SGUL MRC LID 1
Cohort 4
(2019-20)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
iCASE
Claire Broad Detecting sexual bridges: rapid genome-mapping of sexually transmitted infections among female sex worker and non-sex worker populations in Ecuador Tariq Sadiq
Philip Cooper
SGUL MRC LID 1
Cohort 3
(2018-19)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Rhodri Edwards Novel control strategies for Lutzomyia longiplpis sand flies through CRISPR-Cas9 genetic modification of olfaction and Wolbachia transinfection Matthew Yeo
Thomas Walker
Matthew Rogers
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 3
(2018-19)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Oliver Hines Development of high-dimensional data-adaptive causal inference methods to unravel the role of genetics in determining heart rhythm Karla Diaz-Ordiz
Yalda Jamshidi
James Carpenter
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 3
(2018-19)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Harriet Jones Developing a data system to inform real-time public health action among female sex workers in Zimbabwe James Hargreaves
Bernadette Hensen
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 3
(2018-19)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Charlotte Kerr A “One Health” approach to investigating the epidemiology and control of human Brucellosis and Q-fever in peri-urban areas of two sub-Saharan African countries Patrick Nguipdop-Djomo
Punam Mangtani
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 3
(2018-19)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Quentin Leclerc What drives antibiotic resistance diversity? Modelling for MRSA control Gwen Knight
Jodi Lindsay
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 3
(2018-19)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Eleanor Rees Modelling leptospirosis at the animal-human interface in island populations Adam Kucharski
Rachel Lowe
John Edmunds
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 3
(2018-19)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Rebecca Roscoe Targeting nutrient uptake and salvage pathways in Trypanosoma cruzi Martin Taylor
John Kelly
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 3
(2018-19)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Katharine Sherratt Mapping changes in the burden of dengue in the Philippines Oliver Brady
Laith Yakob
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 3
(2018-19)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Alicia Showering Microbiomics and genetics of human attractiveness to malaria mosquitoes James Logan
Rachel Allen
Robert Butcher
Chrissy Roberts
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 3
(2018-19)
Masters & RD
(1+3 years FTE)
James Ashall Immunology, molecular biology and control of flaviviruses (Dengue and Zika) Martin Hibberd
Julius Hafalla
LSHTM MRC LID NPIF
(2017-18)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Matthew Biggart Proteomic profiling of the lung epithelium to identify targets and treatments for the prevention of diabetes associated lung infection Emma Baker
Deborah Baines
SGUL MRC LID NPIF
(2017-18)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Grace Macklin Development of targeted vaccination strategies during disease elimination Kathleen O’Reilly
Sebastian Funk
LSHTM MRC LID NPIF
(2017-18)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Naomi Waterlow (Walker) Modelling interactions between respiratory viruses and immune responses Rosalind Eggo
Stefan Flasche
LSHTM MRC LID NPIF
(2017-18)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Egle Butkeviciute Does the BCG vaccine protect infants from severe forms of childhood tuberculosis by trained innate and humoral mechanisms? Hazel Dockrell
Christine Jones
Steve Smith
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 2
(2017-18)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Faye Cleary Applying Bayesian models and machine learning algorithms in large datasets of electronic healthcare records to investigate the burden and consequences of progressive kidney disease Dorothea Nitsch
David Prieto-Merino
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 2
(2017-18)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Paula Gomez Gonzalez Whole-genome sequence analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to identify the genetic determinants and mechanisms of anti-tuberculosis drug resistance Taane Clark
Phillip Butcher
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 2
(2017-18)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Mark Harrison The interaction between Clostridium difficile, the intestinal microbiome and disease outcome Lisa Dawson
Brendan Wren
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 2
(2017-18)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Amy Ibrahim Using whole genome sequence data to develop molecular barcodes to profile Plasmodium malaria parasites Susana Campino
Taane Clark
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 2
(2017-18)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Emma Powell Can observational data be used to determine drug effectiveness? Kevin Wing
Ian Douglas
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 2
(2017-18)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Miguel Pugliese Garcia Exploring the influence of context on complex, health system strengthening interventions: a mixed methods study of Performance-based financing Melisa Martinez-Alvarez
Tanya Marchant
Josephine Borghi
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 2
(2017-18)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Alexis Robert Modelling social clustering of susceptibles and its impact on measles elimination Sebastian Funk
Stephane Hue
Adam Kucharski
LSHTM MRC Vaccines DTC/
MRC LID 1
Cohort 2
(2017-18)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Darren Scott Bayesian methods for simultaneous clustering and variable selection Alex Lewin
Taane Clark
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 2
(2017-18)
RD only
(3 years FTE)
Nathan Simpson Novel drugs against superbugs – preclinical optimizations Kai Hilpert
Deborah Baines
SGUL MRC LID 1
Cohort 2
(2017-18)
Masters & RD
(1+3 years FTE)
Abigail Sunderland Risk of sexual transmission of Zika virus infection: a study among sex workers and their clients in an endemic area of coastal Ecuador Phil Cooper
Tariq Sadiq
SGUL MRC LID 1
Cohort 2
(2017-18)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Stanislavs Vasiljevs Investigation of diabetes mellitus induced changes to the respiratory microbiota and its use as a predictor of susceptibility to infection Deborah Baines
Adam Witney
SGUL MRC LID 1
Cohort 2
(2017-18)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Chathika Weerasuriya Mathematical modelling to accelerate development of tuberculosis vaccines Richard White
Gabriela Gomez
Rebecca Harris
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 2
(2017-18)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Karolina Witt Enhancing TB vaccine immunity by natural selection of protective CTL epitopes Tim Bull SGUL MRC LID 1
Cohort 2
(2017-18)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Natasha Clarke Digital discourse as clinical data Peter Garrard
Thomas Barrick
SGUL MRC LID 1
Cohort 1
(2016-17)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Alasdair Henderson Spatial transmission of influenza and dengue fever in the Western Pacific Adam Kucharski
John Edmunds
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 1
(2016-17)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Poppy Mallinson Investigating effect of rural-urban migration on cardiovascular health outcomes in Brazil using national routine data Sanjay Kinra
Laura Rodrigues
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 1
(2016-17)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
James Orsborne Mosquito biting behaviour and arboviral transmission: interactions between intrinsic host preferences and local environmental conditions Laith Yacob
Tom Walker
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 1
(2016-17)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Hannah Painter Accelerating the development of effective mucosal vaccines for protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis Helen Fletcher
Rajko Reljic
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 1
(2016-17)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Charlotte Rutter Multi-level modelling of international variations and time trends in asthma and allergic diseases in children and adults Neil Pearce
David Strachan
Richard Silverwood
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 1
(2016-17)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
John Tazare Exploring biases in propensity score analyses of electronic health record data Elizabeth Williamson
Ian Douglas
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 1
(2016-17)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Alexander Ward Investigating parasite persistence and latency in chronic Chagas disease John Kelly
Martin Taylor
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 1
(2016-17)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Karen Zamboni Process analysis of the Safe Care, Saving Lives initiative to improve neonatal health in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, India Claudia Hanson
Joanna Schellenberg
LSHTM MRC LID 1
Cohort 1
(2016-17)
RD only
(3.5 years FTE)
Catherine Hall Vaccine development for Clostridium difficile Brendan Wren LSHTM MRC Vaccines DTC
Cohort 4
(2015-16)
RD only
3.5 years FTE)
Gurdip Mann Using In Vivo Imaging to help study the immunology of T. cruzi infection and to test the efficacy of viral vectored vaccines against this parasite John Kelly LSHTM MRC Vaccines DTC
Cohort 4
(2015-16)
RD only
3.5 years FTE)
Helen Wagstaffe The role of Natural Killer cells in killing virus infected cells after vaccination Eleanor Riley
Martin Goodier
LSHTM MRC Vaccines DTC
Cohort 4
(2015-16)
RD only
3.5 years FTE)
Mateusz Hasso Agopsowicz Investigation of variations in immune responses of UK and Ugandan infants following BCG vaccination Steven Smith LSHTM MRC Vaccines DTC
Cohort 3
(2014-15)
RD only
3.5 years FTE)
Lisa Stockdale Investigation of Immune Correlates and impact of immune activation on Tuberculosis Disease risk Helen Fletcher LSHTM MRC Vaccines DTC
Cohort 3
(2014-15)
RD only
3.5 years FTE)
Lindsey Wu Design of a Phase III cluster randomised trial to assess safety and efficacy of a malaria transmission blocking vaccine Chris Drakely LSHTM MRC Vaccines DTC
Cohort 3
(2014-15)
RD only
3.5 years FTE)
Harvey Aspeling-Jones Dissecting antibody-mediated inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum merozoites protocol David Conway LSHTM MRC Vaccines DTC
Cohort 2
(2013-14)
RD only
3.5 years FTE)
Katherine Gallagher Evaluating Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine introduction in Tanzania and other low-resource settings Deborah Watson-Jones LSHTM MRC Vaccines DTC
Cohort 2
(2013-14)
RD only
3.5 years FTE)
Rebecca Harris Estimating the potential impact of new TB vaccines and supporting epidemiological needs for TB vaccine research Richard White LSHTM MRC Vaccines DTC
Cohort 2
(2013-14)
RD only
3.5 years FTE)
Samuel Thorburn Understanding T cell mediated immune mechanisms against malaria liver stages for vaccine discovery Julius Hafalla LSHTM MRC Vaccines DTC
Cohort 2
(2013-14)
RD only
3.5 years FTE)
Carolyn Nielson Tne impact of cytomegalovirus infection on natural killer cell responses to vaccines Eleanor Riley LSHTM MRC Vaccines DTC
Cohort 1
(2012-13)
RD only
3.5 years FTE)
Conall Watson The transmission of Salmonella Typhi and the role of vaccination in typhoid fever control John Edmunds LSHTM MRC Vaccines DTC
Cohort 1
(2012-13)
RD only
3.5 years FTE)

 

 

 

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