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Building global collaborations to improve the health of children in low-resource settings

Imperial is consistently ranked as the most international university in the United Kingdom and has a long-standing interest in global health. This is particularly the case for child health. Many researchers within the Faculty of Medicine are either working in low- and middle-income countries or working closely with partners in those countries. The Global Health theme within the Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health seeks to bring together academics within the Faculty who are interested in understanding and improving the health of children in low-resource settings. We also aim to work with local partners and international agencies to generate evidence that will influence policy and practice.

3 column general content - Key research themes and leadership

Key Research Themes

  • Tuberculosis
  • Malaria
  • HIV and other blood-borne viruses
  • Maternal and infant vaccination
  • Emergency care research
  • Sickle cell disease
  • Neonatal care
  • Population impact of vaccines
  • Translation of multi-level ‘omics technology into diagnostic point-of-care tests for low-resource settings
  • Early child development
  • Economic evaluation of health interventions

Theme Lead

Prof James Seddon 

Professor of Global Child Health

James Seddon is Professor of Global Child Health at Imperial College, an Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases at St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and an Honorary Associate Professor at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. His research focuses on children with tuberculosis, specifically drug-resistant forms of disease.

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Deputy Theme Lead

Dr Shea Hamilton

Research Fellow

Shea Hamilton is a Research Fellow in Paediatric Infectious Disease in the Department of Medicine. Her research focuses on the identification of host protein biomarkers to improve disease diagnosis in resource-limited settings, evaluate treatment outcome and identify early markers of disease progression. Her diseases of interest include Tuberculosis and Typhoid.

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Theme members

Dr Daphne Babalis

Dr Daphne Babalis
Director of Operations, Imperial Clinical Trials Unit

Professor Mitch Blair

Professor Mitch Blair
Emeritus Professor

Dr Victoria Cornelius

Dr Victoria Cornelius
Professor in Medical Statistics and Trials Methodology

Céire Costelloe

Céire Costelloe
Chair in Health Informatics

Dr Aubrey Cunnington

Dr Aubrey Cunnington
Professor of Paediatric Infectious Disease

Felicity Fitzgerald

Felicity Fitzgerald
Clinical Associate Professor in Paediatric Infectious Disease

Diego Estrada-Rivadeneyra

Diego Estrada-Rivadeneyra
Research Associate

Larissa Franklin Revill

Larissa Franklin Revill
Laboratory Manager

Dr Stephen Goldring

Dr Stephen Goldring
Consultant Paediatrician and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer

Professor Nicholas Grassly

Professor Nicholas Grassly
Professor of Infectious Disease & Vaccine Epidemiology

Dr Katharina Hauck

Dr Katharina Hauck
Professor in Health Economics

Dr Myrsini Kaforou

Dr Myrsini Kaforou
Associate Professor in Bioinformatics

Professor Beate Kampmann

Professor Beate Kampmann
Visiting Professor

Rachel Lai

Rachel Lai
Associate Professor in Molecular Infection

Professor Mike Levin

Professor Mike Levin
Chair in Paediatrics & International Child Health

Dr Tom Lissauer

Dr Tom Lissauer
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer

Professor Kath Maitland

Professor Kath Maitland
Professor of Tropical Paediatric Infectious Diseases

Dasha E Nicholls

Dasha E Nicholls
Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Dr Helen Payne

Dr Helen Payne
Senior Clinical Research Fellow

Dr Margie Peden

Dr Margie Peden
Senior Research Fellow

Dr Yasmin Razak

Dr Yasmin Razak
GP Partner

Professor Steven Riley

Professor Steven Riley
Professor of Infectious Disease Dynamics

Jesus Rodriguez Manzano

Jesus Rodriguez Manzano
Associate Professor in Diagnostic Technologies

Professor Sonia Saxena

Professor Sonia Saxena
Professor of Primary Care

Professor James Seddon

Professor James Seddon
Professor of Global Child Health

Dr Shea Hamilton

Dr Shea Hamilton
Research Fellow

Dr Helen Skirrow

Dr Helen Skirrow
Clinical Research Fellow

Sudhin Thayyil

Sudhin Thayyil
Professor of Perinatal Neuroscience

Professor Mireille B. Toledano

Professor Mireille B. Toledano
Mohn Chair; Population Child Health & Director-Mohn Centre

Professor Gareth Tudor-Williams

Professor Gareth Tudor-Williams
Emeritus Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases

Dr Sunitha Vimalesvaran

Dr Sunitha Vimalesvaran
Paediatric Trainee

Emeritus Professor John Warner

Emeritus Professor John Warner
Emeritus in Paediatrics

Dr Liz Whittaker

Dr Liz Whittaker
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer

Professor Tom Williams

Professor Tom Williams
Chair in Haemoglobinopathy Research