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News article 17 Jan 2019 Centre for Capacity Research LSTM’s Capacity Research Unit has expanded to become the Centre for Capacity Research. The new name reflects its continued growth, now employing 12...
Attendees include: Dr Hellen Meme, Prof Jeremiah Chakaya, Dr Evans Amukoye, Prof Graham Devereux, Prof Sam Kariuki, Ms. Ruth Owuwor, Ms Martina Savio, Dr Charles Nzioka, Dr. Joseph Kibachio, Dr. Victor Kibe, Prof. Yeri Kombe, Mr James Wodera, Mr Stephen Mulupi News article 16 Jan 2019 MRC/NRF UK-Kenya Joint Partnership ‘TUPUMUE’ launches in Nairobi A new £720k grant launched in Kenya today as part of Newton Fund’s UK-Kenya Joint Partnership on Non-Communicable Diseases
News article 15 Jan 2019 In Memoriam: Renowned parasitologist Professor Dr C.P. Ramachandran (1937 – 2019) It is with great sadness that LSTM has learned of the passing of its alumnus and Mary Kingsley Medal recipient, Professor Dr Cherubala ...
Credit: Jmesser5 via Wikimedia Commons. Child recovering from cerebral malaria News article 11 Jan 2019 Researchers at LSTM show that parasites from patients with cerebral malaria stick preferentially in their brains A team at LSTM with their collaborators in Malawi and Denmark have provided, for the first time, evidence which links the ability of red blood cells...
News article 11 Jan 2019 Being HIV positive and staying on antiretroviral therapy in Africa: A systematic review An international team of researchers have carried out a review of the evidence examining what influences people who are HIV positive to go to health...
News article 9 Jan 2019 Latest Impact Case studies from LSTM These case studies are recent examples of the range of impact LSTM research is having in global health.
News article 8 Jan 2019 LSTM at The Global Health Film Festival 2018 The Fourth Global Health Film Festival took place in December at the Wellcome Collection in London
News article 8 Jan 2019 Pyronaridine‐artesunate for treating uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria Researchers from LSTM have looked at the efficacy of using a novel artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT), pyronaridine-artesunate, to treat...
News article 8 Jan 2019 LSTM and UoL researchers design new anti-Wolbachia drug with potential to treat onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis Researchers from LSTM and the University of Liverpool have successfully optimised a hit from a whole cell screening of a 10000-compound library to...
Professor Wallace Peters (Photo from RSTMH) News article 2 Jan 2019 In Memoriam: LSTM Dean Professor Wallace Peters (1924 - 2018) It is with great sadness that LSTM has learned of the passing of its former Dean, Professor Wallace Peters, late December 2018.
Drawing from the Professor Gordon Archive - LSTM Library News article 19 Dec 2018 Season's greetings from LSTM Season's greetings and Happy 2019 from all of us at LSTM
News article 17 Dec 2018 In Memoriam: LSTM Vice-President Sir Leslie Young It is with great sadness that LSTM has learnt of the death of Sir Leslie Young. A celebrated leader of Liverpool’s business community, he was also an...
News article 17 Dec 2018 LSTM awarded National Lottery Support for 'The Secret Art of Survival' LSTM has been awarded a grant of £60,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to stage The Secret Art of Survival heritage project.
News article 14 Dec 2018 LSTM's Graduation Magazine Celebrating our history, alumni, research, students and first honorary degree recipients: here's the first issue of LEAD, #LSTM's graduation magazine...
News article 14 Dec 2018 Spirometry is going places in Addis Ababa Spirometry, Addis AbabaCertificate of Competence in Foundational Spirometry short course and Spirometry Quality Assurance and Over-reading workshop.
News article 14 Dec 2018 Spirometry training – something completely new in Kumasi. Spirometry, GhanaCertificate of Competence in Foundational Spirometry short course and Spirometry Quality Assurance and Over-reading workshop
News article 14 Dec 2018 Spirometry from strength to strength in Nairobi Spirometry, NairobiCertificate of Competence in Foundational Spirometry short course and Spirometry Quality Assurance and Over-reading workshop
By University of Exeter from United Kingdom - RILD launch, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34068030 News article 11 Dec 2018 In memoriam: Professor Sir David Weatherall 1933-2018 It is with great sadness that LSTM has learnt of the death of Professor Sir David Weatherall GBE, FRS. He was a great supporter of LSTM, a Vice...
News article 11 Dec 2018 Researchers at LSTM identify additional mechanisms at play in insecticide resistance Researchers at LSTM have used a bioinformatics approach to integrate information from multiple studies on insecticide resistance in mosquitoes and...
LSTM Director Professor Janet Hemingway with Honorary Degree recipients Dr Letitia Obeng (left) and Professor Victor Mwapasa (right) News article 7 Dec 2018 LSTM’s inaugural graduation ceremony LSTM has held its first independent graduation ceremony at Liverpool’s iconic Liver Building on Thursday 6th December, after having received its...
News article 6 Dec 2018 Hybrid prevalence estimation: Method to improve intervention coverage estimations LSTM’s Professor Joseph Valadez is senior author on a new study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, which...
News article 4 Dec 2018 LSTM's December Open Day LSTM welcomed prospective students as it opened its doors for December’s postgraduate open day.
News article 30 Nov 2018 LSTM 2017-2018 Annual report now available The 2017-2018 LSTM Annual Report and Financial Statements are now available to view online. 
News article 30 Nov 2018 LSTM’s 119th Annual General Meeting celebrates the contribution of departing Director Professor Janet Hemingway LSTM’s 119th Annual General Meeting (AGM) has taken place. The meeting saw LSTM’s vice-presidents, the Board of Trustees and Members along with staff...
News article 29 Nov 2018 Latest Cochrane review looks at pyrethroid-PBO nets for preventing malaria in Africa Researchers from LSTM have confirmed that using pyrethroid-PBO treated nets to prevent malaria is more effective at killing mosquitoes in areas where...
News article 27 Nov 2018 MRC CASE/DTP 2018-19: Open for Applications
News article 19 Nov 2018 LSTM’s Professor Feiko ter Kuile elected ASTMH Honorary International Fellow LSTM’s Professor Feiko ter Kuile has been elected as an Honorary International Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH...
News article 19 Nov 2018 Does test-based prescription of treatment for malaria improve treatment seeking and satisfaction? LSTM’s Dr Justin Pulford is first author on a new study published today in the journal BMJ Global Health, which examines the impact of an improved...
News article 16 Nov 2018 Nick Herbert MP – global political leadership to end TB: A report from the UNHLM LSTM played host to the Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Global tuberculosis (TB), Nick Herbert MP as he came to deliver feedback...
News article 15 Nov 2018 LSTM’s Adam Roberts awarded €50,000 to set up international network to address AMR LSTM’s Dr Adam Roberts has been awarded funding to establish a network of European and African researchers looking to address the problems of...
Duncan Preston pictured left News article 13 Nov 2018 LSTM’s Finance Director, Duncan Preston, named NW Finance Director of the Year 2018. LSTM’s Finance Director, Duncan Preston, has been named Finance Director of the Year 2018 for the region at an awards ceremony held recently at the...
Wanjiku and Ingeborg using available resources to demonstrate the use of Ultrasound in vascular access and biopsy training (chicken breasts with olives hidden inside!) News article 8 Nov 2018 Building Capacity in Kenya - IMPALA Point-Of-Care Ultrasound training & supervision Wanjiku Kagima a PhD Student on the IMPALA programme completed some important practical training in Kenya in September 2018. Wanjku, who’s PhD...
News article 8 Nov 2018 IMPALA’s Maia Lesosky awarded prestigious Newton Advanced Fellowship Dr Maia Lesosky, Assistant Professor at the University of Cape Town and partner on IMPALA (International Multidisciplinary Programme to Address Lung...
News article 30 Oct 2018 Study shows how flu impairs immune control of pneumococcal bacteria LSTM’s Dr Simon Jochems is first author on a paper which has been published in the journal Nature Immunology, looking at how infection with influenza...
LSTM Professor Alister Craig talking to the media News article 25 Oct 2018 Opening of 'Galkoff's and the secret life of Pembroke Place' exhibition at the Museum of Liverpool The exhibition 'Galkoff’s and the secret life of Pembroke Place' formally opened at the Museum of Liverpool. The work, carried out by National...
News article 23 Oct 2018 Latest study: Climate change and African trypanosomiasis vector populations in Zimbabwe's Zambezi Valley LSTM’s Dr Jennifer Lord is first author on a paper looking at the impact of climate change on the vectors of sleeping sickness in Africa.
News article 18 Oct 2018 LSTM and partners lead group discussions at the All Party Parliamentary Group on Malaria & NTDs The LSTM COUNTDOWN Consortium and Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases (CNTD) were invited to lead and particpate in the All Party Parliamentary...
News article 18 Oct 2018 Tracing the history of TB dispersal through global migration LSTM’s Dr Maxine Caws is part of a team of researchers looking at how colonial migration and local adaptation have shaped the global expansion of a...
News article 17 Oct 2018 PIIVeC training at LSTM The Partnership for Increasing the Impact of Vector Control (PIIVeC), co-ordinated by LSTM’s Professor Hilary Ranson, are holding a training event in...
News article 15 Oct 2018 Human and cattle baited decoys trap outdoor-biting mosquitoes A new study led by a LSTM PhD student has shown that human and cattle decoys are able to trap malaria mosquitoes outdoors, which is important in the...

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