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Improving the prevention of pneumonia, meningitis, and sepsis through interdisciplinary, collaborative research.

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MPRU Vision

World leading interdisciplinary partnership bringing together LMIC and UK investigators to improve long-term effectiveness of vaccines that target mucosal pathogens through new approaches to interrupting carriage and transmission, therefore maximising herd immunity.

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Who we are

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Professor Robert Heyderman

Director
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Professor David Goldblatt

Co-Director

Dr Ifedayo Adetifa

MPRU Africa Co-Director
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Mr Rodrick Sambakunsi

MPRU Public Engagement Manager
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Dr Brenda Kwambana-Adams

Wellcome International Intermediate Fellow & Senior Lecturer (Academic Career Track)

Dr Caroline Weight

Senior Research Fellow in Molecular Microbiology
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Dr John Ojal

Research Fellow in Infectious Disease Modelling

Dr Andrea Gori

Research Associate in Bacterial Genomics
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Dr Elizabeth Chan

Research Associate in Bacterial Pathogenesis and Genomics

Dr Akuzike Kalizang'oma

Post-Doctoral Research Scientist

Modupeh Betts

PhD Student

Chikondi Peno

PhD Student

Deus Thindwa

PhD Student

Dr Todd Swarthout

Senior Research Fellow - Epidemiology; Principal Investigator
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Recent News and Upcoming Events

News

Paper on social mixing in Malawi published in Epidemics

16 Jun 2022

Prof Heyderman elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences

25 May 2022

Mr Deus Thindwa awarded Robert Austrian Research Award

10 May 2022

Events

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Dr Caroline Weight internal seminar

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Dr Brenda Kwambana-Adams internal seminar

@NIHR_MPRU Twitter feed

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8 months 2 weeks ago
RT @One4All_Africa: ✔️#Fact: Young people are part of the solution to achieving #CommunityImmunity & curbing #VaccineHesitancy. Watch&Share @WHO @WHOAFRO @UNYouthEnvoy @UN4Youth @UNICEF @UNICEFAfrica @MlwTrust @letsgetvocal @RHeyderman @NIHR_MPRU @kjambo @RodSambakunsi @bellastarling @Interfer_ https://t.co/OPbSoJiIRS
8 months 2 weeks ago
RT @WeightCaroline: Super excited to be given the opportunity to work along side these amazing people! https://t.co/aRStFEKjxd
8 months 2 weeks ago
RT @YouthOppHub: QUEEN ELIZABETH COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS (QECS) TO STUDY A TWO-YEAR MASTER’S DEGREE IN A LOW OR MIDDLE-INCOME COMMONWEALTH COUNTRY Aimed at students who are committed to creating change in their communities, the scholarships are life-changing. https://t.co/XjriPMUVj3
8 months 2 weeks ago
RT @B_KwambanaAdams: New innovative approaches are required to address pneumococcal disease caused by residual non-vaccine serotypes and replacement serotypes. Delighted to have discussed potential approaches with this incredible panel of pneumo-experts @M_R_F conference, @NIHR_MPRU @UCLInfectImm https://t.co/QmhBrUf7lh
8 months 2 weeks ago
RT @B_KwambanaAdams: Pneumococcal meningitis is deadly and leaves many survivors with life-long disabilities. We used hospital surveillance and genomics to characterise pneumococci which caused meningitis among African children @mrcunitgambia @NIHR_MPRU @UCLInfectImm https://t.co/8oRgNmBNYM
8 months 2 weeks ago
RT @GrandChallenges: Applications are now open for the Grand Challenges Special Initiatives scheme 2021-22! Up to £10,000 is available for cross-boundary projects that generate societal impact. Application deadline: 23.59 on Sunday 9 January 2022 Find out more here: https://t.co/529OQTSStX ⬅️ https://t.co/YuaGu6fkQa
8 months 2 weeks ago
RT @vnkwinika: SAVE THE DATE (30 Nov 2021) Instagram live session @SMU_SA @SMU_PHPM _Chatting ‘all things vaccines’ (can’t wait) ✅ @savic_info @vaxxtime #VaxxTime #VaccinesWork @MahlabaK @HealthZA @NIHR_MPRU @mologadi__06 https://t.co/kCXOyLCfyz
8 months 2 weeks ago
RT @RHeyderman: Regina Abotsi & Felix Dube @NIHR_MPRU @NIHRglobal with colleagues from Zimbabwe & Malawi lead the study of the impact of long-term azithromycin on antibiotic resistance in HIV-associated chronic lung disease https://t.co/SvTuxh9bog
8 months 2 weeks ago
RT @ChatWithChauke: Opportunity A new #GrandChallenge RFP to strengthen #DataScience capacity and ecosystems enabling data-centered #publichealth research is now open as part of the @gatesfoundation #Globalcalltoaction! Deadline: 13 January 2022 More: https://t.co/7WbWs19aP3 #WomenInSTEM https://t.co/8vhAKllqV8
8 months 3 weeks ago
RT @MaryamShJ: So proud to be one of the new NIHR Research Professors. Hoping to work with my amazing team in @AHRI_News to develop youth led sexual health self care to deliver universal biosocial HIV prevention in rural KwaZulu-Natal. @UCL_Global @NIHRresearch https://t.co/p0w8ce7mqZ
8 months 3 weeks ago
RT @FightingMalaria: "It's #WorldPneumoniaDay We believe that pneumonia neeeds to be a priority - it continues to be the biggest infectious killer in children under five globally. Read more about our work on pneumonia in our blog: https://t.co/Vxou04k16C https://t.co/4cyvya2PMx
8 months 3 weeks ago

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National Institute for Health and Care Research

This research was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) (16/136/46) using UK aid from the UK Government to support global health research. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the UK Department of Health and Social Care.

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