Kevin Marsh | |
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Born | August 23, 1954 |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Malariologist, academic and researcher |
Awards | Chalmers Medal, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Prince Mahidol Award for Medicine Drexel Prize for Infectious Diseases |
Academic background | |
Education | MB.Ch.B MRCP DTM & H |
Alma mater | Liverpool University |
Academic work | |
Institutions | University of Oxford |
Kevin Marsh is a British Malariologist, academic and a researcher. He is a professor of Tropical Medicine and Director of Africa Oxford Initiative at University of Oxford. He is also a senior advisor at African Academy of Sciences.[1]
Marsh has authored around 500 research publications on malarial immunity and pathogenesis.[2] His research is focused in clinical, epidemiological and immunological aspects of malaria. He has also conducted extensive work on developing and strengthening scientific research in Africa.[3]
Marsh chaired the WHO Malaria Policy Advisory Committee from 2012 till 2019 and is a member of numerous international committees relating to malaria and to global health research.[4] He is a Fellow of St Cross College[5] and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Academy of Medical Sciences,[6] European Academy of Sciences and Arts, African Academy of Sciences[7] and World Academy of Sciences.[8]