Rosanna Peeling PhD
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Dr. Peeling is currently Professor and Chair of Diagnostics Research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Trained as a medical microbiologist, Dr. Peeling had been acting Research Coordinator and head of Diagnostics Research at the UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme on Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), based in the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, and the Chief of the Canadian National Laboratory for Sexually Transmitted Diseases before assuming her current position. She is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed publications, authoritative reviews and book chapters. She has a strong interest in ethical issues associated with conducting research in developing countries and was appointed the Chair of the WHO Research Ethics Review Committee 2004-6. Dr. Peeling has been listed in Who's Who in Canada since 2003. She was the recipient of a YM-YWCA Women of Distinction Award, a 5NR Award for Canadian Leaders of Sustainable Development. Her research was featured in a Discovery Channel documentary on Chlamydia infection and infertility, and in Fighting Syphilis, a documentary in the highly acclaimed BBC Kill or Cure series.
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Selected publications
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Syphilis and Social Upheaval in China
Tucker, J.D.; Chen, X.S.; Peeling, R.W.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2010; 362(18):1658-1661
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Scaling up syphilis testing in China: implementation beyond the clinic.
Tucker, J.D.; Hawkes, S.J.; Yin, Y.P.; Peeling, R.W.; Cohen, M.S.; Chen, X.S.;
Bull World Health Organ, 2010; 88(6):452-7
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Point-of-care tests for diagnosing infections in the developing world.
Peeling, R.W.; Mabey, D.;
Clin Microbiol Infect, 2010; 16(8):1062-9
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Evaluation of commercially available anti-dengue virus immunoglobulin M tests
Hunsperger, E.A.; Yoksan, S.; Buchy, P.; Nguyen, V.C.; Sekaran, S.D.; Enria, D.A.; Pelegrino, J.L.; Vazquez, S.; Artsob, H.; Drebot, M.; Gubler, D.J.; Halstead, S.B.; Guzman, M.G.; Margolis, H.S.; Nathanson, C.M.; Rizzo Lic, N.R.; Bessoff, K.E.; Kliks, S.; Peeling, R.W.
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009; 15(3):436-40
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Performance of serological tests for syphilis in sexually transmitted diseases clinics in Guangxi Autonomous Region, China: implications for syphilis surveillance and control
Yin, Y.P.; Wei, W.H.; Wang, H.C.; Zhu, B.Y.; Yu, Y.H.; Chen, X.S.; Peeling, R.W.; Cohen, M.S.
Sex Health, 2009; 6(1):5-9
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Diagnostic challenges of sexually transmitted infections in resource-limited settings.
Peeling, R.W.; Ronald, A.;
Future Microbiol, 2009; 4:1271-82
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Host genetic contribution to the cellular immune response to Chlamydia trachomatis: Heritability estimate from a Gambian twin study.
Bailey, R.L.; Natividad-Sancho, A.; Fowler, A.; Peeling, R.W.; Mabey, D.C.; Whittle, H.C.; Jepson, A.P.;
Drugs Today (Barc), 2009; 45 Suppl B:45-50
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Evaluation of diagnostic tests for infectious diseases: general principles
Banoo, S.; Bell, D.; Bossuyt, P.; Herring, A.; Mabey, D.; Poole, F.; Smith, P.G.; Sriram, N.; Wongsrichanalai, C.; Linke, R.; O'Brien, R.; Perkins, M.; Cunningham, J.; Matsoso, P.; Nathanson, C.M.; Olliaro, P.; Peeling, R.W.; Ramsay, A.
Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2008; 6(11):S16-S28
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