Mr Alexander Perkins
Research Fellow
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street
London
WC1E 7HT
United Kingdom
Alexander has worked at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine since 2016, and has been involved with clinical trials in Canada, the UK, Europe and sub-Saharan Africa since 2014. His research is mainly in cardiovascular medicine, specifically in emergency and low-resource settings. Alexander is the Deputy Director of the Centre for Global Chronic Conditions, and runs a cardiovascular research interest group. Prior to joining the LSHTM, he worked at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada studying muscle cell biology and genetics in fruit flies.
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Teaching
Alexander's teaching focusses on clinical trials and epidemiology. He teaches on both distance learning and in person modules as well as short courses. He is the Deputy Module Organiser for CTM210, the final module for the distance learning MSc in Clinical Trials. Alexander has been involved with the Clinical Trials short course since 2018. In 2023, he worked with colleagues to run the short course at the MRC Unit in the Gambia for the first time.
Alexander completed the Post-Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning (PGCILT) in 2022 and am a AdvanceHE Fellow (FHEA).