Laura Rodrigues MD MSc PhD FFPHM

Head of EPH and Professor

Laura C Rodrigues is a Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Head of the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health. Her academic responsibilities include initiating and executing research on the epidemiology of infectious diseases, both in England and internationally, and development of teaching in epidemiological methods, with emphasis on infectious diseases. Laura was born and trained in Brazil, and has been in the LSHTM since 1981.

Affiliation

Teaching

Laura was very involved in the development of the MSc. Epidemiology: Principles and Practice (distance based, computer assisted learning). She contributes actively to the teaching of epidemiology at the LSHTM and supervises PH.D.Students.

Research

Current research includes SCAALA (Social Change and Asthma in Latin America) and IID2, a study of gastrointestinal diseases in England. She is involved in studies of frequency, causes of gastroenteritis in Brazil and of the cost of Salmonella disease in humans.

Research areas

  • Diarrhoeal diseases
  • Infectious disease
  • Leprosy
  • Tuberculosis
  • Vaccines

Disciplines

  • Epidemiology
  • Statistics

Other interests

  • Atopy
  • Epidemiological Methods
  • MARCH
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