Laura Rodrigues MD MSc PhD FFPHM

Professor Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Laura C Rodrigues is a Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology. 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. She leads the LshTM intitative for collaborations with Latin America, co leads the Latina America Network (with Pablo Perel),  is the LSHTM academic contact for Science without Borders and is a Science without Borders Professor Visitante Especial. Laura sits in the MCMB MRC board and in the Scientific Advisory Board of the Novartis Institutes for Vaccines and Global Health in Sienna.

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 PhD students.

Research

Current research includes SCAALA (Social Change and Asthma in Latin America);  an NIHR funded study to estimate changes in BCG protection with time in the UK, separately  for vacine given in the first year of life to high risk groups and at school age to low risk groups; a cohort of HIV infected persons treated ina routine setting in Recife, Brazil, and in the evaluation of impact Merk for Mothers.

Research areas

  • Vaccines

Disciplines

  • Epidemiology
  • Statistics

Disease and Health Conditions

  • Diarrhoeal diseases
  • Infectious disease
  • Leprosy
  • Tuberculosis

Other interests

  • Atopy
  • Epidemiological Methods
  • MARCH
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