Dr Emily Webb MMath MSc PhD

Lecturer in Epidemiology and Medical Statistics

• Affiliation
• Teaching
• Research
• Publications

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I have a degree in Maths from Somerville College, Oxford. I then took an MSc in Medical Statistics at Southampton University followed by a PhD in Bayesian Statistics. I joined the LSHTM in October 2008 after four years working at the Institute of Cancer Research.

Affiliation

• Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Teaching

I am a module organiser for Statistics for Epidemiology and Population Health (STEPH), with George Ploubidis and Phil Edwards. I also teach on Statistical Methods in Epidmiology (SME), the short course in Advanced Epidemiological Analysis (ACEA), and the distance learning MSc in Clinical Trials. I am a tutor for both the Epidemiology and Medical Statistics MSc courses.

Research

I am a member of the Tropical Epidemiology Group in the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology. Since joining LSHTM, my main research interests have been in infectious disease epidemiology in developing countries. I work on a number of studies, encompassing a diverse range of diseases and settings.

I am the trial statistician on the Entebbe Mother and Baby Study (EMaBS). This trial, located in Entebbe, Uganda. It investigates the impact of helminth infections and their treatment during pregnancy on birth outcomes, illness and allergy events during infancy, and on immunological responses to childhood vaccinations.  

I work on a number of studies in malaria, including one of the ACT consortium studies, a cluster randomised trial comparing enhanced health facility based care to a standard model.  

I am also involved in research into HIV and tuberculosis. I am jointly conducting the analysis of Oflotub, a large multi-country trial of a shortened tuberculosis treatment regimen compared to the standard regimen, and also provide statistical support to a study of active case finding for TB in Malawi.

• Selected publications

• Effect of single-dose anthelmintic treatment during pregnancy on an infant's response to immunisation and on susceptibility to infectious diseases in infancy: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

  Webb, E.L.; Mawa, P.A.; Ndibazza, J.; Kizito, D.; Namatovu, A.; Kyosiimire-Lugemwa, J.; Nanteza, B.; Nampijja, M.; Muhangi, L.; Woodburn, P.W.; Akurut, H.; Mpairwe, H.; Akello, M.; Lyadda, N.; Bukusuba, J.; Kihembo, M.; Kizza, M.; Kizindo, R.; Nabulime, J.; Ameke, C.; Namujju, P.B.; Tweyongyere, R.; Muwanga, M.; Whitworth, J.A.; Elliott, A.M.;

  Lancet, 2011; 377(9759):52-62

• Anthelminthic treatment during pregnancy is associated with increased risk of infantile eczema: randomised-controlled trial results.

  Mpairwe, H.; Webb, E.L.; Muhangi, L.; Ndibazza, J.; Akishule, D.; Nampijja, M.; Ngom-wegi, S.; Tumusime, J.; Jones, F.M.; Fitzsimmons, C.; Dunne, D.W.; Muwanga, M.; Rodrigues, L.C.; Elliott, A.M.;

  Pediatr Allergy Immunol, 2011; 22(3):305-12

• Two Strategies for the Delivery of IPTc in an Area of Seasonal Malaria Transmission in The Gambia: A Randomised Controlled Trial.

  Bojang, K.A. ; Akor, F. ; Conteh, L. ; Webb, E. ; Bittaye, O. ; Conway, D.J. ; Jasseh, M. ; Wiseman, V. ; Milligan, P.J. ; Greenwood, B. ;

  PLoS Med, 2011; 8(2):e1000409

• The role of co-infections in HIV epidemic trajectory and positive prevention: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

  Barnabas, R.V.; Webb, E.L.; Weiss, H.A.; Wasserheit, J.N.;

  AIDS, 2011; 25(13):1559-73

• Reaching Millennium Development Goal 4 - The Gambia.

  Jasseh, M.; Webb, E.L.; Jaffar, S.; Howie, S.; Townend, J.; Smith, P.G.; Greenwood, B.M.; Corrah, T.;

  Trop Med Int Health, 2011; 16(10):1314-1325

• Effects of maternal and infant co-infections, and of maternal immunisation, on the infant response to BCG and tetanus immunisation.

  Elliott, A.M.; Mawa, P.A.; Webb, E.L.; Nampijja, M.; Lyadda, N.; Bukusuba, J.; Kizza, M.; Namujju, P.B.; Nabulime, J.; Ndibazza, J.; Muwanga, M.; Whitworth, J.A.;

  Vaccine, 2010; 29(2):247-55

• Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data identifies four new susceptibility loci for colorectal cancer.

  Houlston, R.S.; Webb, E.; Broderick, P.; Pittman, A.M.; Di Bernardo, M.C.; Lubbe, S.; Chandler, I.; Vijayakrishnan, J.; Sullivan, K.; Penegar, S.; Colorectal Cancer Association Study Consortium, .; Carvajal-Carmona, L.; Howarth, K.; Jaeger, E.; Spain, S.L.; Walther, A.; Barclay, E.; Martin, L.; Gorman, M.; Domingo, E.; Teixeira, A.S.; CoRGI Consortium, .; Kerr, D.; Cazier, J.B.; Niittymäki, I.; Tuupanen, S.; Karhu, A.; Aaltonen, L.A.; Tomlinson, I.P.; Farrington, S.M.; Tenesa, A.; Prendergast, J.G.; Barnetson, R.A.; Cetnarskyj, R.; Porteous, M.E.; Pharoah, P.D.; Koessler, T.; Hampe, J.; Buch, S.; Schafmayer, C.; Tepel, J.; Schreiber, S.; Völzke, H.; Chang-Claude, J.; Hoffmeister, M.; Brenner, H.; Zanke, B.W.; Montpetit, A.; Hudson, T.J.; Gallinger, S.; International Colorectal Cancer Genetic Association Consortium, .; Campbell, H.; Dunlop, M.G.;

  Nat Genet, 2008; 40(12):1426-35

• Comprehensive analysis of common mitochondrial DNA variants and colorectal cancer risk.

  Webb, E.; Broderick, P.; Chandler, I.; Lubbe, S.; Penegar, S.; Tomlinson, I.P.; Houlston, R.S.;

  Br J Cancer, 2008; 99(12):2088-93

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