David conducts research on malaria, particularly involving population genetic, experimental and epidemiological studies of parasites. Based in London, he also works with colleagues in several countries in West Africa, as well as in Malaysia. He has served as Associate Dean for Research in the Faculty, and also as Head of Department and as Departmental Research Degrees Coordinator. He was previously Head of Malaria Research Programme at the MRC Unit in The Gambia where he studied many aspects of the disease in relation to natural infection and transmission. Prior to that has also worked on other infectious diseases including trachoma and strongyloidiasis. He studied at the University of Nottingham and University of Edinburgh, and worked at Imperial College London before joining LSHTM.
Department of Infection Biology
Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases
Malaria Centre
Vaccine Centre
Module Organiser for Pathogen Genomics (MSc Module 3460)
Malaria, Parasite Biology, Genomics, Epidemiology, Population Genetics
Research Area
Genetics
Genomics
Epidemiology
Immunology
Disease and Health Conditions
Malaria
Country
Ghana
Gambia
Senegal
Nigeria
Mali
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Mauritania
Malaysia
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)
East Asia & Pacific (developing only)
Multiplication rate variation of malaria parasites from hospital cases and community infections.
2025
Scientific reports
Intrinsic multiplication rate variation and plasticity of human blood stage malaria parasites.
2020
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY