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Dr Chloe Hutchins

Research Fellow

United Kingdom

I am a microbiologist with diverse laboratory experience (basic-, applied- and translational sciences), including as supervisor and curator.

I have had leading roles in project coordination, and collaboration experience with healthcare providers, public health bodies, the clinical- and food production industries, and global health partners.

I am currently a member of the Global Task Force for Cholera Control (GTFCC) Laboratory Working Group.

I completed my PhD with the Biosafety, air and water microbiology group at Public Health England (Porton Down, UK) in collaboration with the University of Southampton, investigating engineering and human behavioural factors influencing the colonisation of hospital taps with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Before joining LSHTM, I worked as a postdoctoral researcher for the Quadram Institute Bioscience (Norwich, UK) specialising in Listeria monocytogenes persistence in the food production industry, unusual clinical infections, and also developing methods for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in stool.

Affiliations

Department of Disease Control
Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases

Teaching

Professional Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (DTM&H) - Lecturer

WASH & Health - laboratory practicals

MSc Control of Infectious Diseases supervisor (summer project supervisor and marker)

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (Distance Learning MSc)- marker

Research

My research interests are in optimising cholera field-, surveillance- and research methods, including developing a novel V. cholerae multiplex qPCR assay, working closely with Johns Hopkins University, Epicentre, the CDC and Institut Pasteur.

I am currently working on Oral Cholera Vaccine impact evaluations in Uvira, as well as in Goma and Lubumbashi in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Research Area
Microbiology
Bacteriology
Molecular biology
Surveillance
Vaccine confidence
Food hygiene
Water supply
Disease and Health Conditions
Cholera
Diarrhoeal diseases
Hospital acquired infection
Infectious diseases
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
France
United States of America

Selected Publications

Effectiveness of one dose of killed oral cholera vaccine in an endemic community in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A matched case-control study
Malembaka, EB; Bugeme, PM; HUTCHINS, C; Xu, H; Hulse, JD; Demby, MN; Gallandat, K; Saidi, JM; Rumedeka, BB; Itongwa, M; Tshiwedi-Tsilabia, E; Kitoga, F; Bodisa-Matamu, T; Kavunga-Membo, H; Bengehya, J; Kulondwa, J-C; Debes, AK; Taty, N; Lee, EC; Lunguya, O; Lessler, J; Leung, DT; CUMMING, O; Okitayemba, PW; Mukadi-Bamuleka, D; ... Azman, AS.
2023
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Process evaluation of an urban piped water supply infrastructure improvement programme in a cholera hotspot
Gallandat, K; HUTCHINS, C; Malembaka, EB; Jeandron, A; Saidi, JM; Rumedeka, B; Muhemeri, JB; Bompangue, D; Sewa, G; Seon, A; Durand, P-Y; Machuel, D; CUMMING, O;
2023
Center for Open Science
Cholera deaths during outbreaks in Uvira, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, 10-35 months after mass vaccination
Bugeme, PM; Xu, H; HUTCHINS, C; Hulse, JD; Saidi, JM; Rumedeka, BB; Itongwa, M; Mashauri, JF Z; Lulela, FM; Bengehya, J; Kulondwa, J-C; Debes, AK; Ciglenecki, I; Tshiwedi, E; Kitoga, F; Bodisa-Matamu, T; Nadège, T; Kavunga-Membo, H; Lunguya, O; Welo, PO; KNEE, J; Mukadi-Bamuleka, D; Azman, AS; Malembaka, EB;
2023
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Vibrio cholerae Rapid Diagnostic Test performance analysis in Uvira, DRC
HUTCHINS, C; Xu, H; Bugeme, P; Bulabula-Penge, J; Debes, A; Dente Hulse, J; Itongwa, M; Edidi-Atani, F; Mambu-Mbika, F; Kinesha, B; Kitoga, F; Bwenge Malembaka, E; Masembe, F; Mohamed, A; Mukadi, D; Tsiwedi, E; Kavunga-Membo, H; Welo, P; Zigashane, J; Azman, A; KNEE, J;
2023
Emergency Environmental Health Forum
Evaluation of Vibrio cholerae diagnostic tests in
Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo
HUTCHINS, C; Xu, H; Bugeme, PM; Bodisa, T; Bulabula-Penge, J; Debes, A; Hulse, JD; Edidi-Atani, F; Mambu-Mbika, F; Kinesha, B; Kitoga, F; Malembaka, EB; Mohamed, A; Tsiwedi, E; Welo, PO; Azman, A; KNEE, J;
2022
Genomic analysis of a rare recurrent Listeria monocytogenes prosthetic joint infection indicates a protected niche within biofilm on prosthetic materials.
HUTCHINS, C; Sayavedra, L; Diaz, M; Gupta, P; Tissingh, E; Elumogo, C; Nolan, J; Charles, I; Elumogo, N; Narbad, A;
2021
Scientific reports
An optimised protocol for detection of SARS-CoV-2 in stool
Li, T; Garcia-Gutierrez, E; Scadden, J; Davies, J; HUTCHINS, C; Aydin, A; Romano, S; Sayavedra, L; O’Grady, J; Narbad, A;
2021
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
An optimised protocol for detection of SARS-CoV-2 in stool
Li, T; Garcia-Gutierrez, E; Scadden, J; Davies, J; HUTCHINS, C; Aydin, A; Romano, S; Sayavedra, L; O’Grady, J; Narbad, A;
2021
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Investigating alternative materials to EPDM for automatic taps in the context of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and biofilm control.
HUTCHINS, CF; Moore, G; Webb, J; Walker, JT;
2020
The Journal of hospital infection
Contamination of hospital tap water: the survival and persistence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on conventional and 'antimicrobial' outlet fittings.
HUTCHINS, CF; Moore, G; Thompson, K-A; Webb, J; Walker, JT;
2017
The Journal of hospital infection
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