Building global collaborations to improve the health of children in low-resource settings
Imperial is consistently ranked as the most international university in the United Kingdom and has a long-standing interest in global health. This is particularly the case for child health. Many researchers within the Faculty of Medicine are either working in low- and middle-income countries or working closely with partners in those countries. The Global Health theme within the Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health seeks to bring together academics within the Faculty who are interested in understanding and improving the health of children in low-resource settings. We also aim to work with local partners and international agencies to generate evidence that will influence policy and practice.
3 column general content - Key research themes and leadership
Key Research Themes
- Tuberculosis
- Malaria
- HIV and other blood-borne viruses
- Maternal and infant vaccination
- Emergency care research
- Sickle cell disease
- Neonatal care
- Population impact of vaccines
- Translation of multi-level ‘omics technology into diagnostic point-of-care tests for low-resource settings
- Early child development
- Economic evaluation of health interventions
Theme Lead
Prof James Seddon
Professor of Global Child Health
James Seddon is Professor of Global Child Health at Imperial College, an Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases at St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and an Honorary Associate Professor at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. His research focuses on children with tuberculosis, specifically drug-resistant forms of disease.
Deputy Theme Lead
Dr Shea Hamilton
Research Fellow
Shea Hamilton is a Research Fellow in Paediatric Infectious Disease in the Department of Medicine. Her research focuses on the identification of host protein biomarkers to improve disease diagnosis in resource-limited settings, evaluate treatment outcome and identify early markers of disease progression. Her diseases of interest include Tuberculosis and Typhoid.
Theme members
Dr Daphne Babalis
Professor Mitch Blair
Dr Victoria Cornelius
Céire Costelloe
Dr Aubrey Cunnington
Felicity Fitzgerald
Diego Estrada-Rivadeneyra
Larissa Franklin Revill
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Larissa Franklin Revill
Laboratory Manager
Dr Stephen Goldring
Professor Nicholas Grassly
Dr Katharina Hauck
Dr Myrsini Kaforou
Professor Beate Kampmann
Rachel Lai
Professor Mike Levin
Dr Tom Lissauer
Professor Kath Maitland
Dasha E Nicholls
Dr Helen Payne
Dr Margie Peden
Dr Yasmin Razak
Professor Steven Riley
Jesus Rodriguez Manzano
Professor Sonia Saxena
Professor James Seddon
Dr Shea Hamilton
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Dr Shea Hamilton
Research Fellow
Dr Helen Skirrow
Sudhin Thayyil
Professor Mireille B. Toledano
Professor Gareth Tudor-Williams
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Professor Gareth Tudor-Williams
Emeritus Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases