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Peter MacPherson is the Head of Public Health at the University of Glasgow, specializing in epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases. His extensive research focuses on tuberculosis (TB) and HIV, collaborating with partners across the globe. Peter's particular interests include TB screening diagnostics and spatial epidemiology of infectious diseases. Currently, he holds the NIHR Global Health Research Professorship from 2024 to 2029 to investigate adaptive approaches to computer-aided diagnosis of tuberculosis using chest X-ray technologies. He is the Principal Investigator of the ZAMSA-TB study, funded by the Wellcome Discovery Award, which aims to develop new methods for the surveillance of recent tuberculosis transmission in Malawi, Zambia, and South Africa, as well as measure the effectiveness of vaccines. He has published extensively, contributing expert reviews to journals such as PLOS Medicine and participating in numerous research projects which cover a wide range of topics including infectious disease epidemiology and data science.
University of Glasgow • Glasgow, UK
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