Dr Frank Tianyi

Dr Frank Tianyi is a Clinical Research Associate at the Centre for Snakebite Research and Interventions at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.

Dr Tianyi graduated with an MD degree from the University of Buea, Cameroon and spent his early career years living, practicing medicine, and conducting research with limited resources in remote rural areas in Cameroon. He obtained a Chevening scholarship to study an MSc in Global Health Science and Epidemiology at the University of Oxford where he gained skills in statistics and epidemiology. At the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Dr Tianyi contributes to the design and conduct of clinical studies to describe the pathophysiology, compare diagnostics, and test the efficacy of therapeutics for snakebite envenoming. He also contributes to the design and conduct epidemiological surveys and economic evaluations to describe the health and economic burden of snakebite envenoming, and design and test public health interventions to reduce the burden of snakebites. 

Dr Tianyi has over 30 publications in peer-reviewed journals, has experience conducting reviews for scientific journals such as PLOS neglected Tropical Diseases and the BMJ, and serving on the editorial board of scientific journals.