Grant Awardees 2025
We are thrilled to announce the awardees of our 2025 Early Career Grants programme. We will be adding to this list as we continue to announce this year's awardees.
International Alliance for the Control of Scabies (IACS)
Lysette Djidomi Carine Kinsou, Benin - Development of a botanical biopesticide for therapeutic management of Sarcoptes scabiei responsible for human scabies.
Tirusew Wondie, Ethiopia - Assessing stakeholder perceptions on using non-specialist health workers to deliver mental health care for individuals with skin NTDs in Ethiopia.
The Journal of Comparative Pathology Educational Trust (JCPET)
Aamir Osman, Somalia - Transforming One Health Implementation in Somalia: Baseline Assessment and Behavioural Intervention Targeting Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Frontline Professionals.
Farzan Ali Hazoori, Pakistan - A One Health Approach to Screening for Toxoplasmosis in Wild birds (Pigeons, Ducks, and Black Kites) in Pakistan.
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH)
Daniel Bernal Serrano, Mexico - Unveiling the Global Health Consequences of Corruption: Insights from Mexico's COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis.
Hsu Thinzar Maung, The Phillippines/Burma/Japan - Assessing the Feasibility of Integrating Portable Sequencing into Routine Surveillance and Diagnostic Workflows in the Philippines Sentinel Hospitals.
Rachael Barrett, UK/Mozambique - Evaluating artificial intelligence for integrated screening of tuberculosis and occupational lung disease among vulnerable populations in Mozambique.
Vidyani Kulatunga, Sri Lanka - Characterisation of Host Preference of Phlebotomus argentipes in the transmission of Leishmania donovani in Sri Lanka.
Zikmund Bartonicek, Czech Republic - Differentiating the infectious signal from the contaminant noise - piloting environmental RNA for Schistosoma mansoni environmental monitoring.
LSHTM Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition
Chioma Mbachu, Nigeria - Back to School and Healthy: Reintegration, Health Support and Caregiver Empowerment for Street Children in Nnewi, Nigeria.
Daniel Nana Acquah, Ghana - Malnutrition Among Pregnant Adolescent Girls in Sefwi Wiawso Municipality, Ghana: A Qualitative Study.