Tom Hambridge
PhD CandidateResearch group
Infectious disease controlTom has extensive project management experience in clinical research and drug development, overseeing large international studies in both academia and the private sector. Over the past several years, he has managed clinical trials in a range of therapeutic areas including oncology, autoimmune disorders, infectious disease and vaccines.
He holds postgraduate degrees in immunology and global health and is currently a PhD candidate in infectious disease epidemiology at Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC) in Rotterdam. His current research focus is on leprosy transmission and control in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as mentoring junior health researchers.
Publications list
Most relevant publications
PEP4LEP study protocol: integrated skin screening and SDR-PEP administration for leprosy prevention: comparing the effectiveness and feasibility of a community-based intervention to a health centre-based intervention in Ethiopia, Mozambique and Tanzania
BMJ Open
Mycobacterium leprae transmission characteristics during the declining stages of leprosy incidence: A systematic review
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
High prevalence of antibiotic resistance in commensal Escherichia coli from healthy human sources in community settings
Scientific Reports - Nature
Hepatitis B mother-to-child transmission in the Eastern Region of Ghana: a cross-sectional pilot study
The Pan African Medical Journal
Monogenic mutations differentially affect the quantity and quality of T follicular helper cells in patients with human primary immunodeficiencies
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Master of Science – Global Health
Karolinska Institutet (2018)
Distinction
‘Pilot study on hepatitis B mother-to-child transmission in Ghana’
Bachelor of Science (honours) – Immunology
University of New South Wales (2010)
First Class Honours
‘Investigating the plasticity of CD4+ T lymphocyte differentiation’