DrMatthew Dixon-Zegeye
Research Fellow
School of Public Health - Faculty of Medicine
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- Research FellowSchool of Public Health - Faculty of Medicine
- 47 Praed Street, St Mary's Campus, United Kingdom
BIO
I am an epidemiologist and infectious disease modeller working across mathematical modelling, field epidemiology, and global health policy, with a focus on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affecting marginalised populations. My work is particularly concerned with infections that cycle between humans, animals, and the environment, using a One Health approach to connect research, policy, and implementation.
I currently hold dual roles as a Research Associate at Imperial College London and Senior Research & Innovation Advisor at Unlimit Health. My work focuses on the epidemiology and control of Taenia solium (pork tapeworm), including support for national mapping and mass drug administration programmes, and co-leading the mathematical modelling work package of SUSTAIN-Uganda, a £2.1 million MRC–FCDO-funded cluster randomised controlled trial.
My research spans T. solium taeniasis/cysticercosis, onchocerciasis, and schistosomiasis, with interests in transmission dynamics, intervention modelling, and applied global health research. I have published 23 papers (including 8 first-author and 2 senior-author publications) in journals including The Lancet, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, eLife, and Scientific Data.
I also contribute to NTD policy development through WHO/ESPEN workshops and the International Task Force for Disease Eradication at The Carter Center.
DEGREES
- PhDImperial College London, London, United Kingdom1 Oct 2016 - 9 Jul 2020
- MRes, Epidemiology, evolution and control of infectious diseasesImperial College London, London, United Kingdom1 Sep 2015 - 30 Sep 2016
- MSc, Control of Infectious DiseasesLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom1 Sep 2009 - 30 Sep 2010
- BSc, MicrobiologyImperial College London, London, United Kingdom1 Oct 2006 - 1 Jul 2009
FACULTY
- Faculty of Medicine
POSITION NAME
- Research Fellow