The CAMO-Net team are based at 13 sites around the world. We are comprised of:
- Five national hubs in Brazil, India, South Africa, Uganda, and the United Kingdom.
- Three technical support and development centres in Ghana, Malawi, and Thailand.
- Three shadow national sites in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Timor-Leste.
The work of CAMO-Net is carried out by a network of engaged researchers and clinical professionals around the world. The CAMO-Net Management Board guide the strategic direction of our Wellcome Trust funded global collaboration. The project is managed by the CAMO-Net Project Management Team, made up of people based in each country where CAMO-Net operates.
CAMO-Net Management Board
The CAMO-Net Management Board is comprised of each CAMO-Net site lead, alongisde the Wellcome Trust Science Manager and the CAMO-Net Head of Operations.
Professor Alison Holmes OBE
CAMO-Net Lead,
University of Liverpool & Imperial College London
Alison’s research includes optimising of antimicrobial use through better use of data, infection prevention, the integration of social sciences, the development and application of innovative approaches and technologies for improved diagnostics, precision medicine and clinical outcomes.
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Professor Anna Sara Levin
Brazil National Hub Co-Lead,
Universidade de São Paulo
Anna’s research expertise includes therapy for resistant infections, interventions to reduce healthcare associated infections, and optimising antimicrobial prescribing practices.
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Professor Silvia Costa
Brazil National Hub Co-Lead
Universidade de São Paulo
Silvia’s research expertise includes antimicrobial resistance including whole genome sequencing, outbreak investigation, and healthcare associated infections.
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Professor Nusrat Shafiq
India National Hub Co-Lead,
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Nusrat works on implementing and rationalising antimicrobial use, taking into consideration practice settings of low to middle resource settings.
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Dr Sanjeev Singh
India National Hub Co-Lead,
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
A paediatrician by training and studied in infection control. His interests include epidemiology, transmission and control of hospital-borne infections, epidemic investigations, molecular epidemiology, emergency preparedness and infectious control for influenza.
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Professor Marc Mendelson
South Africa National Hub Co-Lead
University of Cape Town
Marc’s research expertise includes infectious diseases and HIV, and his focus lies in national and international policy relating to mitigating antimicrobial resistance with a focus on LMICs.
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Dr Esmita Charani
South Africa National Hub Co-Lead
University of Cape Town
Research includes understanding the role of social constructs in relation to health-seeking and health-providing behaviours in infection, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antimicrobial stewardship (AS).
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Dr Andrew Kambugu
Uganda National Hub Lead,
Makerere University
Research interests: HIV clinical and programming and is a member of two national HIV subcommittees of the Ugandan Ministry of Health. He has made significant research contributions in the areas of antiretroviral therapy and opportunistic infection.
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Professor William Hope OBE
UK National Hub Co-Lead
University of Liverpool
Areas of special interest and research are antimicrobial pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, antimicrobial drug development and individualisation of antimicrobial therapy.
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Dr Senjuti Saha
Bangladesh Shadow National Site Lead
Child Health Research Foundation
Research interests include infectious diseases, integrating clinical epidemiology with molecular laboratory-based investigations and genomic analyses.
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Dr Izhar Hussain
Pakistan Shadow National Site Lead,
Dow University of Health Sciences
Research interests: Business and health management, business and pharmacy training within and outside Pakistan. He is also engaged in curriculum and academic program development of different Academic institutions.
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Dr Nelson Martins
Timor-Leste Shadow National Site Lead,
Menzies School of Health Research
Dr Nelson is a Senior Technical Advisor at Menzies. He was the Timor-Leste Minister of Health from June 2007 to August 2012. At the same time, he also held the position as a president of Timor-Leste’s National Commission for HIV/AIDS.
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Professor Gordon Awandare
Ghana Technical Support and Development Centre Lead
University of Ghana
Research focuses on the pathogenesis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in children. There are two main branches of investigations, namely the role of the host immune response on one hand, and the mechanisms used by the parasite to propagate itself and cause disease.
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Professor Henry Mwandumba
Malawi Technical Support and Development Centre Lead
University of Malawi College of Medicine
His research focuses on understanding the effects of HIV on pulmonary immunity and predisposition to respiratory infections, especially tuberculosis. He is President of the Immunology Society of Malawi (ISM) and President of the Federation of African Immunological Societies (FAIS).
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Dr Phornpimon
Tipthara
Thailand Technical Support and Development Centre Lead
MORU Bangkok
Areas of research include the application of mass spectrometry-based techniques for metabolomics and proteomics approaches. Her main research goal is to discover the mechanism of drug action, understand the pathophysiology, and improve diagnostics in tropical diseases.
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Dr Chibuzor Uchea
Senior Research Manager
Wellcome Trust
Dr Chibuzor Uchea is a senior research manager at the Wellcome Trust, where he oversees the Trusts’ research into drug-resistant infections.
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Kerri Hill-Cawthorne
CAMO-Net Head of Operations
CAMO-Net
Kerri oversees the CAMO-Net project. She is based in London but has responsibility for 13 sites across the 11 countries that make up this collaboration.
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