Professor Peter MacPherson
- Clinical Professor / Honorary Consultant (Public Health)
email:
Peter.MacPherson@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns:
He/him/his
Biography
I am an academic public health physician, specialising in the epidemiology and control of infectious diseases. I have substantial clinical and research experience in global health, and am undertaking a number of studies investigating approaches to improving HIV and TB case-finding, treatment delivery and prevention.
Research interests
Infectious disease, HIV, tuberculosis, alcohol use, injury and road traffic accidents
Supervision
Grants aas Principal Investigator
Title |
Funder |
Role |
Start date |
End date |
Amount |
Improving TB diagnosis in high burden countries (under contract negotiation) |
UNITAID |
Principal Investigator |
2022 |
2026 |
£11,760,944.00 |
Assessing the feasibility, safety and effectiveness of offering same-day antiretroviral therapy to persons with HIV and presumptive tuberculosis: A collaborative multi-country research project in Malawi and Lesotho |
Swiss National Research Foundation |
Co-Principal Investigator |
2022 |
2024 |
£600,000.00 |
What is the optimum time to start antiretroviral therapy in people with HIV and tuberculosis coinfection: Systematic reviews to inform WHO guidelines |
WHO |
Principal Investigator |
2020 |
2020 |
£15,000.00 |
Effectiveness of screening for active tuberculosis in the community: systematic reviews to inform WHO guidelines |
WHO |
Principal Investigator |
2020 |
2020 |
£15,000.00 |
A pragmatic randomised study to optimise screening, prevention and care for tuberculosis and HIV in Malawi (PROSPECT) |
Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Career Development Fellowship (206575/Z/17/Z) |
Principal Investigator (Personal Fellowship) |
2017 |
2022 |
£1,077,349.00 |
Male partner-assisted contact tracing for HIV and tuberculosis in Malawi: a multi-arm cluster-randomised trial (mPATCH-TB) |
Wellcome/DIFD/MRC JGHT (MR/R019762/1) |
Principal Investigator |
2018 |
2020 |
£112,515.00 |
A household cluster randomised trial of active case finding for HIV and TB, preventive treatment against TB, and ART initiation to prevent TB disease and transmission. (The HomeACF Study) |
UK/SA MRC Newton Fund (SAMRC96783) |
Principal Investigator |
2017 |
2020 |
£210,116.00 |
Quality of life in UK adults with multi drug resistant tuberculosis: a prospective cohort study |
Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS-SGCL12) |
Principal Investigator (Personal Fellowship) |
2015 |
2017 |
£29,883.00 |
Investigating delays in equitable access to ART in urban communities in Blantyre, Malawi |
Wellcome Trust (08967/B/09/Z) |
Principal Investigator (Personal Fellowship) |
2009 |
2013 |
£352,526.00 |
A electronic Patient Locator (ePAL) application for remote high- resolution surveillance of disease |
Wellcome Institutional Translational Partnership Award |
Principal Investigator |
2020 |
2021 |
£29,500.00 |
PhD students supervised
Student |
Institute |
Degree |
Role |
Start date |
End date |
Status |
Dr Hannah Rickman |
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
PhD (Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD Fellow) |
Primary supervisor |
2021 |
2024 |
In progress |
Ms Leticia Suwedi |
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine |
PhD (Commonwealth Scholar) |
Secondary supervisor |
2021 |
2024 |
In progress |
Dr Alex Schade |
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine |
PhD (Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD Fellow) |
Primary supervisor |
2020 |
2023 |
In progress |
Dr Nick Riches |
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine |
PhD (Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD Fellow) |
Primary supervisor |
2020 |
2023 |
In progress |
Dr Rachael Burke |
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
PhD (Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD Fellow) |
Secondary supervisor |
2019 |
2022 |
In progress |
Mr McEwen Khundi |
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
PhD |
Secondary supervisor |
2018 |
2021 |
Examination completed |
Dr Marriott Nliwasa |
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
PhD (Helse Ford PhD Fellowship) |
Secondary supervisor |
2014 |
2018 |
Awarded |
Dr Mphatso Phiri |
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine |
PhD (LIGHT Fellowship) |
Primary supervisor |
2021 |
2025 |
In progress |
Dr Helen Savage |
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine |
PhD (MRC Doctoral Fellowship) |
Primary supervisor |
2020 |
2024 |
In progress |