Prof Churchyard is an NRF A-rated scientist and a specialist physician, internationally renowned for his contributions in tuberculosis (TB). He is the founder and President Emeritus; of The Aurum Institute NPC, an independent, public benefit organisation that focuses on TB and HIV service delivery, management and research. He is an Honorary Professor at the University of Witwatersrand, School of Public Health and an Honorary Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Prof Churchyard is the Chair of the WHO/TDR Disease Reference Group for TB, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer (2009-2012) and a member of the WHO Stop TB Research movement, both of which set global research priorities for TB. He is also the Chair of the WHO Task Force for developing policy for new TB drugs, a member of the WHO Strategic Technical Advisory Group for TB that advises WHO on policy for TB, a member of the WHO expert committees for TB preventive therapy and TB screening and a member of the WHO Working Groups for TB/HIV, MDR-TB and infection control.
He is the co-Chair of the NIH HIV Vaccine Trials Network-TB vaccine working group, Vice Chair of the AIDS Clinical Trials Group Transformative Science Group for TB, Co-Chair of a Fogarty Global Infectious Disease training grant for MDR-TB. He is the principal investigator on a number of TB trials being conducted in South Africa. He has contributed to industry, national and international guidelines for TB and HIV, and has published widely in the areas of TB and HIV treatment and prevention.
Prof Churchyard is visiting the NHLI as part of the NHLI Seminar Series on Wednesday 9th July to give a fascinating seminar on “TB prevention: a new era dawning”. Please join us in the Paul Wood Lecture Theatre from 15:00-16:00 or via the Teams link provided.
Please note: There will be a drinks reception after the seminar at Guy Scadding Building and opportunities to meet the speaker 1:1 during the day. If you are interested in meeting with Prof Churchyard, please email Justie (j.mak@imperial.ac.uk) to schedule a meeting.