Mike Turner is currently Interim Director of Science. He joined Wellcome in 2014 as Head of Infection and Immunobiology, and in January 2019 took on the role of Interim Director of Science. He is responsible for leading the Science Division and managing a broad portfolio of research.
Before joining Wellcome, Mike was at the University of Glasgow where he held Beit, Royal Society and Leverhulme Fellowships. Latterly, he became Professor of Parasitology. At various points he was Head of Division, Assistant Director of Faculty and Deputy Dean of the Graduate School.
His research interests focused on cell biology, genetics, genomics and population biology of trypanosome parasites that cause African sleeping sickness in humans and Nagana in livestock. He has also worked on the genomics of malaria parasites and the immuno-epidemiology of schistosomes.
Other Members
October 30, 2018
Rosalyn is responsible for managing the award processes, documentation, Data & Biospecimen catalogue requests, and grants reporting for the H3Africa programme. She holds a Master of Arts degree from the University of Nairobi.
October 29, 2018
Dr Thomas Kariuki is Executive Director of the Science for Africa (SFA) Foundation. The Science for Africa Foundation is a non-profit, pan-African organisation, that aims to support, strengthen and promote science and innovation in Africa.
October 12, 2018
Kimberly McAllister, Ph.D., received a B.S. in honors biology at the University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in human genetics at the University of Michigan. Her Ph.D. dissertation involved
October 11, 2018
Bonnie Joubert, Ph.D., is a Scientific Program Director in the Population Health Branch at the NIEHS and co-directs the extramural epidemiology program. Her research portfolio
October 11, 2018
As program Director, I oversee research portfolios associated with the Program in Kidney Genetics and Genomics, translational and clinical aspects of Polycystic Kidney Disease
October 11, 2018
Dr. Glass was named Director of the Fogarty International Center and Associate Director for International Research by NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., on March 31, 2006.