Simon I. Hay
| Professor Simon Iain Hay | |
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| Born | January 15, 1971 |
| Fields |
Epidemiology Cartography |
| Institutions | University of Oxford |
| Alma mater |
University of Bristol Green College, Oxford |
| Thesis | An investigation of the utility of remote sensing imagery for predicting the distribution and abundance of the tsetse fly (Diptera: Glossinidae) (1996) |
| Influences | Sir Richard Doll,[1] Sir Richard Southwood[2] |
| Notable awards |
Scientific Medal (2008) Back Award (2012) Bailey K. Ashford Medal (2013) |
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Website seeg | |
Simon Iain Hay, (born 15 January 1971, Rinteln, Germany) is a British epidemiologist. He is Professor of Epidemiology and a Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow at The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford. He is currently 52nd President of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Education and career
Hay attended the University of Bristol, where he studied zoology (B.Sc. 1993, summa cum laude). He matriculated at the University of Oxford in the same year and gained his doctorate in epidemiology (D.Phil., 1996) while at Green College, Oxford. Early influences during his doctoral studies were Sir Richard Doll[1] and Sir Richard Southwood.[2] Hay has remained at the University of Oxford where he is now a member of congregation and was awarded the title of Reader (2008) and then Professor (2012). In 2012 he also became a Research Fellow in the Sciences and Mathematics[3] at St John's College, Oxford where he gained a higher doctorate (D.Sc., 2014).
Research
Hay investigates spatial and temporal aspects of infectious disease epidemiology to support the more rational implementation of disease control and intervention strategies and manages the Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group.[4]
Honours and awards
Hay was awarded the Scientific Medal[5] of the Zoological Society of London (2008), the Back Award[6] of the Royal Geographical Society (2012), for research contributing to public health policy and the Bailey K. Ashford Medal[7] of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2013), for distinguished work in tropical medicine.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Peto, R.; Beral, V. (2010). "Sir Richard Doll CH OBE. 28 october 1912 -- 24 July 2005". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 56: 63. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2010.0019. Retrieved from Royal Society Publishing on 18 Feb 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 May, R. M.; Hassell, M. P. (2008).
- ↑ Professor Simon Hay, Research Fellow in the Sciences and Mathematics. Retrieved from St John's College on 27 Jan 2014.
- ↑ SEEG website. Retrieved from Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group on 27 Jan 2014.
- ↑ Zoological Society of London Scientific Medal Winners, 2008, Simon Hay. Retrieved from ZSL Scientific Medal Winners on 13 Jan 2014.
- ↑ Royal Geographical Society 2012 medals and awards, Back Award, Prof. Simon Hay. Retrieved on 13 Jan 2014 from 2012 Awards and Medals
- ↑ American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2013 Award Winners, Bailey K. Ashford Medal, Simon I. Hay. Retrieved on 13 Jan 2014 from Bailey K. Ashford Medal