Consultant Scientist (Epidemiology) and Head of STI Section
Public Health England
HIV and STI Department, Center for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, UK
Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue
London
United Kingdom
NW9 5EQ
gwenda.hughes@phe.gov.uk
Biographical Sketch:
2005-date Head of Section, Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), Department of HIV & STIs, Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, Public Health England, London UK.
2003-2005 Head of Research Services, General Practice Research Database (GPRD) Division, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), London UK.
2000-2003 Head/Acting Head of STI Section, HIV and STI Division, PHLS Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (CDSC), London UK.
1997-2000 Principal Scientist in STIs, HIV and STI Division, PHLS CDSC, London UK.
1995-1997 Senior Scientist, HIV and AIDS, HIV and STI Division, PHLS CDSC, London UK.
1991-1995 Research Fellow, Tropical animal health, Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh UK.
Consultant Scientist in Epidemiology with 16 years experience in HIV and STI surveillance.
Head of STI Surveillance Section at the national Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control.
Research focused on understanding the determinants and distribution of STIs (including gonococcal strains with reduced antimicrobial sensitivity) and their impact on health outcomes and costs.
Awarded numerous research grants and over 60 publications.
Honorary Senior Research Associate at University College London.
Associate Editor of the BMJ journal Sexually Transmitted Infections.
Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health of the Royal Colleges of Physicians in the UK.