Zoology staff directory

Research interests

I am mainly interested in the development and application of molecular genetic methodologies and diagnostic assays which increase our understanding of the biology and control of tropical diseases. The techniques are often applied for either taxonomic or phylogenetic purposes which have provided a deeper insight into the epidemiology of schistosomiasis as well as trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis. Lately, I have become increasingly interested in the use of GIS and RS for mapping potential transmission zones and more general use for disease surveillance, especially in the context of polyparasitism e.g. the interplay of schistosomiasis with malaria. Fieldwork is an essential component in my research and I hope to bridge the gap between field and laboratory.

Current activities

• Epidemiology and genetic diversity within Schistosoma.
  see www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/schisto/jrs/unguja.html
• Developing and delivering better public health education for schistosomiasis.
• Infant schistosomiasis and relationship with malaria.
• The taxonomy and molecular evolution of Bulinus and Biomphalaria species in East Africa, Madagascar and Indian Ocean area islands.
• Phylogeography of Lymnaea natalensis on Madagascar and epidemiology of Fasciola gigantica.
• Genetic diversity and sexual recombination in human trypanosomes.
• Control of African schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminthiasis.
  see www.schisto.org

Contracts, grants, awards

The Linnean Society of London - Bicentenary Medalist 2004

Other Posts or Honoraria

	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine - Visiting Research Fellow
1999 - 2004	Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - Medical Elective Prize Committee
2001 - 2003	The Systematics Association - Council
2002 - present	The Malacological Society of London - Council
2002 - 2004	Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - Editorial board
2004 - present	Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - Honorary Scientific Secretary

Employment history

1995 - 1997	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine - Wellcome Trust Research Assistant
1997 - 2003	Natural History Museum - Wellcome Trust Research Fellow
2003 - 2005	Imperial College, London - Field Programme Coordinator, Schistosomiosis Control Initiative
2005 - present	Natural History Museum - Researcher, Biomedical Parasitology Group

Higher education

1991	Univ. of Leeds - BSc (Microbiology and Zoology)
1992	Univ. of York - MSc (Biological Computation)
1995	Imperial College - PhD/DIC (Biology (Parasitology))

Additional information

• Fellow - Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• Fellow - The Royal Geographical Society
• Fellow - The Linnean Society of London
• Member - The British Society for Parasitology

Publications

Koukounari, A; Fenwick, A; Whawell, S; Kabatereine, NB; Kazibwe, F; Tukahebwa, EM; Stothard, JR; Donnelly, CA; Webster, JP. 2006. Morbidity indicators of Schistosoma mansoni: Relationship between infection and anemia in Ugandan schoolchildren before and after praziquantel and albendazole chemotherapy. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE 75 (2): 278-286.

Kazibwe, F; Makanga, B; Rubaire-Akiiki, C; Ouma, J; Kariuki, C; Kabatereine, NB; Booth, M; Vennervald, BJ; Sturrock, RF; Stothard, JR. 2006. Ecology of Biomphalaria (Gastropoda : Planorbidae) in Lake Albert, Western Uganda: snail distributions, infection with schistosomes and temporal associations with environmental dynamics. HYDROBIOLOGIA 568: 433-444.

Odogwu, SE; Ramamurthy, NK; Kabatereine, NB; Kazibwe, F; Tukahebwa, E; Webster, JP; Fenwick, A; Stothard, JR. 2006. Schistosoma mansoni in infants (aged < 3 years) along the Ugandan shoreline of Lake Victoria. ANNALS OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PARASITOLOGY 100 (4): 315-326.

Kabatereine, NB; Tukahebwa, E; Kazibwe, F; Namwangye, H; Zaramba, S; Brooker, S; Stothard, JR; Kamenka, C; Whawell, S; Webster, JP; Fenwick, A. 2006. Progress towards countrywide control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Uganda. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE 100 (3): 208-215.

Stothard, JR; Kabatereine, NB; Tukahebwa, EM; Kazibwe, F; Rollinson, D; Mathieson, W; Webster, JP; Fenwick, A. 2006. Use of circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) dipsticks for detection of intestinal and urinary schistosomiasis. ACTA TROPICA 97 (2): 219-228.

Rollinson, D; Klinger, EV; Mgeni, AE; Khamis, IS; Stothard, JR. 2005. Urinary schistosomiasis on Zanzibar: application of two novel assays for the detection of excreted albumin and haemoglobin in urine. JOURNAL OF HELMINTHOLOGY 79 (3): 199-206.

Brooker, S; Kabatereine, NB; Myatt, M; Stothard, JR; Fenwick, A. 2005. Rapid assessment of Schistosoma mansoni: the validity, applicability and cost-effectiveness of the Lot Quality Assurance Sampling method in Uganda. TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH 10 (7): 647-658.

Gabrielli, A.F., Ramsan, M., Naumann, C., Tsogzolmaa, Bojang, B., Khoshal, M.H., Connolly, M., Stothard, J.R., Montresor, A. & Savioli, L. (in press). Soil-transmitted helminths and haemoglobin status among Afghan children in World Food Programme assisted in schools. Journal of Helminthology.

Stothard, J.R., Kabatereine, N.B., Tukahebewa, E., Kazibwe, F., Mathieson, W., Webster, J.P. & Fenwick, A. (2005). Field evaluation of the Meade Readiview handheld microcope for diagnosis of intestinal schistosomiasis in Ugandan school children. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 73, 949-955.

Kabatereine, N.B., Tukahebewa, E.M., Kazibwe, F., Twa-Twa, J.M., Barenzi, J.F.Z., Zaramba, S., Stothard, J.R., Fenwick, A. & Brooker, S. (2005). Soil transmitted helminthiasis in Uganda: epidemiology and cost of control. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 10, 1187-1189.

Rollinson, D., Klinger, E.V., Mgeni, A.F., Khamis, I.S. & Stothard, J.R. (2005). Urinary schistosomiasis on Zanzibar: application of two novel assays for the detection of excreted albumin and haemoglobin in urine. Journal of Helminthology, 79, 199-206.

Stothard, J.R. (2005). Are snail-borne diseases still a threat to global health? The Malcologist, 45, 8 –11.

Brooker, S., Kabatereine, N.B., Myatt, M., Stothard, J.R., Fenwick, A. & (2005). Rapid assessment of Schistosoma mansoni: the validity, applicability and cost-effectiveness of the Lot Quality Assurance Sampling method in Uganda. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 10, 647-658.

Stothard, J.R., Lockyer, A.E., Kabatereine, N.B., Tukahebewa, E., Kazibwe, F., Rollinson, D. & Fenwick, A. (2004). Schistosoma bovis in western Uganda. Journal of Helminthology 78, 281-284.

Jorgensen, A., Kristensen, T.K. & Stothard, J.R. (2004). An investigation of the Ancyloplanorbidae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Hygrohila): preliminary evidence from DNA sequence. Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution, 32, 778-787.

Mauricio, I.L, Stothard, J.R. & Miles, M.A. (2004). Leishmania donovani complex: genotyping with the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer and the mini-exon. Parasitology, 128, 263-267.

Brooker, S., Kabatereine, N.B., Clements, A.C.A. & Stothard, J.R. (2004). Schistosomiasis control. The Lancet, 363, 658-659.

Gaunt, M.W., Yeo, M., Frame, I.A., Stothard J.R., Carrasco, H.J., Taylor, M.C., Mena, S.S., Veazey, P., Miles, G.A.J, Acosta, N., de Arias, A.R. & Miles, M.A. (2003). Mechanism of genetic exchange in American trypanosomes. Nature 421, 936-939.