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John Snow Society
The John Snow Society (JSS), founded 1992, is a learned society named for the English physician John Snow. It publishes the newsletter ''Broad Sheet'', and hosts the Pumphandle Lecture at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The John Snow pub in Soho, London, serves as its meeting place. Members are generally leading public health physicians, epidemiologists and anaesthetists. Membership requirements include a lifetime subscription, an interest in the works of Snow, and visiting the John Snow pub on at least one occasion when visiting London. History The John Snow Society (JSS) was founded in 1992, as a learned society named for John Snow, with the support of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the Royal Society for Public Health. Its co-founder and first president was Paul Fine, who believes that the address book (that is, the ability to map and otherwise identify characteristics of people in relation to the local spread of disease) is key to pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Learned Society
A learned society ( ; also scholarly, intellectual, or academic society) is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and sciences. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honour conferred by election. Most learned societies are non-profit organizations, and many are professional associations. Their activities typically include holding regular Academic conference, conferences for the presentation and discussion of new research results, and publishing or sponsoring academic journals in their discipline. Some also act as professional bodies, regulating the activities of their members in the public interest or the collective interest of the membership. History Some of the oldest learned societies are the (founded 1323), (founded 1488), (founded 1583), (founded 1603), (founded 1635), German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (founded 1652), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Whitworth
Jimmy Whitworth (born September 1955) is professor of international public health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is a public research university in Bloomsbury, central London, and a member institution of the University of London that specialises in public health and tropical medicine. The institu .... ''www.londonntd.org'', accessed 5 October 2020 References Living people 1955 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosalind Stanwell-Smith
Rosalind or Rosalinde may refer to: *Rosalind (given name) Astronomy *900 Rosalinde, asteroid *Rosalind (moon), moon of Uranus Literature * Rosalind (''As You Like It''), a fictional character in William Shakespeare's play ''As You Like It'' *Rosalind, the object of Colin Clout's love in Edmund Spenser's poem ''The Shepheardes Calender'' *"Rosalind", a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson *''Rosalind'', a play by J. M. Barrie Other *Rosalind (education platform), a platform and web project for learning bioinformatics through problem solving *Rosalind (harness horse) (foaled 1933), 1936 Hambletonian winner *Rosalind, Alberta, Canada *Rosalind Bank, a completely submerged bank in the western Caribbean Sea * (1916–1926), a British R-class destroyer See also *Rosalinda (other) *Rosalyn Rosalyn and the similar name Rosalynn are feminine given names. Notable people and characters with the names include: People named Rosalyn *Rosalyn Baker (born 1946), American politician * Ros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marta Tufet
Marta Tufet Bayona is a British and Spanish biologist and public health resource coordinator with a specialty in malaria. She is executive director of the UK Collaborative on Development Research. Early life and education Tufet is from the United Kingdom. She is half Ecuadorian. Tufet received a BSc in biology from Imperial College London. She remained there for her doctoral degree, where she specialised in parasitology and studied rhoptry proteins. In 2006, Tufet earned a PhD in cellular and molecular biology from the Faculty of Life Sciences at Imperial College London. Her thesis was titled "Search for Novel Rhoptry Proteins in Plasmodium Berghei". Career From 2002 to 2005, Tufet worked as a research assistant at both Imperial College London and Leiden University Medical Center. From 2006 to 2009, Tufet was a scientific copy editor at Nature Publishing. From 2008 to 2009, she was a scientific grants writer at the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands in Ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilys Morgan
Dilys is a feminine given name and virtue name of Welsh origin, which translates into English as genuine, steadfast, valid, true or perfect. It seems to have first appeared in the mid-nineteenth century. The name may refer to: People * Dilys Breese (1932–2007), British filmmaker and television producer. (See also: The Dilys Breese Medal below.) * Dilys Cadwaladr (1902–1979), Welsh poet * Dilys Craven (1919–2008), Australian paediatrician * Dilys Grace Edmunds (1879–1926), Welsh teacher in India * Dilys Elwyn-Edwards (1918–2012), Welsh musician * Dilys Hamlett (1928–2002), English actress * Dilys Laing (1906–1960), American poet * Dilys Laye (1934–2009), English actress and screenwriter * Dilys Powell (1901–1995), British journalist and writer * Dilys Price (1932–2020), Welsh educator, parachutist, and model * Dilys Rose (born 1954), Scottish poet and writer * Dilys Watling (1943–2021), English actress * Dilys Winn (1939–2016), American bookseller (see ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Hargreaves (epidemiologist)
James Hargreaves ( – 22 April 1778) was an English weaver, carpenter and inventor who lived and worked in Lancashire, England. Hargreaves is credited with inventing the spinning jenny in 1764. He was one of three men responsible for the mechanisation of spinning: Richard Arkwright patented the water frame in 1769 and Samuel Crompton combined the two, creating the spinning mule in 1779. Life and work James Hargreaves was born at Stanhill, Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire. He was described as "stout, broadest man of about five-foot ten, or rather more". He was illiterate and worked as a hand loom weaver during most of his life. He married and baptismal records show he had 13 children, of whom the author Baines in 1835 was aware of '6 or 7'. Spinning jenny The idea for the spinning jenny is said to have come when a one-thread spinning wheel was overturned on the floor, and Hargreaves saw both the wheel and the spindle continuing to revolve. He realized that if several spindle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Funk
Sebastian may refer to: People and fictional characters * Sebastian (name), including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Saint Sebastian, a Christian saint martyred in the 3rd century * Sebastian of Portugal (1554–1578), the sixteenth king of Portugal and the Algarve * Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain (1811–1875), Infante of Portugal (1811) and Infante of Spain (1824) * Sebastián (sculptor) (born 1947), artist based in Mexico * Sebastian (French musician), stage name of French musician, composer, producer, mixer, engineer, vocalist and DJ Sébastien Akchoté-Bozović (born 1981) * Sebastian (singer), stage name of Danish musician Knud Torben Christensen (born 1949) * Sebastian (rapper), stage name of American rapper Garland Mosley Jr., brother of Timbaland * Sin With Sebastian (also known as Sebastian), German musician Sebastian Roth (born 1971) * Mr. Sebastian, professional name of body pierce artist Alan Oversby (1933–1996) * Sebastian Erl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Flasche
Stefan may refer to: * Stefan (given name) * Stefan (surname) * Ștefan, a Romanian given name and a surname * Štefan, a Slavic given name and surname * Stefan (footballer) (born 1988), Brazilian footballer * Stefan Heym, pseudonym of German writer Helmut Flieg (1913–2001) * Stefan (honorific), a Serbian title * ''Stefan'' (album), a 1987 album by Dennis González See also * Stefan number, a dimensionless number used in heat transfer * Sveti Stefan or Saint Stefan, a small islet in Montenegro * Stefanus (other) Stefanus may refer to: * A variation of the given name Stephen, particularly in regard to: ** Saint Stephen Stephen (; ) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first martyr of Christianity. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Smeeth
Liam is a short form of the Germanic name William, or its Irish variant Uilliam. Etymology The original name was a merging of two Old German elements: ''willa'' ("will" or "resolution"); and ''helma'' ("helmet"). The juxtaposition of these elements effectively means "helmet of will" or "guardian". When the Frankish Empire was divided, the name developed differently in each region. In Northern Francia, Willahelm developed first into "Willelm" and then into "Willaume" in Norman and Picard, and "Guillaume" in Ile-de-France French. The Norman form was further developed by the English into the familiar modern form "William". Origin Although the names Willahelm and Guillaume were well known in England before 1066, through Saxon dealings with Guillaume, Duc de Normandie, it was viewed as a "foreign" name. The Norman Conquest had a dramatic effect on English names. Many if not most Saxon names, such as Ethelred, died out under the massive influx of French ones. Since the Royal Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Marriott
Christina may refer to: People * Christina (given name), shared by several people * Christina (surname), shared by several people Places * Christina, Montana, unincorporated community, United States * Christina, British Columbia, Canada * Christina Lake (British Columbia), Canada * Christina River, Delaware, United States, named after Christina, Queen regnant of Sweden * Christina River (Alberta), river in Alberta * Christina School District, Delaware, United States, named after Christina, Queen regnant of Sweden * Fort Christina, first Swedish settlement in North America * Mount Christina mountain in New Zealand Arts and entertainment * ''Christina's World'', an Andrew Wyeth painting of Christina Olson * ''Christina'' (1929 film), a 1929 silent film * ''Christina'' (1953 film), a West German drama film * ''Christina'' (book series), a series of novels published by Playboy Press ** ''Christina'' (1984 film), a film based on the book series * ''Christina'', self-titled album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Cairncross
Alexander "Sandy" Messent Cairncross OBE (born 8 March 1948) is an epidemiologist at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). He has an interest in environmental interventions for disease control, including both technical issues and policy. Family Sandy Cairncross is a member of the notable Cairncross family which originates in Lanarkshire. He was born to Mary Frances (''née'' Glynn) and the economist, Sir Alexander Kirkland Cairncross. His sister is academic and journalist Frances Cairncross. His uncle, John Cairncross was an intelligence officer, spy and double agent. Academic career Cairncross was educated at King's College School, Wimbledon, and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he graduated with honours in mechanical sciences (engineering) in 1969. He subsequently received a PhD in soil mechanics from the University of Cambridge. He is a public health engineer by profession and an epidemiologist by vocation. Most of his career has been spent in re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank J
Frank, FRANK, or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a Germanic people in late Roman times * Franks, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades Currency * Liechtenstein franc or frank, the currency of Liechtenstein since 1920 * Swiss franc or frank, the currency of Switzerland since 1850 * Westphalian frank, currency of the Kingdom of Westphalia between 1808 and 1813 * The currencies of the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland (1803–1814): ** Appenzell frank ** Aargau frank ** Basel frank ** Berne frank ** Fribourg frank ** Glarus frank ** Graubünden frank ** Luzern frank ** Schaffhausen frank ** Schwyz frank ** Solothurn frank ** St. Gallen frank ** Thurgau frank ** Unterwalden frank ** Uri frank ** Zürich frank Places * Frank, Alberta, Canada, an urban community, formerly a village * Franks, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
