Jeffrey Jon Shaw OBE, FLS, FASTMH (born 12 July 1938) is a British

parasitologist Parasitology is the study of parasites, their hosts, and the relationship between them. As a biological discipline, the scope of parasitology is not determined by the organism or environment in question but by their way of life. This means it f ...

who began working in Latin America in 1962. Although officially retired, he is presently a Senior Professor at

São Paulo University SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Serb Autonomous Regions (''Srpska autonomna oblast'', SAO), during the breakup of ...

's Biomedical Sciences Institute where he continues his research in its Parasitology Department.

Life

During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

he was evacuated and spent his early childhood in the village of

Rothley Rothley ( ) is a village and civil parish within the Borough of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England. Situated around west of the River Soar and north of Leicester, it had a population of 3,612 inhabitants . The population measured at the 20 ...

Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warw ...

, whose surrounding countryside became his playground and fostered his love of nature. When the war ended, he returned to

Kent Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...

, living there until he went to university in

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

. Since 1965 he has lived and worked in

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

. Amongst his hobbies are a love of classical music and sailing. He continues to sail and participate in championships. There is a yearly Snipe class trophy in his name at the Brasília Yacht club.

Career

He gained a BSc in

Zoology Zoology ( , ) is the scientific study of animals. Its studies include the anatomy, structure, embryology, Biological classification, classification, Ethology, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinction, extinct, and ...

in 1960 at London University's Queen Mary College (now

Queen Mary University Queen Mary University of London (QMUL, or informally QM, and formerly Queen Mary and Westfield College) is a public research university in Mile End, East London, England. It is a member institution of the federal University of London. Today, ...

) of London and a PhD in 1964 at the

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is a public university, public research university in Bloomsbury, central London, and a constituent college, member institution of the University of London that specialises in public hea ...

under the guidance of Percy Cyril Garnham and

Cecil Hoare Cecil Arthur Hoare (6 March 1892 – 23 August 1984) FRS was a British protozoologist and parasitologist. Early life and education Hoare was born in Middelburg, Netherlands, the illegitimate son of Arthur Stovell Hoare, a journalist workin ...

. The field work for his doctoral thesis on the life cycle of ''Endotrypaum'' was performed in Central America in 1962 with

Wellcome Trust The Wellcome Trust is a charitable foundation focused on health research based in London, United Kingdom. It was established in 1936 with legacies from the pharmaceutical magnate Henry Wellcome (founder of Burroughs Wellcome, one of the predec ...

support.Hall, A. R. and Bembridge, B. A. (1987). ''Physics and Philanthropy: A History of the Wellcome Trust 1936-1986''. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. p. 239. He contracted cutaneous

leishmaniasis Leishmaniasis is a wide array of clinical manifestations caused by protozoal parasites of the Trypanosomatida genus ''Leishmania''. It is generally spread through the bite of Phlebotominae, phlebotomine Sandfly, sandflies, ''Phlebotomus'' an ...

there; this motivated his lifelong interest in the disease. In the early 1960s, he and his colleague Alister Voller pioneered the use of indirect immunofluorescent techniques for the diagnosis of visceral

and

Chagas Disease Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is a tropical parasitic disease caused by ''Trypanosoma cruzi''. It is spread mostly by insects in the subfamily Triatominae, known as "kissing bugs". The symptoms change throughout the ...

. In 1977 he was awarded a DSc at the

. In 1965 he and

Ralph Lainson Ralph Lainson (21 February 1927 – 5 May 2015) was a British parasitologist who studied leishmaniasis in Brazil. He was the first to publish a record of Chagas disease. Life Lainson was born in Upper Beeding, Sussex on 21 February 1927. His fath ...

moved to

Belém Belém (; Portuguese for Bethlehem; initially called Nossa Senhora de Belém do Grão-Pará, in English Our Lady of Bethlehem of Great Pará), often called Belém of Pará, is the capital and largest city of the state of Pará in the north of B ...

, Brazil where they founded the Wellcome Parasitology Unit. In 1994 he became a tenured senior professor at the

University of São Paulo The Universidade de São Paulo (, USP) is a public research university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, and the largest public university in Brazil. The university was founded on 25 January 1934, regrouping already existing schools in ...

(USP) and has continued there until the present time. His research focuses on different aspects of

neglected tropical diseases Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of tropical infections that are common in low-income populations in developing regions of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. They are caused by a variety of pathogens, such as viruses, bacteri ...

(NTDs), in particular the leishmaniases and Chagas disease. Within these areas he has worked on their taxonomy, diagnosis and epidemiology. Presently his research is focused on the application of molecular methods to these areas.

Honours and awards

* 1973 awarded the Oswaldo Cruz Medal of Pará State's Cultural Council * 1978 awarded the

Chalmers Medal The Chalmers Medal is the major mid-career award of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. The Chalmers Medal was initially awarded biennially, then annually, "in recognition of research of outstanding merit contributing to our knowl ...

of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene * 1999 invested Officer of the British Empire (OBE) * 2012 elected Honorary Member of th
Brazilian Society of Parasitology
* 2013 laboratory Prof Dr Jeffrey Jon Shaw named in his honor by the Parasitology Department of th
University of São Paulo
* 2013 honored for his contributions to the field of leishmaniasis by the organizing committee of the 5t
WorldLeish
* 2014 awarded th
Professor Samuel Barnsley Pessôa Award
of th
Brazilian Society of Protozoology
* 2014 elected Honorary Member of the Brazilian Society of Protozoology * 2016 honored for outstanding contribution to Leishmaniasi
CHAGASLEISH
meeting * 2016 elected as a Fellow of the

Brazilian Academy of Sciences Brazilian commonly refers to: * Brazil, a country * Brazilians, its people * Brazilian Portuguese, its dialect Brazilian may also refer to: * "The Brazilian", a 1986 instrumental music piece by Genesis * Brazilian Café, Baghdad, Iraq (1937) * Bra ...

* 2017 elected Honorar
International Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
* 2018 awarded th
Carlos Chagas Scientific Merit Medal
of the Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine

Selected works

*Shaw, Jeffrey Jon (1969)
The Haemoflagellates of Sloths
H. K. Lewis & Co. Ltd.: London. *Shaw, Jeffrey Jon (1985)
The hemoflagellates of sloths vermilinguas (Anteaters), and armadillos
In: Montgomery, G. G. (ed.) ''The evolution and ecology of armadillos, sloths and vermilinguas''. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, p. 279-292. *Lainson, Ralph & Shaw, Jeffrey Jon (1987
Evolution, classification and geographical distribution
In: Peters, W. and Killick-Kendrick, R. ''The leishmaniases in biology and medicine, v. 1 - Biology and epidemiology''. Academic Press: London, p. 1-120. *Shaw, Jeffrey Jon (2002)
New World Leishmaniasis: The Ecology of Leishmaniasis and the Diversity of Leishmanial Species in Central and South America
In: Farrell, J. P. ''Leishmania''. Boston: Springer. *Shaw, Jeffrey Jon (2002)
An appraisal of the taxonomy and nomenclature of trypanosomatids presently classified as Leishmania and Endotrypanum
In: Farrell, J. P. ''Leishmania''. Boston: Springer. *Rangel, Elizabeth Ferreira & Shaw, Jeffrey Jon (eds.) (2018
''Brazilian Sand Flies: Biology, Taxonomy, Medical Importance and Control''
Springer International: New York.

References

Notes

:1.The Samuel Pessoa Award is the most prestigious award of the Brazilian Society of Protozoology and is awarded annually to a figure of great prominence in Protozoology. The Samuel Pessôa Prize is awarded during the Annual Meeting of the Society. The awardee automatically becomes an honorary member of the Brazilian Society of Protozoology. :2.The Carlos Chagas Scientific Merit Medal is the highest award of the Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine, awarded annually since 2014 to a person who has had an exceptional scientific production in the area of Tropical Medicine while working in Brazil, who has played an important role in the training of human resources in Tropical Medicine (''stricto sensu'' and ''lato sensu'') and whose work has resulted in notable benefits to the academic community and the general population.

External links

RSTMH List of past medal holders

Fellows of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences

Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine
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