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Miss Alesha Myers

Research Assistant

United Kingdom

I joined the Environmental Health Group and Department of Disease Control at LSHTM in December 2022. I hold an MSc in Control of Infectious Diseases from the °®ÍþÄÌapp of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a BSc in Biomedical and Molecular Diagnostics from Technological University Dublin. I commenced my Staff PhD in September 2024. 

Affiliations

Department of Disease Control
Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases

Teaching

Infectious Diseases by Distance Learning (Certificate, Diploma and MSc):

  • Tutor, Module IDM102 'Priniciples of Biology'
  • Tutor, Module IDM104 'Control of Infectious Diseases'
  • Learning Mentor

 

LSHTM Intensive MSc

  • Practical Co-Lead, Module 3434 - D1 Water Sanitation and Hygiene and Health
  • MSc Summer Project laboratory assistance

Research

I am working with Assistant Professor Jackie Knee and Lynn Grignard carrying out the molecular analysis (TaqMan Array Card) for several water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) related projects within the Environmental Health Group.
Research Area
Diagnostics
Molecular biology
Molecular epidemiology
Sanitation
Environmental health
Environmental hygiene
Disease and Health Conditions
Intestinal helminths
Malnutrition
Diarrhoeal diseases
Infectious diseases
E coli
Country
South Sudan
Mozambique
Senegal
Kenya

Selected Publications

KNEE, J; WELLS, J; Watson, J; Grignard, L; MYERS, A; SOBOLIK, JS; MacLeod, C; German, E; Ochien'g, L; Mutisya, C; Masudi, S; Wasonga, J; Kiarie, A; Okumu, N; Grace, D; Lindahl, J; Amon-Tanoh, M; Cook, E; CUMMING, O;
2025
Center for Open Science
Enteric pathogen detection among children discharged from outpatient treatment for severe acute malnutrition and associations with subsequent relapse in South Sudan
KNEE, J; D'MELLO-GUYETT, L; Grignard, L; MYERS, A; King, S; Agong, J; Deng, L; Gose, M; Lwate Hasan, J; Lamaka, NG; Marshak, A; Save, D; Trehan, I; Ayoub, K; Stobaugh, H; CUMMING, O;
2024
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting
MYERS, A; Fagbohoun, J; Houetohossou, G; Ndombidje, B; Govoetchan, R; Todjinou, D; NGUFOR, C;
2024
Malaria journal
Association of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), animal ownership and enteric pathogen exposure to relapse to acute malnutrition (AM) following recovery from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) among children 6-59 months in Mali, Somalia and South Sudan: a prospective cohort study
D'MELLO-GUYETT, L; Knee, J; King, S; Chabi, SM; Mohamud, FA; Lamaka, NG; Grignard, L; MYERS, A; Agong, J; Mohamed, M; Koné, K; Gallandat, K; Gose, M; Omar, MS; Bunkembo, M; Trehan, I; Marshak, A; Ayoub, K; Olad, AH; Aliou, B; Stobaugh, HC; Cumming, O;
2024
Emergency Environmental Health Forum
Association of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), animal ownership and enteric pathogen exposure to relapse to acute malnutrition (AM) following recovery from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) among children 6-59 months in Mali, Somalia and South Sudan: a prospective cohort study
KNEE, J; D'Mello-Guyett, L; Grignard, L; MYERS, A; King, S; Agong, J; Deng, L; Gose, M; Lwate Hasan, J; Lamaka, NG; Marshak, A; Save, D; Trehan, I; Ayoub, K; Stobaugh, H; CUMMING, O;
2024
Emergency Environmental Health Forum
KNEE, J; D'MELLO-GUYETT, L; GRIGNARD, L; MYERS, A; King, S; Agong, J; Gose, M; Lamaka, NG; Marshak, A; Trehan, I; Ayoub, K; Stobaugh, H; CUMMING, O;
2024
Center for Open Science
MYERS, A; Fagbohoun, J; Houetohossou, G; Ndombidje, B; Govoetchan, R; Todjinou, D; NGUFOR, C;
2023
Research Square Platform LLC
Enteric pathogen exposure and risk of relapse among children recovered from severe acute malnutrition in South Sudan
Knee, J; D'Mello-Guyett, L; GRIGNARD, L; MYERS, A; Stobaugh, H; CUMMING, O;
Emergency Environmental Health Forum