Mark Woolhouse

Mark Edward John Woolhouse FRSE FMedSci OBE (born 1959) is professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the Usher Institute in the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh.

Mark Woolhouse

FRSE FMedSci OBE
Born1959
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
NationalityBritish
Alma mater
  • University of Oxford (1980)
  • University of York (1981)
  • University of Canberra (1985)
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Edinburgh

Early life and education

Mark Woolhouse was born in 1959 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire.[1] He holds a bachelor's degree in zoology from the University of Oxford (1980), a master of science degree in biological computation from the University of York (1981) and a doctor of philosophy degree in biology from the University of Canberra (1985).

Career

Woolhouse is professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the Usher Institute in the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh.[2][3][4][5]

Woolhouse is a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and of the Academy of Medical Sciences. He was appointed a member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2002 New Year Honours for services to the control of infectious diseases.[6]

Selected publications
  • "How to make predictions about future infectious disease risks". Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Vol. 366, Issue 1573 (12 July 2011), pp. 2045-2054. doi:10.1098/rstb.2010.0387, PMID 21624924, PMC PMC3130384.

References
  1. Mark E J Woolhouse England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008. Family Search. Retrieved 24 March 2020. (subscription required)
  2. "Mark Woolhouse". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. "Mark Woolhouse | Veterinary Vaccinology Network". www.vetvaccnet.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. "Professor Mark Woolhouse | The Academy of Medical Sciences". acmedsci.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  5. Friend, Milton (2006). Disease Emergence and Resurgence: The Wildlife-human Connection. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. p. 7.
  6. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/56430/supplement/11


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