Alimuddin Zumla

Research.com Recognitions

• 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in United Kingdom Leader Award
• 2022 - Sir Patrick Manson Medal, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• 2022 - NIHR Senior Investigator Award, National Institute for Health and Care Research
• 2021 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
• 2021 - Pascoal Mocumbi Prize, EU-EDCTP
• 2020 - Mahathir Science Award in Tropical Medicine
• 2017 - Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences
• 2017 - NIHR Senior Investigator Award, National Institute for Health and Care Research
• 2017 - Knights Bachelor for services to Public Health and Protection from Infectious Disease
• 2017 - ACCEA Platinum Award, UK National Health Service Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards
• 2016 - Union Medal, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
• 2016 - Doctorate Medicine Honoris Causa, Karolinska Institutet
• 2016 - Outstanding Research Team Award, European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP)
• 2015 - Excellence Award, University College London Hospitals
• 2014 - Donald Mackay Medal, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
• 2013 - International Collaboration of the Year Award, Times Higher Education
• 2013 - LIfetime Achievement Award, Zambia Ministry of Health for exceptional contributions to collaborative research, training and capacity development in sub-Saharan Africa
• 2012 - Annual Science Prize, Karolinska Institutet for outstanding outputs in global health and infectious diseases
• 2011 - Kochon Prize and Medal, Stop TB Partnership-Kochon Foundation
• 2011 - Spinoza Leerstoel Award, University of Amsterdam for outstanding research & capacity development achievements in the global fight against TB and TB/HIV/AIDS
• 2011 - Science Award, UK India International Foundation
• 2008 - ACCEA Platinum Award, UK National Health Service Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards
• 2004 - ACCEA Gold Award, UK National Health Service Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards
• 2003 - Donald Mackay Medal, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• 2003 - Order of the Grand Commander of Distinguished Services - First Division
• 2003 - Windrush Award for Academic Achievement, African Caribbean Achievement Project
• 2000 - Chalmers Medal, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• 1999 - Weber Parkes Trust Medal and Prize, Royal College of Physicians of London
• 1987 - Alan Woodruff Medal, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
• 1985 - Otto Beit Memorial Fellow, Bell Trust
• 1982 - Frederick Murgatroyd Medal and Prize, University of London
• 1981 - Alfred Beit Scholar, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Overview

Best Publications

• The continuing 2019-nCoV epidemic threat of novel coronaviruses to global health - The latest 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China.

  David S. Hui;Esam Ei Azhar;Tariq A. Madani;Francine Ntoumi

  3775
  Citations

• Real-time RT-PCR normalisation; strategies and considerations

  J Huggett;K Dheda;K Dheda;S Bustin;A Zumla

  2447
  Citations

• Manson's Tropical Diseases

  [Edited by] Gordon C. Cook;Alimuddin I. Zumla

  2057
  Citations

• Coronaviruses - drug discovery and therapeutic options.

  Alimuddin Zumla;Jasper F. W. Chan;Esam I. Azhar;David S. C. Hui

  1909
  Citations

• Epidemiological, demographic, and clinical characteristics of 47 cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus disease from Saudi Arabia: a descriptive study

  Abdullah Assiri;Jaffar A Al-Tawfiq;Abdullah A Al-Rabeeah;Fahad A Al-Rabiah

  1682
  Citations

• Hospital Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus

  Abdullah Assiri;Allison McGeer;Trish M. Perl;Connie S. Price

  1492
  Citations

• Middle East respiratory syndrome.

  Alimuddin Zumla;David S Hui;Stanley Perlman

  1427
  Citations

• Validation of housekeeping genes for normalizing RNA expression in real-time PCR

  Keertan Dheda;Jim F. Huggett;Stephen A. Bustin;Margaret A. Johnson

  1322
  Citations

• Advances in the development of new tuberculosis drugs and treatment regimens

  Alimuddin Zumla;Payam Nahid;Stewart T. Cole

  1146
  Citations

• Global Tuberculosis Report 2020 - Reflections on the Global TB burden, treatment and prevention efforts.

  Jeremiah Chakaya;Jeremiah Chakaya;Mishal Khan;Francine Ntoumi;Eleni Aklillu

  1050
  Citations

• Best drug treatment for multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis

  José A Caminero;Giovanni Sotgiu;Alimuddin Zumla;Giovanni Battista Migliori

  762
  Citations

• The implications of using an inappropriate reference gene for real-time reverse transcription PCR data normalization

  K. Dheda;J.F. Huggett;J.S. Chang;L.U. Kim

  754
  Citations

• Human Monkeypox: Epidemiologic and Clinical Characteristics, Diagnosis, and Prevention.

  Eskild Petersen;Anu Kantele;Marion Koopmans;Danny Asogun

  674
  Citations

• Single-cell landscape of immunological responses in patients with COVID-19.

  Ji Yuan Zhang;Xiang Ming Wang;Xudong Xing;Zhe Xu

  662
  Citations

• Family Cluster of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infections

  Ziad A. Memish;Alimuddin I. Zumla;Rafat F. Al-Hakeem;Abdullah A. Al-Rabeeah

  632
  Citations

• Advances in tuberculosis diagnostics: the Xpert MTB/RIF assay and future prospects for a point-of-care test

  Stephen D Lawn;Peter Mwaba;Peter Mwaba;Matthew Bates;Amy Piatek

  632
  Citations

• Biomarkers and diagnostics for tuberculosis: progress, needs, and translation into practice

  Robert S Wallis;Madhukar Pai;Madhukar Pai;Dick Menzies;Dick Menzies;T Mark Doherty

  626
  Citations

• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: Historical, Epidemiologic, and Clinical Features

  David S.C. Hui;Alimuddin Zumla

  626
  Citations

• Immunological biomarkers of tuberculosis.

  Gerhard Walzl;Katharina Ronacher;Willem Hanekom;Thomas J. Scriba

  622
  Citations

• Honey--a remedy rediscovered.

  A Zumla;A Lulat

  584
  Citations

• Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases

  Alimuddin Zumla

  310
  Citations