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Judith R. Glynn is affiliated with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. Other notable subfields in their work include Nutrition and Dietetics, Immunology, and General Health Professions.

The scientist's main research topics encompass:

  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
  • Immune responses and vaccinations
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

Judith R. Glynn has collaborated frequently with several researchers throughout their career. Among the most common co-authors are:

  • Paul Fine
  • Amelia C. Crampin
  • Taane G. Clark
  • Shamsudeen Mohammed
  • Laura Oakley

Their work has been published in multiple scientific venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Wellcome Open Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • SSM Annual Scientific Meeting
  • Scientific Data

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Judith R. Glynn include:

  • "Systematic analysis of infectious disease outcomes by age shows lowest severity in school-age children," 2020, Scientific Data
  • "The effect of BCG revaccination on all-cause mortality beyond infancy: 30-year follow-up of a population-based, double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial in Malawi," 2021, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Protecting workers aged 60-69 years from COVID-19," 2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases

The research profile of Judith R. Glynn reflects sustained engagement with epidemiological studies of infectious diseases, including tuberculosis and COVID-19, as well as nutrition-related health outcomes in children. Their publications highlight an emphasis on vaccine effects, immune responses, and demographic analyses related to disease severity and prevention.

Best Publications

  • Herpes simplex virus 2 infection increases HIV acquisition in men and women: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.

    Esther E Freeman;Helen A Weiss;Judith R Glynn;Pamela L Cross

  • Worldwide occurrence of Beijing/W strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a systematic review.

    Judith R. Glynn;Jennifer Whiteley;Pablo J. Bifani;Kristin Kremer

  • A robust SNP barcode for typing Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains.

    Francesc Coll;Ruth McNerney;José Afonso Guerra-Assunção;Judith R. Glynn

  • Why do young women have a much higher prevalence of HIV than young men? A study in Kisumu, Kenya and Ndola, Zambia.

    Judith R. Glynn;Michel Carael;Bertran Auvert;Maina Kahindo

  • Predictive value of interferon-γ release assays for incident active tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Molebogeng X Rangaka;Molebogeng X Rangaka;Katalin A Wilkinson;Katalin A Wilkinson;Judith R Glynn;Daphne Ling

  • HIV-1 and recurrence, relapse, and reinfection of tuberculosis after cure: a cohort study in South African mineworkers

    Pamela Sonnenberg;Jill Murray;Judith R Glynn;Stuart Shearer

  • How Soon after Infection with HIV Does the Risk of Tuberculosis Start to Increase? A Retrospective Cohort Study in South African Gold Miners

    Pam Sonnenberg;Judith R. Glynn;Katherine Fielding;Jill Murray

  • Randomised controlled trial of single BCG, repeated BCG, or combined BCG and killed Mycobacterium leprae vaccine for prevention of leprosy and tuberculosis in Malawi

    Fine Pem.;J M Ponnighaus;D K Warndorff;Gruer Pjk.

  • Rapid determination of anti-tuberculosis drug resistance from whole-genome sequences

    Francesc Coll;Ruth McNerney;Mark D Preston;José Afonso Guerra-Assunção

  • Genome-wide analysis of multi- and extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Francesc Coll;Jody Phelan;Grant A Hill-Cawthorne;Grant A Hill-Cawthorne;Mridul B Nair

  • Global and regional molecular epidemiology of HIV-1, 1990–2015: a systematic review, global survey, and trend analysis

    Joris Hemelaar;Ramyiadarsini Elangovan;Jason Yun;Leslie Dickson-Tetteh

  • Systematic review exploring time trends in the association between educational attainment and risk of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa

    James R Hargreaves;Christopher P Bonell;Tania Boler;Delia Boccia

  • Educational attainment and HIV‐1 infection in developing countries: a systematic review

    James R. Hargreaves;Judith R. Glynn

  • Population-level effect of HIV on adult mortality and early evidence of reversal after introduction of antiretroviral therapy in Malawi

    Andreas Jahn;Sian Floyd;Amelia C Crampin;Frank Mwaungulu

  • Prevalence of obesity, hypertension, and diabetes, and cascade of care in sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional, population-based study in rural and urban Malawi.

    Alison J Price;Amelia C Crampin;Alemayehu Amberbir;Ndoliwe Kayuni-Chihana

  • Definition of the Beijing/W lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on the basis of genetic markers.

    Kristin Kremer;Judith R. Glynn;Troels Lillebaek;Stefan Niemann

  • Isoniazid plus antiretroviral therapy to prevent tuberculosis: a randomised double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    Molebogeng X Rangaka;Molebogeng X Rangaka;Robert J Wilkinson;Robert J Wilkinson;Robert J Wilkinson;Andrew Boulle;Judith R Glynn

  • Vaccine effectiveness estimates, 2004-2005 mumps outbreak, England.

    Cheryl Cohen;Joanne M. White;Emma J. Savage;Judith R. Glynn

  • The benefits to communities and individuals of screening for active tuberculosis disease: a systematic review.

    K. Kranzer;H. Afnan-Holmes;K. Tomlin;J. E. Golub

  • Large-scale whole genome sequencing of M. tuberculosis provides insights into transmission in a high prevalence area.

    J. A. Guerra-Assunção;A. C. Crampin;R. M. G. J. Houben;T. Mzembe

Frequent Co-Authors

Neil French
Neil French University of Liverpool
Ruth McNerney
Ruth McNerney University of Cape Town
Taane G. Clark
Taane G. Clark London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Nuala McGrath
Nuala McGrath University of Southampton
Arnab Pain
Arnab Pain King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Miguel Viveiros
Miguel Viveiros Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Katherine Fielding
Katherine Fielding University of London
Richard J. Hayes
Richard J. Hayes London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Francis Drobniewski
Francis Drobniewski Imperial College London
Robert J. Wilkinson
Robert J. Wilkinson The Francis Crick Institute

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