Jürgen May

Jürgen May is Full Professor for Epidemiology of Tropical Diseases at the University of Hamburg, Member of the Board of Directors at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM), and Head of the Dept. Infectious Disease Epidemiology. His research focus is the epidemiology and control of communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. This includes the planning, preparation, supervision, performance and analysis of studies that combine classical, molecular and clinical epidemiology. Main questions are the advanced diagnosis of poverty-related and neglected diseases and co-infections in resource-poor settings, the definition of health priorities, and the investigation of infectious agents and their transmission conditions. This includes the analysis of genetic, environmental, socio-economic, demographic, and spatio-temporal risk factors on the site of host, pathogen and vector. The vision of Dr. Mays work is the translation of results to the implementation of diagnostics, treatment, prevention and capacity building in endemic countries. Currrently, he is Board Member of the German Association for Tropical Medicine and International Health (DTG), Co-ordinator of the Unit African Partner Institutions at the German Center of Infectious Disease Research, and nominated representative of Germany and Luxemburg at the Joint Coordination Board (JBC) of the WHO Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR).