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Robert Butcher

Assistant Professor

Clinical Research

Orcid identifier0000-0003-0435-2655
  • Assistant Professor
    Clinical Research
  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Clinical Research Department, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom

BIO

I am an infectious diseases researcher working in Global Eye Health, with a particular interest in ocular infections. My main focus is the translational application of molecular tools at the individual and population level. I have also worked with several large eye health survey initiatives (Tropical Data, Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness and School Eye Health Rapid Assessment)

 

I hold a batchelors degree in Biology from Imperial College and a masters degree in Immunology of Infectious Diseases from London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). My PhD on the use of molecular tools to study the epidemiology of trachoma in the Pacific Islands was awarded by LSHTM in 2017. 

LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE APPOINTMENTS

  • Research Assistant
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Clinical Research Department, London, UK7 Dec 2012 - 31 Jul 2017
  • Research Fellow
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Clinical Research Department, London, UK1 Aug 2017 - 31 Jul 2020
  • Assistant Professor
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Clinical Research Department, London, UK1 Aug 2020 - present

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Drug Profiles and Commissioning Editor
    Future Science Group1 Oct 2009 - 30 Sep 2011

DEGREES

  • BSc (Hons), Biology
    Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom1 Oct 2006 - 30 Sep 2009
  • MSc, Immunology of Infectious Diseases
    London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom30 Sep 2011 - 30 Sep 2012
  • PhD, Epidemiology
    London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom1 Sep 2013 - 1 Jul 2017
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching (Module 1)
    London School of Hygiene and Medicine, London, United Kingdom1 Sep 2017 - 1 Jun 2018

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Fungal Pathogen Genomics
    Wellcome Connecting Science, Cambridge, United Kingdom2 Jun 2025 - 6 Jun 2025

REGIONS & COUNTRIES

  • Pacific island small states
  • Ethiopia
  • Fiji
  • Kiribati
  • Nauru
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Solomon Islands
  • Vanuatu
  • Nepal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)
  • Tanzania
  • Zimbabwe

TOPICS & DISCIPLINES