Alimuddin Zumla

Sir

Alimuddin Zumla

KBE, FRCP, FRCPath, FRSB
Sir; Alimuddin Zumla; KBE, FRCP, FRCPath, FRSB
Born	15 May 1955; Fort Jameson, Northern Rhodesia
Nationality	British
Alma mater	University of Zambia; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Royal Postgraduate Medical School; University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Known for	Tuberculosis research; Tropical medicine; Infectious diseases; Mass-gathering medicine; COVID-19 research
Spouse	Farzana Bhuta
Awards	2022: Manson Medal ; 2021: EU-EDCTP Pascoal Mocumbi Prize ; 2020: Mahathir Science Award ; 2018: The Union Medal ; 2015: Contribution to World Class Research Award ; 2014: Donald Mackay Medal ; 2012: Karolinska Institutet Science Award ; 2011: WHO Stop TB Partnership, Kochon Foundation Prize and Medal ; 2000: The Albert Chalmers Medal ; 1999: Weber-Parkes Trust Medal
	Scientific career
Fields	Medicine; Tuberculosis; Global health
Institutions	University College London; UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Thesis	Characterisation of human monoclonal antibodies to phenolic glycolipid -1 from patients with leprosy : and production of their anti-idiotypes (1987)
Doctoral advisors	Keith McAdam ; David Isenburg
Website	https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=AZUML60 ; http://www.unza-uclms.org/

Sir Alimuddin Zumla, KBE, FRCP, FRCPath, FRSB (born 15 May 1955) is a British-Zambian professor of infectious diseases and international health at University College London Medical School. He specialises in infectious and tropical diseases, clinical immunology, and internal medicine, with a special interest in HIV/AIDS, respiratory infections (including COVID-19 and Tuberculosis), and diseases of poverty. He is known for his leadership of infectious/tropical diseases research and capacity development activities. He was awarded a Knighthood in the 2017 Queens Birthday Honours list for services to public health and protection from infectious disease. In 2012, he was awarded Zambia's highest civilian honour, the Order of the Grand Commander of Distinguished services - First Division. In 2023, for the sixth consecutive year, Zumla was recognised by Clarivate Analytics, Web of Science as one of the world's top 1% most cited researchers. In 2021 Sir Zumla was elected as Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences.

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