LSTM in Conversation

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the LSTM in Conversation podcast, Dr. Tom Wingfield sits down with Fatima Karmadwala , a multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) survivor and passionate advocate for person-centred care.  Fatima shares her deeply personal journey of navigating the UK healthcare system, enduring a four-month delay in diagnosis. Her story highlights a critical challenge: in low-...

Send a text In this episode of LSTM In Conversation , Professor Russell Stothard speaks with PhD candidate Ayesha Bell-Gamwoto about female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) , a neglected disease with serious consequences for women’s sexual and reproductive health. Drawing on Ayesha’s research in Liberia, they explore the realities of conducting surveillance in post-conflict settings, the links betwee...

Send a text In this episode of In Conversation with LSTM, alumnus Dr Motto Nganda is joined by Ayo Akinmolayan, who brings lived experience of sickle cell disease, and Evelyn Matongo, a psychologist leading participatory research in Zambia, to explore what truly person-centred sickle cell care looks like in practice.  They discuss the physical, emotional, and social realities of living with sickle...

Send a text In this episode of LSTM in Conversation , host Dr Kerry Millington, Senior Research & Policy Associate at LSTM and working as a Research Uptake Manager on the LIGHT research programme, speaks with Dr Jasper Nidoi and Dr Chukwuebuka Ugwu , early career researchers at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, about their work on the LIGHT Research Programme , a UK AID–funded initiat...

Send a text In this episode of LSTM In Conversation , Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Professor of Molecular Virology Professor Jonathan Ball sits down with LSTM alumnus Professor Kevin Marsh , a world-renowned malariologist whose career has helped shape the scientific landscape across Africa. Professor Marsh reflects on his early inspiration to study malaria wh...

Send a text In this episode of LSTM In Conversation , Dr Laura Dean speaks with alumnus Dr Ifeanyi Nsofor, public health physician, behavioral science researcher, and global health equity advocate. Together, they explore Dr Nsofor’s journey from aspiring surgeon to championing preventive health, his experiences tackling misinformation during the Ebola response, and the power of technology and soci...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of LSTM In Conversation , Professor Sally Theobald reconnects with LSTM alumna Dr. Bertha Simwaka, now Senior Fund Portfolio Manager for Zambia at the Global Fund. Together, they explore Bertha’s career journey from her PhD at LSTM, embedded in Malawi’s health systems, to leading multi-million dollar HIV, TB, and malaria programmes across Zambia and India. Bertha s...

Send a text In this bonus episode of LSTM In Conversation , writer Frank Cottrell-Boyce reflects on adapting The Railway Man and sharing the powerful story of FEPOW survivor Eric Lomax. He explores the challenges of portraying trauma, the complexity of forgiveness, and the importance of remembering untold histories.

Send a text This powerful episode of LSTM In Conversation explores the long-running Far East Prisoners of War (FEPOW) Project, a unique research and remembrance initiative chronicling the health, trauma, and lived experiences of former FEPOW during and after WWII. Alumni, Emeritus Professor Geoff Gill and Meg Parkes share highlights from decades of groundbreaking work in tropical medicine, and psy...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of LSTM in Conversation podcast features an interview with Dr. Kennedy Uadiale, an alumnus of Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and a current PhD student. The discussion explores Kennedy's career journey from a medical doctor to his extensive work with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) across Africa and Asia, and his recent return to LSTM. Kennedy's PhD res...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of LSTM in Conversation, Dr. Martha J. Chinouya, Director of Global Health Studies and Reader at LSTM, engages in a conversation with Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, Mandate Secretary for Health Services & Environment in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Together, they explore the intersection of public health, environmental stewardship, and global health leade...

Send us Fan Mail Join Professor Hilary Ranson, Pro-Vice Chancellor of Research, Culture, and Integrity at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, as she engages in a conversation with Professor Yamni Nigam, a Biomedical Sciences expert at Swansea University and an LSTM alumna. Yamni shares her pioneering work on maggot therapy, a revolutionary yet ancient treatment for chronic wounds, and its role...

Send a text Expect an engaging and insightful dialogue between Professor Bertie Squire and Dr. Olusoji Adeyi, an LSTM alumnus and global health expert. Dr. Adeyi shares his journey from growing up in Nigeria to becoming a leader in global health policy. He reflects on pivotal moments in his career, including his time at LSTM, his work with WHO and the World Bank, and his focus on health equity and...