Author Archives: tamsinelee

This catchphrase is dangerous. As a lover of digging into datasets to uncover the stories, this ubiquitous catchphrase irks me. Data cannot capture the full story, and expectations that it can polarizes people. Reality is beautifully complex with infinite connections … Continue reading →

Below is a post written by Shweta Sharma, a Masters student from May 2020 to July 2021 whom I supervised at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute. Take it away Shweta!It’s spring of 2020, and I am starting my … Continue reading →

Imagine there’s a new disease. Quickly, stock up on loo roll! But whilst we panic, the powers that be throw money at the problem (whilst, presumably, also panicking). Then knowledge grows and miracles happen. Miracles happen because we invest in … Continue reading →

I’m excited to announce the publication in Malaria Journal, the leading journal in malaria research, Mechanistic within-host models of the asexual Plasmodium falciparum infection: a review and analytical assessment. Flavia Camponovo, Tamsin E. Lee, Jonathan Russell, Lydia Burgert, Jaline Gerardin, … Continue reading →

Papers. Oh they take some time. I am pleased to announce a new paper (well newish. Published September 2020 Tropical Conservation Science). This paper started in 2018, but it’s always been a side project so I’ve struggled to make the … Continue reading →

My last blog post, I announced that I was awarded the Marie Curie Individual Fellowship from the Horizon 2020 fund from the European Commission. And I promised to give details about the actual project. Et voila! Antimicrobial resistance You’ve probably … Continue reading →

My goodness! It’s been over a year since my last post?! I’d question what happened, but I think we all understand that 2020 has done funny things with our perception of time. The hiatus is particularly long on my part … Continue reading →

I’ve been vegan for 18 years. When I went vegan there were rudimentary cheese alternatives. This didn’t both me as I would eat cheese made from potatoes whilst singing, “Potato cheese, potato cheese, cheese made from… potatoes!” Others tasted it … Continue reading →