Professor Henry Mwandumba is the Director of the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme (MLW), Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases and Head of the Mucosal and Vascular Immunology Group at MLW. His research focuses on understanding the immunopathogenesis of HIV-associated illnesses, particularly tuberculosis, HIV and vascular diseases to improve patient outcomes

Stephen has conducted clinical and translational research in the UK and Africa since 1993. As Director of the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome programme (2015-2022), Stephen led with a vision of “research to benefit health and training the next generation of researchers. Starting in Edinburgh in 2025, Stephen hopes to build collaborative links in translational experimental medicine especially the use of human challenge studies to accelerate vaccine development.

David Lissauer is Professor of Global Maternal and Fetal Health at the University of Liverpool. His research is focussed on maternal infections and improving the quality of maternity care in Africa. He work including a wide range of approaches from translational research to clinical trials and implementation science.