PSI researcher Md Zakiul Hassan, the inaugural Oxford-MoH Foundation DPhil Scholar, has been recognised as 2024 ISID Emerging Leader in International Infectious Diseases.
Founded in 1986, the International Society for Infectious Diseases supports organisations and professionals worldwide in their fight against infectious disease outbreaks, with a particular focus on resource-constrained settings.
The society’s Emerging Leaders programme celebrates outstanding early-career researchers’ contributions and recognises their future potential. Past Emerging Leaders have distinguished themselves in areas including HIV, tuberculosis, dengue and zika research.
Zakiul Hassan’s research focuses on improving clinical care for the potentially pandemic Nipah virus. He works in collaboration with the PSI-hosted International Severe and Acute Respiratory Infection Consortium (ISARIC) and partners in Bangladesh such as the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) and the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research.
Read the full story on the Pandemic Sciences Institute website.