Janet Hemingway

Janet Hemingway is a British infectious diseases specialist. She is the former director of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), founding director of the Infection Innovation Consortium (iiCON) and Professor of Tropical Medicine at LSTM. She is the president of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. She is the international director of the Joint Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Jizan, Saudi Arabia.

Early life and education

Hemingway was born in a small mining town in West Yorkshire in 1957 ==Research and career==

Research and career

Hemingway specialises in the biochemistry and molecular biology of specific enzyme systems associated with xenobiotic resistance, most notably the malaria-transmitting mosquito. She was the first to report the co-amplification of multiple genes on a single amplicon and demonstrate their impact on disease transmission. In 2019, she became the first woman to be awarded the Manson Medal (jointly with David Warrell). == Personal life==

Personal life

Hemingway runs a 15 acres farm in a remote corner of the Cheshire countryside in the north part of England. Her home is a converted Victorian farm built in 1840. "She shares it with five horses, two dogs, a cat and, for now, her daughter ... and her partner ." == Awards and honours ==

Awards and honours

• Northern Leadership awards, 2023 • Manson Medal, 2019. • Awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to the control of tropical disease vectors in the Queen's 2012 Birthday Honours. • Elected a Fellow of The Royal Society (FRS) in 2011 • Elected a Fellow to the American Academy of Microbiology in 2011 • Elected a Foreign Associate to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 2010 == References ==

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