Cameron Simmons

Professor

1996 …2024

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Biography

I am the Director of Global Delivery in the World Mosquito Program.  The WMP uses Wolbachia for the biocontrol of arboviruses (e.g. dengue, Zika and chikungunya) that are transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.  My leadership role is to deliver high quality Wolbachia implementation projects globally and support new business development.  I led the first cluster randomised trial of Wolbachia for the control of dengue in indonesia.
 
I spent 13years of my academic career with the University of Oxford and based in Vietnam at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases. It was here, seeing severe dengue patients on an almost daily basis, that I developed an international reputation for clinical and laboratory research on the epidemiology, pathogenesis and management of dengue. I have a long history of consulting to the World Health Organisation and to private sector drug and vaccine development companies. 
 
I have significant leadership and operational experience in Australia and the Asia/Pacific.  I have Harvard Business School Executive training and am a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. 
 
 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne

Award Date: 1 Dec 1997

Bachelor of Science (Honours), University of Melbourne

Award Date: 1 Dec 1992

External positions

Professor of Infectious Diseases, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam

1 Jul 201031 Dec 2020

Research area keywords

  • Dengue
  • Epidemiology
  • Clinical Trials
  • global health
  • Infectious Diseases

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