MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM

The MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM is one of two research units established in sub- Saharan Africa by the Medical Research Council UK, and is the Council's largest establishment conducting medical research in a developing country. The Unit represents a unique concentration of scientific expertise and high quality research platforms in the West African region, and aims to improve the health of people in low income countries by excellence in multi-disciplinary research programmes. We have an exciting research agenda organised around three themes: Disease Control & Elimination, Vaccines & Immunity and Nutrition & Planetary Health.