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Three new full Oxford Professors from MORU

Three MORU Network staff awarded full professorship at the Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford.

Yoel Lubell, Frank Smithuis and Lorenz von Seidlein

I was delighted to see that in this year’s Recognition of Distinction exercise three senior MORU Network staff were honoured with the conferment of full Professor titles in recognition of their research achievements, contribution to teaching, and contribution to the general work of the Nuffield Department of Medicine:

Yoel Lubell, Professor of Global Health

Frank Smithuis, Professor of Tropical Medicine

Lorenz von Seidlein, Professor of Global Health

Please join me in congratulating Frank, Lorenz and Yoel on this marvellous and richly deserved achievement!!

 - Nick Day

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