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Biography
James Chirombo obtained his PhD in spatial statistics from Lancaster University in 2018. He then joined the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme as a biostatistician in the Statistical Support Unit where his primary role was providing statistical support and advice to researchers. In 2024 James joined Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) as a lecturer in biostatistics in the Clinical Sciences department.
Most of his work has been in vector-borne diseases with a focus on malaria. Currently, James’ interest is in understanding the shift in malaria burden towards school-age children. To this end, James is a trial statistician for a study in Malawi which aims to assess two drugs as potential prophylaxis to control malaria in this population. He is also a co-investigator on a Wellcome-funded project on climate impacts attribution and a Wellcome Discovery Award project about advancing methods of surveillance of mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
Research interests
James' research interest lies in building spatio-temporal statistical models to characterise the impact of environmental and climate change on climate-sensitive diseases. James is also interested in understanding the role of human movement, both short- and long-term on the spread of infectious diseases.
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A first report of Biomphalaria pfeifferi in the Lower Shire Valley, Southern Malawi, a major intermediate snail host species for intestinal schistosomiasis
Nkolokosa, C., Mbewe, R., Chirombo, J., Stanton, M., Jones, C., Makaula, P., Namacha, G., Chiepa, B., Kalonde, P., Baluwa, C., Zembere, K., Kambewa, E., Kaonga, C. C., Archer, J., Juhasz, A., Cunningham, L., Tangena, J.-A. & Stothard, J. R., 15 Feb 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, p. 5603 5603.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An exploratory study using respondent-driven sampling to map HIV risk across sex work locations in Blantyre, Malawi
Chirombo, J., Lora, W. S., Sakala, D., Shahmanesh, M., Ali, S., Chabata, S. T., Hargreaves, J. R., Cowan, F. M. & Desmond, N., 26 Aug 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mapping and quantifying travel time to define health facility catchment areas in Blantyre city in Malawi
Kalonde, P. K., Tsoka, O., Chiepa, B., Baluwa, C., Nkolokosa, C., Mategula, D., Muthukrishnan, S., Feasey, N., Henrion, M. Y. R., Stanton, M. C., Ray, N., Terlouw, D. J., Longbottom, J. & Chirombo, J., 11 Jun 2025, In: Communications Medicine. 5, 1, 227.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Predicting current habitat suitability for intermediate snail hosts of urogenital and intestinal schistosomiasis in the Lower Shire Valley floodplain of southern Malawi
Nkolokosa, C., Chirombo, J., Jones, C., Mbewe, R. B., Kambewa, E., Makaula, P., Tangena, J.-A. & Stothard, R., 29 Aug 2025, In: Parasites & Vectors. 18, 1, 368.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Updated fine-scale location data for Blantyre district collected using a low-cost approach
Baluwa, C., Kalonde, P. K., Mseka, U. L., Tsoka, O., Kajanga, K., Chimphondah, F., Aaron, P. T. M., Chimbalanga, F., Chiepa, B., Nkolokosa, C., Ndeketa, L., Musicha, P., Jambo, K. C., Stanton, M. C. & Chirombo, J., 22 Jul 2025, In: Scientific data. 12, 1, 1275.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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