Prof Paul Hunter
| Job Title | Contact | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Professor |
Tel: 1004/3606 |
- Personal
- Research
- Teaching
- Publications
- External
- Admin
Career
- Registrar Medical Microbiology Manchester Public Health Laboratory 1980-1983
- Senior Registrar Medical Microbiology Cardiff Public Health Laboratory 1983-1986
- Senior Registrar Medical Microbiology Central Public Health Laboratory, London 1986-1988
- Director and Consultant Medical Microbiologist Chester Public Health Laboratory 1988-2001
- Consultant in Communicable Disease Control Cheshire Health Authority 1989-2001
Academic Background
- Graduated MB ChB from Manchester University in 1997
- Diploma in bacteriology from Manchester University in 1983
- MD from Manchester University in 1990
- MBA from Open University in 1996
- Member Royal College Pathologists 1985 (Fellowship in 1995)
- Member Faculty of Public Health Medicine (Fellow 2005)
Fellow Institute of Biology 1994
Key Research Interests
The epidemiology of emerging infectious disease especially that linked to environmental factors. Most interest in spread of infection by drinking water, but also recreational water contact and food. Interest in zoonotic diseases. Conducting case-control and other epidemiological studies in the UK, Europe and the developing world. Interest in risk assessment and risk communication
Research Group Members
Infection and Immunity
Teaching Interests
Primary interest in teaching medical students that infectious diseases remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality even in developed societies, but especially in developing countries. Also getting across the message that research is fun, especially research into infectious disease in general and diarrhoea in particular.
· Teaching to MB BS and MSc students
· Lead Respiratory Unit course team 2002 – 2005
· Lectures and seminars on environment and health, microbiology and infectious diseases
· Member of Elective module team
Key Publications
- Abubakar I,, Myhill DJ,, Hart AR,, Lake IR,, Harvey, I, Rhodes, JM, Robinson, R, Lobo, AJ, Probert, CSJ, Hunter, PR In press 2006, 'A Case Control Study of Drinking Water and Dairy Products in Crohn' s Disease - Further Investigation of the Possible Role of Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis', American Journal of Epidemiology,
- Hunter, P, Hughes, G, Woodhouse, S, Syed, Q, Verlander, N Q, Chalmers, RM, Morgan, K 2004, 'Case-Control Study Sporadic Cryptosporidiosis with genotyping', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 10, pp. 1241-1249.
- Hunter, P. R., Hughes, S., Woodhouse, S., Raj, N., Syed, Q., Chalmers, R. M., Verlander, N. Q., Goodacre, J. 2004, 'Health sequelae of human cryptosporidi osis in immunocompetent patients', Clin Infect Dis, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 504-10.
- Hunter, PR, Hadfield, SJ, Wilkinson, D, Lake, IR, Harrison, FCD, Chalmers, RM. Re-submitted, 'Multi-locus microsatellite fragment analysis of strains of Cryptosporidium hominis and Cryptosporidium parvum in humans and the correlation between subtypes of C. parvum and risk factors', Emerging Infectious Diseases,
External Activities and Indicators of Esteem
- European editor of Journal of Water and Health
- Chair of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development/World Health Organization expert group on “Approaches to establishing links between drinking water and infectious disease” 1999
- Chair of Board of Directors of Institute for Public Health and Water Research, Chicago. 2004 to date
- Chair of Scientific Advisory Committee – Suez Environment, Paris 2004 to date
Professional Activities
- Honorary Consultant Medical Microbiologist Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital 2002 to date
Administrative Posts/Responsibilities
- Group Leader - BioMedicine
- Research Theme Lead - Infection and Immunity
- Deputy chair of the Bio-Medical Research Centre management group
- Director of the Woolfson Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Chair of the Containment Level III committee
- Member of Medical School Coordination and Planning Team