Mark Woolhouse

Mark Woolhouse
Mark Woolhouse; FRSE FMedSci OBE
Born	1959; Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Nationality	British
Alma mater	University of Oxford (1980); University of York (1981); University of Canberra (1985);
	Scientific career
Institutions	University of Edinburgh

Mark Edward John Woolhouse FRSE FMedSci OBE (born 1959) is professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the Usher Institute in the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh.

Early life and education

Mark Woolhouse was born in 1959 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire.[1] He holds a bachelor's degree in zoology from the University of Oxford (1980), a master of science degree in biological computation from the University of York (1981) and a doctor of philosophy degree in biology from the University of Canberra (1985).

Career

Woolhouse is professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the Usher Institute in the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh.[2][3][4][5]

Woolhouse is a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and of the Academy of Medical Sciences. He was appointed a member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2002 New Year Honours for services to the control of infectious diseases.[6]

COVID-19

On 19 September 2020, when the UK faced an introduction of "COVID marshals" and an increase in the number of reported cases of COVID-19 that some like Chris Whitty had termed a "second wave",[7] Woolhouse instead favoured a Swedish-style model and "learn to live with COVID."[8]

Selected publications

"How to make predictions about future infectious disease risks". Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Vol. 366, Issue 1573 (12 July 2011), pp. 2045-2054. doi:10.1098/rstb.2010.0387, PMID 21624924, PMC PMC3130384.

References

Mark E J Woolhouse England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008. Family Search. Retrieved 24 March 2020. (subscription required)
"Mark Woolhouse". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
"Mark Woolhouse | Veterinary Vaccinology Network". www.vetvaccnet.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
"Professor Mark Woolhouse | The Academy of Medical Sciences". acmedsci.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
Friend, Milton (2006). Disease Emergence and Resurgence: The Wildlife-human Connection. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. p. 7.
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/56430/supplement/11
"UK Covid-19 cases and deaths: how the UK is coping with a second wave". Telegraph Media Group Limited. 19 September 2020.
Woolhouse, Mark (19 September 2020). "Lockdown failed. We must follow the Swedish model and learn to live with Covid". Telegraph Media Group Limited.

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[1] Mark E J Woolhouse England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008. Family Search. Retrieved 24 March 2020. (subscription required)

[2] "Mark Woolhouse". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 21 March 2020.

[3] "Mark Woolhouse | Veterinary Vaccinology Network". www.vetvaccnet.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2020.

[4] "Professor Mark Woolhouse | The Academy of Medical Sciences". acmedsci.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2020.

[Friend2006-5] Friend, Milton (2006). Disease Emergence and Resurgence: The Wildlife-human Connection. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. p. 7.

[6] ttps://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/56430/supplement/11

[dt2nd-7] "UK Covid-19 cases and deaths: how the UK is coping with a second wave". Telegraph Media Group Limited. 19 September 2020.

[mwdt-8] Woolhouse, Mark (19 September 2020). "Lockdown failed. We must follow the Swedish model and learn to live with Covid". Telegraph Media Group Limited.