Sophie Yacoub

Associate Professor Sophie Yacoub

Head of Dengue Group

Assoc. Prof. Sophie Yacoub, BM, MRCP, PhD, MSc, DTM&H is currently leading a large translational programme of dengue research, focusing on pathogenesis studies, precision medicine clinical trials and innovative technology centred on wearable devices, physiological monitoring and utilizing AI for medical imaging and clinical decision support systems.

In addition, Sophie is a Wellcome Clinical Career Development Fellow and a Physician in Infectious Diseases and General Medicine and holds an honorary consultant appointment at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust in the UK.

She is a member of the Royal College of Physicians in London. Her work has been supported by grants from Wellcome, NMRC Singapore, WHO, the British Heart Foundation and the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine.

Under hear leadership, dengue group is also investigating the impact of climate change and global heating on dengue and other climate-sensitive diseases in Southeast Asia through the integration of novel digital technologies, remote patient monitors, mHealth initiatives and AI methodologies. The overall aim of the group is to improve dengue clinical outcomes in Viet Nam and globally.

Timeline

PhD

Imperial College London, UK

MSc.

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK

Publications

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Nick Jones, Sophie Yacoub
Manson’s Tropical Diseases
October 9, 2023
DOI: https://www.asia.elsevierhealth.com/mansons-tropical-diseases-9780702079597.html
Phung Tran Huy Nhat, Nguyen Van Hao, Phan Vinh Tho, Hamideh Kerdegari, Luigi Pisani, Le Ngoc Minh Thu, Le Thanh Phuong, Ha Thi Hai Duong, Duong Bich Thuy, Angela McBride, Miguel Xochicale, Marcus J Schultz, Reza Razavi, Andrew P King, Louise Thwaites, Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, Sophie Yacoub; VITAL Consortium; Alberto Gomez
Crit Care
July 1, 2023
DOI: 10.1186/s13054-023-04548-w
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