# David Molyneux

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{{Short description|British parasitologist (born 1943)}}
{{Hatnote|For the British Labour politician, see [David Molyneux (politician)](/source/David_Molyneux_(politician))}}
{{Hatnote|For the Manx sidecar racer, see [Dave Molyneux](/source/Dave_Molyneux)}}
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'''David Hurst Molyneux''' [CMG](/source/Companion_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George)<ref name=ChesLieut /> (born 1943)<ref name=Hay+McHugh>{{citation |title=Presidential addresses of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: 1907–2013 |author=[Simon I. Hay](/source/Simon_I._Hay) |author2=Gerri M. McHugh |journal=[Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene](/source/Transactions_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Tropical_Medicine_and_Hygiene) |year=2013 |volume=107 |issue=10 |pages=603–07 |doi=10.1093/trstmh/trt066 |pmid=24026462 |pmc=3892027 |doi-access=free }}</ref> is a British [parasitologist](/source/parasitology) who served as the director of the [Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine](/source/Liverpool_School_of_Tropical_Medicine) (1991–2000), where, as of 2018, he is an emeritus professor.<ref name=LSTH_Int_Health /> He previously held the Chair of Biological Sciences at the [University of Salford](/source/University_of_Salford) (1977–91), where he also served as Dean of the Faculty of Science. His research and advocacy have focused on what are now known as [neglected tropical diseases](/source/neglected_tropical_diseases),<ref name=Kirby_Lancet /> and [Michael Barrett](/source/Michael_Barrett_(scientist)) credits him (with Alan Fenwick and [Peter Hotez](/source/Peter_Hotez)) as among the earliest advocates of the campaign to focus international attention on this group of diseases in the early-to-mid 2000s.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/world/africa/2019/08/how-world-winning-fight-against-neglected-tropical-diseases |title=How the world is winning the fight against neglected tropical diseases |author=Michael Barrett |journal=[New Statesman](/source/New_Statesman) |date=27 August 2019 }}</ref>

==Biography==
Molyneux was born in [Northwich](/source/Northwich) in [Cheshire](/source/Cheshire) in 1943, and educated at [Denstone College](/source/Denstone_College), [Staffordshire](/source/Staffordshire) (1956–62). He attended [Emmanuel College](/source/Emmanuel_College%2C_Cambridge) of the [University of Cambridge](/source/University_of_Cambridge), gaining a degree in [zoology](/source/zoology) (1965) and a PhD in [parasitology](/source/parasitology) (1969).<ref name=LJMU_Sanderson>{{citation |url=https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/about-liverpool-john-moores-university/fellows/honorary-fellows-2010/david-molyneux |title=David Molyneux: Oration |author=Frank Sanderson |publisher=[Liverpool John Moores University](/source/Liverpool_John_Moores_University) |year=2010 |access-date=7 February 2020 }}</ref><ref name=SGUGaz>{{citation |url=https://baysgu35.sgu.edu/calendars/sgugazette.nsf/GazetteFullStoryPast?readform&LookupKey=02/06/2003--%3E2 |title=WINDREF Lecture: Professor David Molyneux, MA, PhD, DSc, FIBiol |journal=[SGU Gazette](/source/St._George's_University) |date=6 February 2003 |access-date=8 February 2020 }}</ref> He received a [DSc](/source/DSc) from the [University of Salford](/source/University_of_Salford) (1992).<ref name=LJMU_Sanderson />

His earliest position was as a lecturer in parasitology at the [Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine](/source/Liverpool_School_of_Tropical_Medicine) (LSTM; 1968–75), interrupted by a stint at the Nigerian Institute of Trypanosomiasis Research (1970–72); his research focus was ''[Leishmania](/source/Leishmania)''. In 1975, he joined the [World Health Organization](/source/World_Health_Organization) (WHO), working on [African trypanosomiasis](/source/African_trypanosomiasis) in [Burkina Faso](/source/Burkina_Faso) (then Upper Volta). In 1977, he was appointed the Chair of Biological Sciences at the [University of Salford](/source/University_of_Salford), and subsequently Dean of the university's Faculty of Science; his research focus was [onchocerciasis](/source/onchocerciasis). In 1991, he returned to the LSTM as its director, a position he held until 2000. His work there focused on [filariasis](/source/filariasis). In 1997, he established what later became the WHO Global Alliance for the Elimination of Filariasis, then funded by the [Department for International Development](/source/Department_for_International_Development) and [GlaxoSmithKline](/source/GlaxoSmithKline), who provided the [antiparasitic](/source/antiparasitic) [albendazole](/source/albendazole).<ref name=Kirby_Lancet>{{citation |title=David Molyneux: raising the profile of neglected tropical diseases |author=Tony Kirby |journal=[The Lancet](/source/The_Lancet) |volume=375 |page=21 |year=2010 |issue=9708 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(09)62174-7|pmid=20109847 |s2cid=46362598 |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref name=LJMU_Sanderson /> He served as the Alliance's executive secretary (2006–10) and directed the Lymphatic Filariasis Support Centre at LSTM (2000–08). He also held a professorship in tropical health sciences at the [University of Liverpool](/source/University_of_Liverpool).<ref name=LSTM_bio /><ref name=WHO_bio>{{citation |url=https://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/molyneux_stag/en/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150826224159/http://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/molyneux_stag/en/  |archive-date=August 26, 2015 |title=Prof. David H. Molyneux |publisher=[World Health Organization](/source/World_Health_Organization) |access-date=8 February 2020 }}</ref> He performed various part-time roles at LSTM until September 2018, when he retired from the institute.<ref name=LSTM_bio>{{citation |url=https://www.lstmed.ac.uk/about/people/professor-david-molyneux-cmg |title=Professor David Molyneux CMG: Emeritus Professor |publisher=[Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine](/source/Liverpool_School_of_Tropical_Medicine) |access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref><ref name=UtCNTD>{{citation |url=https://unitingtocombatntds.org/news/tropical-diseases-pioneer-retires-or-does-he/ |title=Tropical diseases pioneer retires – or does he? |work=Uniting to Combat NTDs |publisher=Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases |date=10 September 2018 |access-date=8 February 2020 }}</ref>

He has been the editor-in-chief of the [Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene](/source/Royal_Society_of_Tropical_Medicine_and_Hygiene)'s journal, ''[International Health](/source/International_Health_(journal))'', since 2018.<ref name=LSTH_Int_Health>{{citation |url=https://www.lstmed.ac.uk/news-events/news/professor-david-molyneux-announced-as-editor-in-chief-of-international-health-the |title=Professor David Molyneux announced as Editor-in-Chief of International Health, the journal of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |publisher=[Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine](/source/Liverpool_School_of_Tropical_Medicine) |date=13 April 2018 |access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://academic.oup.com/inthealth/pages/Editorial_Board |title=''International Health'': Editorial Board |publisher=[Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press) |year=2020 |access-date=7 February 2020 }}</ref> In 2010, he edited a series of articles on [neglected tropical diseases](/source/neglected_tropical_diseases) for ''[The Lancet](/source/The_Lancet)''.<ref name=Kirby_Lancet />

Molyneux is married to Anita; they have two children.<ref name=SGUGaz /><ref name=UtCNTD /> As of 2020, he lives in [Kingsley](/source/Kingsley%2C_Cheshire) in Cheshire.<ref name=ChesLieut />

==Awards and honours==
Molyneux served as president of the [British Society for Parasitology](/source/British_Society_for_Parasitology) (BSP; 1992–94)<ref>{{citation |url=http://bsp.uk.net/about/who-we-are/ |title=Council Members |work=The British Society For Parasitology |publisher=[British Society for Parasitology](/source/British_Society_for_Parasitology) |year=2020 |access-date=7 February 2020 |archive-date=24 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324084119/http://bsp.uk.net/about/who-we-are/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and of the [Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene](/source/Royal_Society_of_Tropical_Medicine_and_Hygiene) (RSTMH; 2007–09).<ref name=Hay+McHugh /><ref>{{citation |url=https://rstmh.org/about-us/our-presidents |title=Our Presidents |work=Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |date=10 December 2018 |publisher=[Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene](/source/Royal_Society_of_Tropical_Medicine_and_Hygiene) |access-date=7 February 2020 |archive-date=22 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422051055/https://rstmh.org/about-us/our-presidents |url-status=dead }}</ref>  
 
His awards include the [Chalmers Medal](/source/Chalmers_Medal) (1987),<ref name=RSTMH_awards /> the BSP's C. A. Wright Memorial Medal (1989),<ref>{{citation |url=https://bsp.uk.net/awards-grants/c-a-wright-memorial-medal/ |title=C A Wright Memorial Medal |publisher=[British Society for Parasitology](/source/British_Society_for_Parasitology) |year=2020 |access-date=7 February 2020 }}</ref> the [Donald Mackay Medal](/source/Donald_Mackay_Medal) (2007)<ref name=RSTMH_awards /> and the [Sir Patrick Manson Medal](/source/Manson_Medal), the RSTMH's highest award (2013).<ref name=RSTMH_awards>{{citation |url=https://rstmh.org/awards/previous-medal-winners |title=Previous medal winners |publisher=[Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene](/source/Royal_Society_of_Tropical_Medicine_and_Hygiene) |access-date=7 February 2020 |archive-date=23 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123204106/http://rstmh.org/awards/previous-medal-winners  }}</ref> He is an elected fellow of the [Institute of Biology](/source/Institute_of_Biology) (1984), an honorary fellow of the [Royal College of Physicians](/source/Royal_College_of_Physicians) and of [Liverpool John Moores University](/source/Liverpool_John_Moores_University) (2010), and has received honorary degrees from [Georgetown University](/source/Georgetown_University), Washington, D.C. (2010)<ref name=LJMU_Sanderson /> and the [University of Health and Allied Sciences](/source/University_of_Health_and_Allied_Sciences), Ghana (2019).<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.uhas.edu.gh/en/public/news/uhas-confers-honorary-doctorate-degree-on-professor-david-molyneux.html |title=UHAS Confers Honorary Doctorate Degree on Professor David Molyneux |publisher=[University of Health and Allied Sciences](/source/University_of_Health_and_Allied_Sciences) |date=12 April 2019 |access-date=12 February 2020 }}</ref> In the [New Year Honours](/source/2020_New_Year_Honours) of 2020, he was awarded the [Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George](/source/Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George) (CMG) for "services to Controlling Neglected Tropical Diseases".<ref name=ChesLieut>{{citation |url=https://www.cheshirelieutenancy.org.uk/cheshire-residents-included-in-the-new-year-honours-list/ |title=Cheshire Residents Included in the New Year Honours List |publisher=Cheshire Lieutenancy |year=2020 |access-date=7 February 2020 }}</ref>

==Selected publications==
*{{citation |author=[Peter J. Hotez](/source/Peter_J._Hotez) |author2=Alan Fenwick |author3=Lorenzo Savioli |author4=David H. Molyneux |title=Rescuing the bottom billion through control of neglected tropical diseases |journal=[The Lancet](/source/The_Lancet) |volume=373 |pages=1570–1575 |year=2009 |issue=9674 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60233-6|pmid=19410718 |s2cid=18371227 }}
*{{citation |author=[Peter J. Hotez](/source/Peter_J._Hotez) |author2=David H. Molyneux |author3=Alan Fenwick |author4=Jacob Kumaresan |author5=Sonia Ehrlich Sachs |author6=Jeffrey D. Sachs |author7=Lorenzo Savioli |title=Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases |journal=[New England Journal of Medicine](/source/New_England_Journal_of_Medicine) |volume=357 |pages=1018–27 |year=2007 |issue=10 |doi= 10.1056/NEJMra064142 |pmid=17804846 |doi-access=free }}
*{{citation |author=[Peter J. Hotez](/source/Peter_J._Hotez) |author2=David H. Molyneux |author3=Alan Fenwick |author4=Eric Ottesen |author5=Sonia Ehrlich Sachs |author6=Jeffrey D. Sachs |title=Incorporating a Rapid-Impact Package for Neglected Tropical Diseases with Programs for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: A comprehensive pro-poor health policy and strategy for the developing world |journal=[PLOS Medicine](/source/PLOS_Medicine) |volume=3 |page=e102 |year=2006 |issue=5 |doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0030102 |pmid=16435908 |pmc=1351920 |doi-access=free }}
*{{citation |author=David H. Molyneux |author2=[Peter J. Hotez](/source/Peter_J._Hotez) |author3=Alan Fenwick |title="Rapid-Impact Interventions": How a Policy of Integrated Control for Africa's Neglected Tropical Diseases Could Benefit the Poor |journal=[PLOS Medicine](/source/PLOS_Medicine) |volume=2 |page=e336 |year=2005 |issue=11 |doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0020336 |pmid=16212468 |pmc=1253619 |doi-access=free }}

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