David Baker has a BSc in Zoology and has a PhD that focused on the Molecular Biology of the intestinal parasite Giardia lamblia from the University of Hull in 1988. He then moved to the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine to work on the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. David became a Professor of Malaria Parasite Biology at the School in 2015. He holds current Wellcome Trust Investigator and Innovator Awards.
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Each year David lectures on the Advanced Practical Training in Molecular Biology Masters module (3158). He is a Tutor for the Distance Learning MSc, Postgraduate Diploma & Certificate in Infectious Diseases, and Tutor for the MSc in Medical Microbiology. David also marks exam scripts, assignments and MSc summer projects each year.