Mark Jit
Mark Jit
Chair and Professor of the Department of Global and Environmental Health
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Professional overview
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Mark Jit is the inaugural chair and a professor in the Department of Global and Environmental Health. He was formerly head of the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Dynamics and co-director of the Global Health Economics Centre (GHECO) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). He holds honorary appointments at LSHTM as well as the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the National University of Singapore (NUS).
Dr. Jit’s research focuses on epidemiological and economic modeling of vaccines to support evidence-based public health decision making. He has published papers covering a range of vaccine-preventable or potentially vaccine-preventable diseases including COVID-19, measles, HPV, pneumococcus, rotavirus, influenza, Group B Streptococcus, dengue, EV71 and RSV as well as methodological papers advancing the ways vaccines are evaluated. This work has influenced many of the major changes to immunization policy in countries around the world. Dr. Jit has served on a number of expert advisory committees in the UK as well as for international organizations such as the World Health Organization. He also organises or contributes to academic and professional courses on vaccine modeling, economics and decision science around the world.
Dr. Jit received his BSc and PhD in Mathematics from University College London, specializing in mathematical biology, and a Master of Public Health degree from King’s College London.
Visit Dr. Jit's Google Scholar's page to learn more about his research portfolio.
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Education
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BSc, Mathematics, University College LondonPhD, Mathematics, University College LondonMPH, Public Health, King's College London
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Honors and awards
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Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (20222023)Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (2023)Training Fund Award, Health Protection Agency (2007)Andrew Rosen Prize, University College London (1999)Institute of Mathematics and its Applications Award (1998)Departmental Research Studentship, University College London (1998)Student Union Commendation, University College London (1997)Fillon Prize, University College London (1996)Pathfinder Award, University College London (1995)
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Publications
Publications
Estimating progression rates for human papillomavirus infection from epidemiological data
Failed retrieving data.Predicting the life-time benefit of school-based smoking prevention programmes
Failed retrieving data.Proceedings of the Modeling Evidence in HPV Pre-Conference Workshop in Malmö, Sweden, May 9-10, 2009
Failed retrieving data.The cost-effectiveness of vaccinating pregnant women against seasonal influenza in England and Wales
Failed retrieving data.The risk of sequelae due to pneumococcal meningitis in high-income countries : A systematic review and meta-analysis
Failed retrieving data.Transmission dynamic modelling of the impact of human papillomavirus vaccination in the United Kingdom
Failed retrieving data.Vaccination against pandemic influenza A/H1N1v in England : A real-time economic evaluation
Failed retrieving data.Cost of treatment and QALYs lost due to genital warts : Data for the economic evaluation of HPV vaccines in the United Kingdom
Failed retrieving data.The cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination : Comparative analyses for five European countries and transferability in Europe
Failed retrieving data.Economic evaluation of human papillomavirus vaccination in the United Kingdom
Failed retrieving data.Estimation of the impact of genital warts on health-related quality of life
Failed retrieving data.Mathematical modelling of cervical cancer vaccination in the UK
Failed retrieving data.Prevalence of human papillomavirus antibodies in young female subjects in England (British Journal of Cancer (2007) 97, (989-991) DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603955)
Failed retrieving data.Restructuring routine elective services to reduce overall capacity requirements within a local health economy
Failed retrieving data.Social contacts and mixing patterns relevant to the spread of infectious diseases
Failed retrieving data.A computational algorithm associated with patient progress modelling
Failed retrieving data.Estimating the number of deaths with rotavirus as a cause in England and Wales
Failed retrieving data.Evaluating rotavirus vaccination in England and Wales. Part I. Estimating the burden of disease
Failed retrieving data.Evaluating rotavirus vaccination in England and Wales. Part II. The potential cost-effectiveness of vaccination
Failed retrieving data.Prevalence of human papillomavirus antibodies in young female subjects in England
Failed retrieving data.A stochastic model to evaluate options for antenatal genetic screening
Failed retrieving data.Reduction in wound infection rates by wound surveillance with postdischarge follow-up and feedback
Failed retrieving data.TNF-α neutralization in cytokine-driven diseases : A mathematical model to account for therapeutic success in rheumatoid arthritis but therapeutic failure in systemic inflammatory response syndrome
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