The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), England, was founded on 12 November 1898, by a donation from Sir Alfred Lewis Jones, a Liverpool Shipowner. The donation of £350 created the first school of its kind. For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Sir Alfred Lewis Jones (1845 - December 13, 1909), British ship-owner, was born in Carmarthenshire. ... Location within England Coordinates: , Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region North West England Ceremonial county Historic county Merseyside Lancashire Admin HQ Liverpool City Centre Founded 1207 City Status 1880 Government  - Type Metropolitan borough, City  - Governing body Liverpool City Council Area  - Borough & City 43. ... “GBP” redirects here. ...

The school has made many contributions to tropical medicine especially in identifying the vector for malaria, for which Sir Ronald Ross won the first British Nobel Prize in 1902. Its focus today is on the control of the diseases of poverty. Tropical medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with health problems that either occur uniquely in tropical and subtropical regions or are either more widespread in the tropics or more difficult to prevent or control. ... Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites. ... Ronald Ross Sir Ronald Ross (May 13, 1857 – September 16, 1932) was a Scottish physician. ... The Nobel Prizes (Swedish: ) are awarded for Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace, and Physiology or Medicine. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Today the school continues its work as a post-graduate school and is a registered charity affiliated to the University of Liverpool. In October 2005 Bill Gates donated £28million (USD $50.7m) to the school's research, which will more than double the size of the school. The University of Liverpool is a university in the city of Liverpool, England. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other persons named Bill Gates, see Bill Gates (disambiguation). ...

Notable alumni

• Kevin De Cock
• Matthew Lukwiya
• Francis Camps

Kevin M. De Cock, MD, is a Belgian scientist. ... Matthew Lukwiya Dr. Matthew Lukwiya (24 November 1957-5 December 2000) was a Ugandan physician and the supervisor of St. ... Francis Camps was a famous British pathologist in the 1950s. ...

See also

• Innovative Vector Control Consortium
• Michael Chan, Baron Chan
• Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine, (Belgium)
• Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

The Innovative Vector Control Consortium is a consutium whos objectives are to fast track development of improved insecticides and other mosquito control methods. It is led by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and includes Bayer-Cropscience, Colorado State University, University of California , London School of Hygiene and Tropical... Michael Chew Koon Chan, Baron Chan of Oxton (born 1940) is a Singaporean-British physician and politician, of Chinese descent. ... The Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine or Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) is located in Antwerp, Belgium (ITM). ... The royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene(RSTMH) was founded in 1907 by Mr. ...

External links

• LSTM Home page
• B.G.Maegraith - "History of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine" from National Institutes of Health
• BBC Report on Bill Gates donation
• A Century of Achievement for the School of Tropical Medicine
• Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases