Marcel Tanner
Prof. Marcel Tanner Akademien der Wissenschaften Schweiz House of Academies / Laupenstrasse 7 CH-3008 Bern Switzerland Mailing Address: Akademien der Wissenschaften Schweiz House of Academies, Postfach CH-3001 Bern Switzerland Phone: +41 (0) 61 284 82 87 Phone2: +41 (0) 61 284 81 11 Fax: +41 (0) 61 284 81 05 E-mail: marcel.tanner(at)swisstph.ch URL Institution: www.swisstph.ch Phone: +41 (0) 61 284 82 87 Phone2: +41 (0) 61 284 81 11 Fax: +41 (0) 61 284 81 05 E-mail: marcel.tanner(at)swisstph.ch URL Institution: www.swisstph.ch |
Programs in which Marcel Tanner holds an official function:
a+ | president | 2022 - |
scnat | honorary member | 2005 - |
Additional functions:
Board of Trustees Ifakara Health & Development Centre, Tanzania
Präsident Kommission CSRS der SANW
Chairman INCLEN TRUST 2000-2004, 2010- ongoing
Member AMANET Board
Chair INDEPTH network 2012-2016
Chair DNDi 2007-2017
Chair board SSPH+ 2009-2017
Key Publications of Marcel Tanner (up to ten) :
Publications: Out of 561 peer-reviewed original papers:
Abdulla S, Oberholzer R, Juma O, Kubhoja S, Machera F, Membi C, Omari S, Urassa A, Mshinda H, Jumanne A, Salim N, Shomari M, Aebi T, Schellenberg DM, Carter T, Villafana T, Demoitie MA, Dubois MC, Leach A, Lievens M, Vekemans J, Cohen J, Ballou WR & Tanner M (2008) Safety and immunogenicity of RTS,S/AS02D malaria vaccine in infants. N Engl J Med 359, 2533-2544.
Bergquist R & Tanner M (2010) Controlling schistosomiasis in Southeast Asia: a tale of two countries. Adv Parasitol 72, 109-144.
Alonso PL, Brown G, Arevalo-Herrera M, Binka F, Chitnis C, Collins F., Doumbo O., Greenwood B., Hall BF., Levine M., Mendis K., Newmann R., Plowe Ch., Rodriquez MH., Sinden R., Slutsker L., and Tanner M. (2011) A Research Agenda to Underpin Malaria Eradication. PLoS Med 8(1): e1000406.
The RTS SCTP (2011) First results of phase 3 trial of RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in african children. N Engl J Med 365, 1863-1875.
Smith T, Ross A, Maire N, Chitnis N, Studer A, Hardy D, Brooks A, Penny M & Tanner M (2012) Ensemble modeling of the likely public health impact of a pre-erythrocytic malaria vaccine. PLoS Medicine 9, e1001157.
The RTS,S Clinical Trials Partnership (2012) A phase 3 trial of RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in African infants. N Engl J Med 367, 2284-2295.
Expertise of Marcel Tanner:
Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
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Expert Type | Research Interface / Management |
Scope | Scope |
Process Studies | |
Vulnerability to Change | |
Mitigation of Change | |
Topic Biosphere | Plants |
Animals | |
Biodiversity | |
Topic Integrated Systems | Nutrient Cycle / Food Chain |
Life Cycle | |
Topic Ecosystems | Terrestrial Ecosystems |
Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Economy / Resource Use |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery | |
Food Security | |
Trade / Globalisation | |
Water | |
Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape | |
Topic Technology | Technology |
Biotechnology | |
Topic Politics/Law | Politics / Law |
Regionalization / Globalization | |
Topic Society | Perception / Behaviour / Attitudes |
Topic Culture/History | Ethics / Cultural Values |
Topic Health | Infectious / Vector Borne Disease |
Nutrition | |
Topic Sustainability | Ecological Sustainability |
Social Sustainability | |
Topic Risk & Disaster Management | Risk Assessment / Forecasting |
Spatial Zones | Mountain / Highland |
Lowland | |
Urban | |
Rural | |
Spatial Scale | Global / Hemispheric |
Regional | |
Local / Community | |
Time Frame | Past |
Recent / Today | |
Future | |
Statistical Focus | Mean Change / Trends |
Methods | Data Collection - Measurement |
Data Collection - Interviews, Questionnaires | |
Data Collection - Documents, Archives | |
Data Analysis | |
Literature Study | |
Modeling | |
Policy Analysis and Formation | |
Applied Research / Technology | |
Collaboration with developing and transition countries ; Capacity Building |
Specialties of Marcel Tanner:
Control of communicable diseases - particularly malaria, schistosomiasis, health systems research, health planning, public health
Last update: 11/27/23
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