Who's Who
Tazio Vanni
Postdoctoral Fellow
Infections and Cancer Epidemiology Group
Specialty:
Epidemiology and Disease ModellingAcademic Degrees
| Year | Degree | Major | Institution | Town | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | PhD | Epidemiology and Disease Modelling | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London | London | UK |
| 2008 | Master of Science | Health Economics | University of York | York | UK |
| 2007 | Medical Residency | Infectious Diseases | University of Sao Paulo | Ribeirao Preto | Brazil |
| 2003 | MD | Medicine | Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul | Porto Alegre | Brazil |
Current Research Projects
- Filling the gaps in the epidemiology of human papillomavirus and cervical cancer in developing countries
IARC - HPV type distribution in cervical cancer among HIV-positive women in Africa
IARC - Screening of pre-cancerous lesions and the role of Human Papillomavirus testing in women with HIV in Africa
IARC - Improving cervical cancer prevention through human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and cervical screening (Bhutan / Rwanda)
IARC - HPV and cervical cancer risk among HIV-infected women: a model-based analysis using data from Kenya, South Africa and Brazil
Coordinator
Selected Publications
Vanni T, Luz PM, Foss A, Mesa-Frias M, Legood R. (2012) Economic modelling assessment of the HPV quadrivalent vaccine in Brazil: A dynamic individual-based approach . Vaccine: 4866-71Luz PM, Vanni T, Medlock J, Paltiel AD, Galvani AP (2011) Dengue vector control strategies in an urban setting: an economic modeling assessment. The Lancet : 1673-80
Vanni T, Luz PM, Grinsztejn B, Veloso VG, Foss A, Mesa-Frias M, Legood R (2011) Cervical cancer screening among HIV-infected women: an economic evaluation in a middle-income country. International Journal of Cancer :E96-104
Vanni T, Karnon J, Madan J, White RG, Edmunds WJ, Foss AM, Legood R (2011) Calibrating models in economic evaluation: a seven-step approach. Pharmacoeconomics :35-49
Mesa-Frias M, Chalabi Z, Vanni T, Foss A (2011) Uncertainty in environmental health impact assessment: quantitative approaches and perspectives. International Journal of Environmental Health Research: Epub
Scientific Societies Membership
Member of the Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases (since 2008)Member of the John Snow Society (since 2008)
Member of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (since 2009)