Gary Clifford
Deputy Branch Head
Early Detection Prevention and Infections
Speciality: Epidemiology
| Year | Degree | Major | Institution | Country/Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | PhD | Biological sciences | University of Newcastle / Tyne | UK / Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 1994 | Bachelor of Science (IIi Honors) | Biological sciences | University of Manchester | UK / Manchester |
Current Research Projects
Infection-attributable disease burden: local and global.
(Coordinator)
Evaluation of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine programme impact in various low- and middle-income country implementation settings.
(Coordinator)
HIV and cervical cancer epidemiology: burden and prevention in the combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) era in sub-Saharan Africa.
(Coordinator)
Anal cancer risk stratification assessment & implications for prevention.
(Coordinator)
Selected Publications
de Martel C, Georges D, Bray F, Ferlay J, Clifford GM. (2020) Global burden of cancer attributable to infections in 2018: a worldwide incidence analysis. Lancet Glob Health 8: e180-e90
Debeaudrap P, Sobngwi J, Tebeu PM, Clifford GM. (2019) Residual or recurrent precancerous lesions after treatment of cervical lesions in HIV-infected women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of treatment failure. Clin Infect Dis 69(9): 1555-1565
Lin C, Slama J, Gonzalez P, Goodman MT, Xia N, Kreimer AR, […], Clifford GM. (2019) Cervical determinants of anal HPV infection and high-grade anal lesions in women: a collaborative pooled analysis. Lancet Infect Dis 19(8): 880-891
Lin C, Franceschi S, Clifford GM. (2018) Human papillomavirus types from infection to cancer in the anus, according to sex and HIV status: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Infect Dis 18: 198-206
Mpunga T, Znaor A, Uwizeye FR, Uwase A, Munyanshongore C, Franceschi S, Clifford GM. (2018) A case-control study of HIV infection and cancer in the era of antiretroviral therapy in Rwanda. Int J Cancer 143: 1348-55