Pascal Magnussen

Pascal Magnussen serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. He is affiliated with both the DRUGS team and CMP (likely Centre for Medical Parasitology) at the university.

• Specialist in Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases
• Member of the International Commission for the Certification of Dracunculiasis Eradication since 1995
• Scientific Advisor to Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI)

Dr. Magnussen's research focuses on malaria in pregnancy, resistance to antimalarial drugs, clinical filariasis, and the epidemiology and control of schistosomiasis and intestinal helminths. His work spans multiple African countries including Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Zambia, Ghana, and Malawi, with previous studies conducted in Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa, and Burkina Faso.

His recent publications demonstrate significant contributions to malaria diagnostics implementation, cost-effectiveness analysis of diagnostic approaches, and integrated control of neglected tropical diseases. His work often employs a One Health approach, particularly in the context of Taenia solium control across sub-Saharan Africa.

• Infectious Diseases, Danish Board of Health accredited specialist (1995)
• Tropical Medicine, Danish Board of Health accredited specialist (1987)
• MD in Health and Medical Sciences (1978)
• Scientific Advisor to Schistosomiasis Control Initiative
• Extensive media coverage of his malaria vaccine research (2010)

With over 299 research outputs documented, Dr. Magnussen has supervised more than 30 PhD students and has extensive teaching experience in tropical medicine, infectious diseases, epidemiology of vector-borne parasitic diseases, public health, and travel medicine. His international collaborations span multiple African countries where he conducts field research on neglected tropical diseases.