Anne Mandall Johnson

Professor Anne Mandall Johnson is a leading figure at University College London (UCL), serving as Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology since 1996. She currently holds prominent leadership roles including President of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences (2020–present) and Co-Director of UCL Health of the Public (2019–present), alongside her position as Honorary Consultant in Public Health Medicine at CNWL London NHS Foundation Trust.

Her research expertise spans Infectious Disease Epidemiology with critical contributions to understanding HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, influenza, and SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics. She pioneered methodologies in health survey design and behavioral intervention trials while addressing emerging challenges like climate change impacts on public health. Her work integrates clinical epidemiology with population-level health policy development.

• 2013 Dame Commander of the British Empire (DBE) for services to medical science
• 2018 Andrija Stampar Medal for excellence in public health education
• 2022 Darwin Day Medal recognizing scientific leadership
• NIHR Senior Investigator Award (2009-2017, Emeritus status)
• Multiple fellowships including Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons

As former Vice-Dean for International Relations at UCL Faculty of Population Health Sciences (2014-2018) and Governor of the Wellcome Trust (2011-2018), she has shaped global health research agendas while directing the MRC UK Centre for Co-ordinating Epidemiological Studies of HIV/AIDS for a decade.