Professor Michael Wilson

Professor Wilson is the Deputy Director of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) at the University of Ghana, Legon. As a medical parasitologist, Professor Wilson’s career has been focused on research and technical support to parasite control programs in West Africa, including the West African Center for International Parasite Control (WACIPAC), a component of NMIMR, for which he currently serves as the Deputy Director. WACIPAC promotes the philosophy of the Global Parasite Control Initiative (commonly called the Hashimoto Initiative), which uses treatment of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis in schools as a means of gaining entry into communities for a broader health program. Professor Wilson has more than 40 publications in peer-reviewed journals and books.