Biography

Dr. Adam Penn-Nicholson is the Deputy Director of the Tuberculosis Programme at FIND. He oversees the planning, management, monitoring, and implementation of diagnostic studies within the TB Programme. With a strong technical background, his primary focus is on evaluation and demonstration studies that enable WHO review and global/national policy making. He collaborates with academic institutions, industry partners, national reference laboratories, donors and people affected by TB worldwide.

Expertise

TB Diagnostics
Public Health

Key Impacts

A prospective multicentre diagnostic accuracy study of the Truenat MTB Plus/COVID-19 assay for simultaneous detection of TB and COVID-19

Although optimal diagnostic performance was not demonstrated, the potential for rapid development of tests that integrate TB diagnosis with detection of other relevant respiratory infections is highlighted.

Source: Conference 2024

Research Summaries