Professor Keith Somerville is a British historian who has held dual appointments at the University of Queensland and the University of Cambridge. He studied the humanities and social sciences at the Open University and was subsequently appointed Vice-Chairman of SEEDA in January 2009. In addition to his role with SEEDA, Keith is one of the inventors of the molecular clamp platform, a method that has allowed rapid progress of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
Since joining Lancaster University, Professor Keith Dawson has published over 100 scientific papers and books. He also has given many research seminars at top universities worldwide and is the Director of the Co-Reach Chinese-European research group. He has held visiting research fellowships at the Australian National University in Canberra and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. His recent projects have focused on immunology and infectious disease. In the past decade, he has travelled to the USA to work on biotechnology, pursuing his PhD in linguistics.
Since his appointment in Aberdeen, Keith has worked in the Middle East, Central America, and East Asia. His research has focused on animal remains and involved novel methods of analysis. His work has benefited millions of people in the developing world. He has published over 600 scientific papers and has made major contributions in the fields of pneumococcal epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance. In addition to his work in the UK, Professor Keith Appleby has conducted research in Africa, the Middle East, and Oceania.
In 2013, Keith was elected as a member of the National Academy of Medicine and was chair of the International Board of the American Society for Microbiology. He was also on the CDC's Science Advisory Council. He served on several expert committees, including those on HIV and the AIDS epidemic in the United States. In 2016, he served as president of the International Society of Infectious Diseases. He had a long and distinguished career at Stanford University, and he had a profound impact on the faculty.
In addition to serving as Vice-Chairman of the Department of History, Professor Keith serves as co-principal investigator of the MSU Vietnam Group Archive, a project that will digitize materials generated by Michigan State technical assistance programs in South Vietnam from 1955 to 1962. He also serves as a co-editor of the Journal of Vietnamese Studies. While his background in history and sociology is diverse, he has a passion for writing and presenting.
His work has been adapted by colleagues and academics. His most recent publications include Expertise in Second Language Learning and Teaching, Communicative Syllabus Design and Methodology, and Communicative Syllabus Design and Methodologies. His work has shaped the field of science and religion. In addition, he has published over fifty articles and books, including The Value of Communication in the Classroom and The Evolution of Religious Knowledge and Practice.
