Aubrey Cunnington, Professor of Paediatric Infectious Disease at Imperial College London, leads the institution's Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and serves as an Honorary Consultant at St Mary's Hospital, part of the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. His research delves deeply into the critical interactions between hosts and pathogens that lead to severe infectious diseases, focusing on malaria. Professor Cunnington is also pioneering precision diagnostics for infectious diseases of global importance, advancing understanding and treatment capabilities in the field.