E
pidemiologist Steve Meshnick, whose work on malaria and other tropical diseases left a lasting effect on public health research in multiple African and Asian countries, died from cancer last week (August 5). He was 68.
A leading researcher on the mechanisms of action of antimalarial drugs such as artemisinin, Meshnick developed long-lasting scientific connections to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Malawi, Thailand, and Cambodia, among other countries. He helped to conduct training and build research capacity in these countries alongside his work at the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill, where he was based for the last two decades.
“Steve was remarkable in every possible way,” Myron Cohen, director of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases at UNC, says in a statement. “He was always excited about science and new ideas. He inspired a generation of young investigators and built a world-class research team. He ...
