Why CREATOR?
The Vision
The Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme (MLW) strives to be the best clinical research institute in any low-income country world-wide and now wishes to make a directional step-change by combining postgraduate specialist training of doctors and scientists with research to make health impact.
The Core Purposes
The CREATOR building will accommodate a 30% increase in MLW based research activity over the next ten years focusing on new contextually relevant, impactful programmes including a focus on the health effects of climate change, means to reduce child stunting and optimise growth, and the accelerated implementation of vaccines using human challenge models.
The Value
The value of CREATOR for Malawi and the region will be a step-change in the scale and quality of clinical research, enrichment of Malawian in-country postgraduate specialist education and support of Malawian clinical researchers and opinion leaders.
CREATOR Lead
Prof Stephen Gordon, previous Director of MLW, was appointed CREATOR Lead in 2022. His role is to deliver the CREATOR vision supported by the CREATOR Steering Group which brings together the partners, CREATOR Advisory Roundtable, and the current MLW community.