Richard Anthony

Richard Anthony is a senior scientist at the RIVM (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) in the Netherlands, specializing in tuberculosis research and diagnostics.13 He has been working on improving tuberculosis diagnosis for nearly 20 years, focusing on various aspects from updating microscopic protocols to developing molecular assays.1

Key Information:

• Current Position: Senior Scientist in the TB Group at RIVM3
• Education: Ph.D. from King's College London in 19952
• Research Focus: Tuberculosis diagnostics, drug resistance detection, and bacterial diagnostics3
• Expertise: Use of genome sequencing for diagnostics, quality control, and monitoring of mycobacterial strains1

Professional Roles:

• Co-Chair of the New Diagnostic Working Group of the StopTB partnership
• Core group member of European Laboratory Initiative and ERI
• Principal Investigator of the European laboratory network (ERLN-TBnet)
• Elected member of the Disease Network Coordination Committee (DNCC) for Tuberculosis at ECDC
• President of the European Society of Mycobacteriology since 20161

Richard Anthony's research has contributed significantly to the field of tuberculosis diagnostics, with his work resulting in more than 50 published papers.2 His current focus at the Netherlands tuberculosis reference laboratory involves applying genome sequencing techniques to diagnostics, quality control, and monitoring the emergence and spread of mycobacterial strains.1