Prof. Amaya Bustinduy is a Clinical Professor of Global Paediatrics at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and an Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases with the UK's NHS. Her academic background includes training in paediatrics and infectious diseases in the United States, with a focus on helminthic infections and their effects on child health in coastal Kenya since 2009. She holds an MD from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, an MPH from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a PhD from the University of Amsterdam. 

Her research focuses now on neglected tropical diseases, particularly schistosomiasis, and their impact on child and adolescent health. She leads the Schistosomiasis Clinical Research Group at LSHTM, conducting field studies in countries including Uganda, Malawi, and Zambia. Amaya’s work encompasses clinical epidemiology, point-of-care diagnostics, and pharmacokinetic studies of antiparasitic drugs in children. She is particularly interested in female genital schistosomiasis, aiming to integrate its diagnosis with screenings for cervical cancer, sexually transmitted infections, and HIV. In addition to her research, she contributes to teaching at LSHTM, serving as a module organizer and lecturer for courses on neglected tropical diseases and tropical medicine.