Great news: Professor Simon Croft, Professor of Parasitology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the chair of our International Advisory Panel, is to be awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science from Durham University in 2022. This award is in recognition of his outstanding achievements in NTDs research, including his work on kinetoplastids and other parasites. We offer Simon our congratulations and heartfelt thanks for his ongoing support of our project!