Pathogen Biology and Disease Transmission Discovery Advisory Group
This advisory group shortlists candidates for Wellcome Career Development Awards and Wellcome Discovery Awards.
Its remit covers applications that aim to improve our understanding of the biology of human pathogens and their vectors, and how infectious diseases are transmitted.
Examples include:
- infectious diseases of humans
- cellular and molecular studies of human pathogens and their vectors, including antigen discovery and host-pathogen interactions
- mechanisms and emergence of drug-resistant infection relevant to humans
- population and evolution studies of infectious agents and their hosts
- environmental factors influencing infection, including disease ecology
- studies of microbial populations relevant to human health, including the microbiome.
Members
Members are listed below. Additional experts will join the panel as necessary.
Dr Miren Iturriza-Gomara (Chair)
GlaxoSmithKline
Professor Pip Beard
Keele University
Professor Tihana Bicanic
St Georges University of London
Dr Michelle Buckner
University of Birmingham
Dr Katharine Coyte
University of Manchester
Dr Luisa Figueiredo
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, University of Lisbon
Professor Simon Foster
University of Sheffield
Professor Ian Goodfellow
Exscientia/University of Cambridge
Professor Lesley Hoyles
Nottingham Trent University
Professor Richard McCulloch
University of Glasgow
Professor Fredros Okumu
Ifakara Health Institute/University of Glasgow
Dr Duy Thanh Pham
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit/University of Oxford
Professor Jetsumon Prachumsri
Mahidol University
Professor Helen Price
Keele University
Professor Samuel Sheppard
University of Oxford
Professor Tom Solomon
University of Liverpool
Professor Richard Stanton
Cardiff University
Dr Teresa Thurston
University of Oxford
Manager
Rosie Brooks
Funding Manager