Infectious disease
Learn more about why we're taking on infectious disease and what we're doing.
Infectious Disease Team
Over the next 30 years, we want to prevent and stop future escalations of infectious diseases.
To understand what causes outbreaks and drives their escalation, we will support research into infectious diseases that are already on the rise and those with the potential to become future outbreaks. We will focus on communities at greater risk, ensuring sustainability and equity are considered throughout.
Our work will also inform how infectious diseases are mapped and measured to better predict outbreaks and intervene earlier.
Meet the team
Alexander Pym
Director of Infectious Disease
Wellcome
Alexander leads the Infectious Disease team at Wellcome, a global charitable foundation which supports science to solve urgent health challenges.
Esme Mroz-Dawes
Senior Programme Manager
Wellcome
Kiern Dhillon
Executive Assistant
Wellcome
Yasmin Jones
Team Coordinator
Wellcome
Sinead Mathias
Team Coordinator
Wellcome
Prevention
Charlie Weller
Head of Prevention, Infectious Disease
Shobana Balasingam
Research Lead, Human Investigations and Challenge
Deborah King
Research Lead, Vaccines
Helen Groves
Research Manager, Vaccines
Nimisha Raj Sharma
Research Manager, Human Investigations and Challenge
Deeva Agravat
Research Manager, Human Investigations and Challenge
Jeanette Hayes
Research Manager, Vaccines
Sophia Wang
Research Manager, Vaccines
Dr Colleen Loynachan
Research Manager, Antibodies and Immunity
Epidemics and Epidemiology
Josie Golding
Head of Epidemics & Epidemiology
Dr Ana Cehovin
Senior Research Manager, Microbial Communities and Reservoirs
Dr Natsuko Imai
Senior Research Manager, Disease Tracking
Bethan Hamilton
Research Manager, Epidemics
Rebecca Knowles
Research Manager, Disease Tracking
Petra Fay
Research Manager, Microbial Communities and Reservoirs
Interventions
Timothy Jinks
Head of Interventions
Janet Midega
Senior Research Manager, Drug Resistant Infections
Chibuzor Uchea
Research Manager, Drug Resistant Infections
Health Systems and Environment
Sally Nicholas
Head of Health Systems and Environment
Dr Jaspreet Turner
Senior Research Manager, Modelling
Emma Maynard
Research Manager, Climate and Infections
Mark Whittaker
Research Manager, Site and Systems
Our work
Latest reports
Reports
Find out more about our work through our latest reports.
