Most emerging infections are caused by zoonotic pathogens acquired following contact with other
vertebrates. Some zoonotic pathogen host jumps go on to cause epidemics and, exceptionally but very impactfully,
pandemics such as that caused by SARS-CoV-2.

Researchers in the Georgina Mace Centre and widely across Imperial are using big data and deep-learning computational approaches to understand the scalar dimensions of our biotic and abiotic world. Harnessing multiple disciplines represents the ‘Moon Shot’ for resolving the complex causal basis of disease emergence and to generate robust, systems-oriented risk reduction strategies.

Key Academics

Prof. Matthew Fisher, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine
Prof. Vincent Savolainen, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences
Dr Emma Ransome, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences
Dr Will Pearse, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences