The NIHR HPRU in Respiratory Infections is a consortium comprised of world-class expertise in all areas of laboratory, public health, epidemiology and health-economic sciences. The HPRUs strategic coordination maintains responsive in its research capacity to address emergent threats and ensures that the UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) proven track record in translational medicine remains harnessed directly to address public health priorities and health inequalities.

The NIHR HPRU in Respiratory Infections is a cross-institutional partnership between the UKHSA and Imperial College London in collaboration with University of Oxford and University of Sheffield, bringing together world-leading expertise.

Themes

Pandemic Preparedness

University Lead: Prof Wendy Barclay
UKHSA Lead: Dr Gavin Dabrera

Designing rapid research tools and protocols that can be activated during future respiratory outbreaks, helping to inform real-time public health responses

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Respiratory Infections Surveillance and Analytics

University Lead: Prof Simon de Lusignan
UKHSA Lead: Dr Jamie Lopez-Bernal

Using real-time data and advanced modelling to track how respiratory viruses spread and impact different communities, supporting faster and fairer health decisions

A syringe and COVID vaccine vial

Respiratory Infections Interventions

University Lead: Prof John Tregoning
UKHSA Lead: Dr Conall Watson

Evaluating how vaccines, diagnostics, and treatments are delivered and used in practice, to ensure they reach the people who need them most

E coli bacteria

Tuberculosis

University Lead: Prof Pete Dodd
UKHSA Lead: Dr Esther Robinson

Working with affected communities to design practical, evidence-based interventions that improve TB prevention, diagnosis, and care, especially in underserved groups

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NIHR HPRU Important links

Important links

General enquiries

NIHR HPRU in Respiratory Infections

Dr Victor Phillip Dahdaleh (VPD) Building
Level 5, Office 586
Imperial College London
Hammersmith Campus
Du Cane Road
London, W12 0NN

s.evetts@imperial.ac.uk