Executive Board
The Centre is directed by Professor Azra Ghani, supported by an Executive Board composed of members of academic and professional/technical staff. The executive board supports the overall implementation of the MRC Centre’s agenda. It is chaired by the Director and meets every 2 months.
Subcommittees
Sub-committees manage the day-to-day activities of the Centre within the priority research themes and cross-cutting agendas.
- Preparedness and Response to Emerging Threats Research
Dr Anne Cori, Professor Neil Ferguson - Global Health Analytics Research
Dr Jeff Eaton, Professor Tim Hallett, Dr Lucy Okell - Vaccines & Therapeutics Research
Dr Ilaria Dorigatti, Professor Nick Grassly - Pathogen Genomic Epidemiology Research
Dr Nuno Faria, Professor Matt Fisher - Training & Capacity Strengthening
Professor Marie-Claude Boily, Professor Tom Churcher, Professor Nim Pathy, Dr Hugo Turner - External Relationships & Communications
Dr Sabine van Elsand - Research Software Engineering
Dr Rich Fitzjohn - WHO Liaison
Dr Ruth McCabe
Executive Board Members
Professor Azra Ghani
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Professor Azra Ghani
Chair in Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Professor Nicholas Grassly
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Professor Nicholas Grassly
Professor of Infectious Disease & Vaccine Epidemiology
Professor Nimalan Arinaminpathy (Nim Pathy)
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Professor Nimalan Arinaminpathy (Nim Pathy)
Professor in Mathematical Epidemiology
Professor Marie-Claude Boily
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Professor Marie-Claude Boily
Professor of Mathematical Epidemiology
Professor Thomas Churcher
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Professor Thomas Churcher
Professor of Infectious Disease Dynamics
Dr Ilaria Dorigatti
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Dr Ilaria Dorigatti
Senior Lecturer & Sir Henry Dale Fellow
Dr Sabine van Elsland
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Dr Sabine van Elsland
WHO Liaison | External Relationships and Communications Manager
Professor Nuno Faria
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Professor Nuno Faria
Professor in Virus Genomic Epidemiology
Professor Neil Ferguson
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Professor Neil Ferguson
Professor of Mathematical Biology and Head of Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Professor Matthew Fisher
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Professor Matthew Fisher
Professor of Fungal Disease Epidemiology
Ms Susannah Fisher
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Ms Susannah Fisher
Scientific Manager
Dr Richard FitzJohn
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Dr Richard FitzJohn
Principal Architect, Research Software Engineering Group
Professor Timothy Hallett
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Professor Timothy Hallett
Professor of Global Health
Dr Jeff Imai-Eaton
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Dr Jeff Imai-Eaton
Senior Lecturer in HIV Epidemiology
Dr Ruth McCabe
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Dr Ruth McCabe
WHO Liaison