Professor Peter Horby is Senior Clinical Research Fellow. His research focusses on epidemic diseases such as Ebola and bird flu, and crosses the disciplines of basic science, medical science and public health. Influenza, SARS & Ebola Research on emerging infectious diseases can o ...Show more
Structural biology and vaccines
Structure of viruses Professor David Stuart studies the structure of viruses at the molecular level. His work is particularly interested in virus-receptor interaction and the basic puzzles of virus assembly and he uses structural biology to answer these questions.
How the immune system detects flu virus
Dr Jan Rehwinkel talks about the role of our innate immune system in our fight against flu virus. The innate immune response is critical for a successful defence against viral infection. The first arm of our immune response is triggered by the detection of the presence of the vir ...Show more
Viral vectored vaccine development
Professor Sarah Gilbert talks about her work on viral vectored vaccines. Viral vectored vaccines combine a safe virus with a disease protein to protect against specific diseases. These vaccines have the potential to drastically improve public health. Professor Sarah Gilbert has b ...Show more
Universal Flu Vaccine
Dr Richard Antrobus talks about his research in the development of a universal flu vaccines. Universal flu vaccines target specific parts of the influenza virus that stay relatively stable between different strains of flu. Dr Richard Antrobus is conducting a Phase I study for a u ...Show more