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

Professor Azra Ghani
Chair in Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Professor Nim Arinaminpathy

Professor Nimalan Arinaminpathy (Nim Pathy)
Professor in Mathematical Epidemiology

Professor Marie-Claude Boily
Professor of Mathematical Epidemiology

Professor Thomas Churcher

Professor Thomas Churcher
Professor of Infectious Disease Dynamics

Dr Anne Cori
Senior Lecturer in Infectious Disease Modelling

Dr Ilaria Dorigatti

Dr Ilaria Dorigatti
Senior Lecturer & Sir Henry Dale Fellow

Dr Jeff Eaton
Senior Lecturer in HIV Epidemiology

Dr Sabine van Elsland
WHO Liaison | External Relationships and Communications Manager

Dr Nuno Faria
Reader Virus Evolution and Sir Henry Dale Fellow

Professor Neil Ferguson

Professor Neil Ferguson
Professor of Mathematical Biology and Head of Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Professor Matthew Fisher

Professor Matthew Fisher
Professor of Fungal Disease Epidemiology

Ms Susannah Fisher

Ms Susannah Fisher
Scientific Manager

Dr Richard FitzJohn
Principal Architect, Research Software Engineering Group

Professor Nicholas Grassly

Professor Nicholas Grassly
Professor of Infectious Disease & Vaccine Epidemiology

Professor Timothy Hallett

Professor Timothy Hallett
Professor of Global Health

Dr Lucy Okell
Senior Lecturer and Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellow