From influenza to SARS-CoV-2: vaccines, immunity and molecular epidemiology in The Gambia

Hosted by the School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Host: Alice Halliday

I am a clinician scientist with research interests in clinical discovery science, focused on infectious diseases, vaccines and global health.

I am part of the Clinical Infection Research Group (CIRG) in the Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease (IICD), along with Prof. Sarah Rowland-JonesDr. Tom Darton , Dr. Paul Collini and Dr. Ruth Payne.  I have been an Honorary Consultant Physician in Infectious Diseases at the South Yorkshire Regional Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine in Sheffield since 2016. I continue to be a Visiting Scientist and Principal Investigator in the Vaccines and Immunity Theme at the MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM and am also an Honorary Associate Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Institutional Profile: Dr Thushan de Silva | Medical School | The University of Sheffield

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