Professor Adam Finn
Current positions
Professor of Paediatrics
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Research interests
Group: Bristol Childrens Vaccine Centre
- Microbial and host interactions in the human upper respiratory tract and pathogenesis of bacterial respiratory and invasive infections in children
- Respiratory mucosal naturally-acquired and vaccine-induced immunity to pneumococcus and other bacteria
- Clinical trials of vaccines and antimicrobial agents in children
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
JIU-JITSU WITH MISINFORMATION IN THE AGE OF COVID: USING REFUTATION-BASED LEARNING TO ENHANCE VACCINE UPTAKE AND KNOWLEDGE AMONG HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Psychological ScienceDates
01/04/2021 to 31/03/2025
The AvonCAP Study
Principal Investigator
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
Avon CAP (Community Acquired Pneumonia) study is an observational study taking place in several hospitals in the Avon area. As part of this study, we will be recording, how many…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/10/2020 to 01/10/2024
Elizabeth Blackwell Institute Early Career Fellowship
Principal Investigator
Role
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Cellular and Molecular MedicineDates
01/10/2018 to 30/09/2020
PANM WT VIA OXFORD 087622/Z08A
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Cellular and Molecular MedicineDates
06/06/2016
Why does pneumococcus cause disease?
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Cellular and Molecular MedicineDates
08/04/2014 to 31/12/2018
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Selected publications
01/01/2000Primary and booster salivary antibody responses to a 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in infants
Journal of Infectious Diseases
Recent publications
05/01/2024An assessment of the airborne longevity of group A Streptococcus
Microbiology
Information needs of ethnically diverse, vaccine-hesitant parents during decision-making about the HPV vaccine for their adolescent child
BMC Public Health
Surveillance of pneumococcal serotypes in adults hospitalised with acute lower respiratory tract infection in Bristol, UK
Vaccine