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 01/10/2023
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
21/06/2023Differences in airborne stability of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern is impacted by alkalinity of surrogates of respiratory aerosol
Journal of the Royal Society Interface
Effectiveness of BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccination in prevention of hospitalisations and severe disease in adults with SARS-CoV-2 Delta (B.1.617.2) and Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant between June 2021 and July 2022
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
Evaluation and deployment of isotype-specific salivary antibody assays for detecting previous SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adults
Communications Medicine
Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infective exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on clinical outcomes in a prospective cohort study of hospitalised adults
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
Prolonged T-cell activation and long COVID symptoms independently associate with severe COVID-19 at 3 months
eLife
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