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
Electrospun mucoadhesive matrices for polymer some-mediated mRNA vaccine delivery
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/05/2024 to 30/04/2026
Combining shingles with either COVID-19 or adjuvanted influenza vaccine
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
09/01/2023
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
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
29/01/2025Mechanistic models of humoral kinetics following COVID-19 vaccination
Journal of the Royal Society Interface
Estimating the burden of vaccine-preventable lower respiratory tract disease in UK primary care
BJGP Open
Improving the accuracy of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) incidence among hospitalised adults in Bristol, UK
Improving the accuracy of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) incidence among hospitalised adults in Bristol, UK
Ambient Carbon Dioxide Concentration Correlates with SARS-CoV-2 Aerostability and Infection Risk
Nature Communications
An assessment of the airborne longevity of group A Streptococcus
Microbiology
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Professor Andrew Davidson
Professor of Systems Virology
School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Professor Nick Maskell
Professor of Respiratory Medicine
Bristol Medical School (THS)
Dr Leon Danon
Associate Professor in Data Analytics
School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology
Dr Catherine Hyams
Clinical Research Fellow
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Robert Challen
Research Fellow
School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology