Professor Peter Vickerman
BSc(Edin.), DPhil(Oxon.)
Current positions
Professor of Infectious Disease Modelling
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Context-specific factors that drive HIV transmission among men who have sex with men: Modelling the role of behavioural, social and legal factors
Principal Investigator
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at high risk of HIV infection.
Behavioural, legal and social factors all contribute to this heightened
risk. Epidemiological analysis and modelling will be used…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical SchoolDates
04/10/2021 to 01/04/2024
Mechanistic hydro-epidemiological modelling to reduce human and animal fasciolosis risk in Bolivia through improved environmental management
Principal Investigator
Description
Climate change, poor sanitation and increasing closeness of animals and humans are factors that have led to a rise in infectious diseases across the developing world. Fasciolosis is a Neglected…Managing organisational unit
Dates
01/01/2019 to 31/05/2019
Building the evidence base for cost-effective treatment scale-up for hepatitis C virus in Pakistan healthcare settings
Principal Investigator
Role
Collaborator
Description
Pakistan’s expanding hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic makes up >10% of the global disease burden. Increasing accessibility to highly-effective curative HCV treatment presents an opportunity for healthcare providers in Pakistan…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
15/11/2018 to 31/07/2019
HEPCARE EUROPE
Principal Investigator
Description
The HepCare Europe project focuses on providing an ‘integrated care’ model for HCV treatment based on the joint participation of primary and speciality care practitioners to allow for more efficient…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/05/2016 to 30/04/2019
Systematic review of the synergism between Opiate substitution therapy (OST) and ART (PART 1) and modelling the implications for the impact of OST and ART on HIV transmission amongst people who inject drugs (PWID) (PART 2)
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/10/2014 to 01/11/2016
Thesis supervisions
Analysing the role of incarceration in the transmission and prevention of human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C virus amongst people who inject drugs
Supervisors
Eliminating hepatitis C in the UK among men who have sex with men during the era of pre-exposure prophylaxis
Supervisors
Investigating the epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in different settings around the world
Supervisors
Informing the treatment and prevention response for HIV among people who inject drugs
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
01/11/2025Characterising benzodiazepine use and the association with non-fatal overdose among people who inject opioids in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
International Journal of Drug Policy
Cost-effectiveness of Hepatitis C virus case finding and treatment in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Liver International
Cost-effectiveness of vaccination strategies to control future mpox outbreaks in England
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
Differential risk for Hepatitis C And HIV among People Who Inject Drugs in Kenya
International Journal of Drug Policy
Estimating the annual number of hepatitis C virus infections through vertical transmission at country, regional, and global levels
Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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Dr Adam Trickey
Senior Research Fellow
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Dr Jack Stone
Associate Professor in Infectious Disease Mathematical Modelling
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Dr Adelina Artenie
Honorary Senior Research Fellow
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