PSI is a research institute at the
@UniofOxford
with a mission to discover, create and enable practical solutions to infectious disease threats worldwide.
Earlier this month, the International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2024 brought together 700+ delegates from 60+ countries to further global collaboration in pandemic sciences.
Watch our full conference highlights 👇
#PandemicSciences24
A warm welcome from Dame Sarah Gilbert to today’s launch of
@PSIOxford
and our aim to safeguard
#health
economic stability for future generations – through scientific leadership and a global perspective
#HealthForAll
📢 NEWS: Scientists from Oxford & Liverpool launch new vaccine trial for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).
#MERS
is a deadly viral illness with no current vaccines, posing a potential
#pandemic
threat.
Read the full story ⬇️
It will be great to have you join us today
@NDMOxford
@PSIOxford
will harness the
@UniofOxford
research excellence as well as its global research collaborations between academia, industry and governments – all of whom are represented here today at the launch
#GlobalHealth
Today we are excited to attend the launch of
@PSIOxford
, sitting within the wider
@UniofOxford
sphere with an aim to safeguard
#health
economic stability for future generations – through scientific leadership and a global perspective
#HealthForAll
.
@UniofOxford
Vice Chancellor, Louise Richardson joins
@PSIOxford
launch highlighting “This is an important moment in the history of the university” and how integral it is that we are bringing together academic expertise nationally and internationally.
#globalhealth
Nicola Lewis from
@crick
speaks of how "Preventing zoonotic disease emergence before widespread human-to-human transmission is cheaper and has better
#publichealth
outcomes; prevention include reducing risky human-animal interactions and refining global surveillance systems".
Prof. John Bell reflects on
#COVID19
and how to prepare for the future. “We had to create tools and infrastructure from scratch – testing, sequencing,
#vaccine
. Starting and stopping is not an option: we need continuous ‘always on’ system to spot and monitor future
#pandemics
The International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2024 starts today 🙌
Leading experts from academia, policy & industry are joining us for sessions on:
✅ vaccines
✅ therapeutics
✅ diagnostics
✅ policy
✅ epidemiology
✅ ethics
✅ pathogen biology
#PandemicSciences24
📢 NEWS: PSI Investigators Prof Teresa Lambe and Prof Paul Klenerman are leading a new global collaboration to research and develop next-generation COVID-19 and flu vaccines.
The consortium is backed by £8m funding from
@UKRI_News
Read the full story 👇
100+ presenters reflected on lessons from
#COVID19
& explored the remarkable research being pioneered around the 🌍 to counter infectious disease threats. Thank you to all who joined us online & in
#Oxford
for
#PANDEMICSCIENCES23
! See you at next year's conference 1-2 July 2024.
📢 NEWS: PSI and
#WHOPandemicHub
announce a new partnership to enhance global surveillance of
#pandemic
threats.
Find out how the collaboration will improve the detection and tracking of infectious diseases 👇
@WHO
Missed our big news?
⭐️ We're excited to host the first International Pandemic Sciences Conference this summer ⭐️
Register now to join us on 10-11 July in Oxford or online.
Our website has all the info you need to register and submit an abstract ➡️
Delighted to have Sir Patrick Valance
@uksciencechief
join us at the end of Day 1 launch of
@PSIOxford
and share his reflections on
#COVID19
#pandemic
and future pandemic preparedness. "Preparedness is key", "it's important to make the exceptional routine"
Sir Peter Horby, Prof. Of Emerging Infectious Diseases and
#GlobalHealth
begins today’s launch with a view of the concept and strategy behind
@PSIOxford
📢 Registration is now open for the International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2024.
🗓️ 1 – 2 July
📍 Oxford & online
Secure your spot amongst global research leaders and join us to accelerate practical solutions to
#pandemic
threats.
Register now👇
NEWS: A new Future Vaccines Manufacturing Hub co-led by
@ucl
and Professor Sarah Gilbert here at
@UniofOxford
aims to make the UK the global centre for discovering and manufacturing next-generation vaccines.
Read more ⬇️
@UKRI_News
@EPSRC
@SciTechgovuk
Congratulations to PSI Director
@PeterHorby
for being elected as a Fellow of the
@royalsociety
, the UK’s national academy of sciences.
Prof Horby joins a cohort of exceptional researchers recognised for their contributions to science.
Read more 👉
📢 NEWS: Calling outstanding leaders in
#pandemic
sciences in Africa.
We've joined forces with
@SciforAfrica
&
@MastercardFdn
to support innovative networks of research excellence across Africa.
🗓️ Apply before 31 January 2024
Find out more 👇
“Collaboration has made this possible”. Dame Sarah Gilbert opens our next session of the launch of
@PSIOxford
with brief update on the great work of her team over 104 days, starting January 2020, from sequence to humans.
#vaccines
#pandemic
Prof. Christophe Fraser joins us at the launch of the
#Pandemic
Sciences Institute to discuss the importance of
#data
and analytics - the
@PSIOxford
programme overview
Prof. Christophe Fraser acknowledges the importance of partnerships in preventing future
#pandemics
and highlights his approach:
Predict
Detect
Assess
Respond
Evaluate
Wendy Barclay
@imperialcollege
shares the strengths relevant to
#pandemic
sciences and outlines details of their REACT studies of community transmission, their Patient Engagement Research Centre's efforts to address
#vaccine
hesitancy and their offerings and aspirations.
The International Pandemic Sciences Conference is underway in
#Oxford
!
Leading experts from the fields of academia, policy, industry & civil society join us for sessions on:
✅pandemic preparedness
✅vaccines & treatments
✅emerging pathogens ✅ethics
#PANDEMICSCIENCES23
📢 NEWS: Speakers & panellists announced for the International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2024.
We're thrilled to be joined by so many global experts from academia, policy & industry this July 🌍
Meet our speakers 👇
Register👇
.
@ajpollard1
, Director
@OxfordVacGroup
hopes that through bringing together the “amazing, collaborative network”, this capability will make sure that pandemic services leads the way.
PSI Director
@PeterHorby
welcomes attendees to
#PandemicSciences24
.
Over the next two days we’ll explore the conference theme of Collaboration Beyond Boundaries – how we can work better together to accelerate practical solutions to global
#pandemic
threats 🤝
As a
@WHO
priority pathogen,
#Nipah
virus is receiving increasing attention from scientists working on pandemic preparedness.
Now new research is examining ethical considerations in Nipah outbreak control, treatment & vaccine research.
Full story ⬇️
Our volunteers are getting ready to welcome over 350 delegates from around the world here in sunny
#Oxford
today for the International Pandemic Sciences Conference 👋
Looking forward to seeing you shortly.
Last chance to register ➡️
#PANDEMICSCIENCES23
Prof. Mike Parker discusses the importance of trust and confidence, including Ethics; ensuing policy makers are armed with effective tools to make value judgements and map value dimensions of alternate courses of action, and ensuring
#globalhealth
justice and
#health
#equity
Congratulations to Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert on receiving the Freedom of the City of London 👏
At a ceremony today in London, Professor Gilbert and Oxford colleagues were thanked for their life-saving work developing a COVID-19 vaccine.
Read more ⬇️
Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert, who initiated and led the development of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, has received the Freedom of the City of London, in recognition of her outstanding achievements in, and contribution to, science and public health.
It's now 25 years since the first outbreaks of deadly
#Nipah
virus, yet there are still no approved vaccines or treatments.
As Nipah continues to impact communities, including in Kerala 🇮🇳, 60 scientists joined our seminar today to explore the latest Nipah research. (1/2)
As the
#PandemicSciences24
conference draws to a close, thank you to our 700+ attendees from over 60 countries who have joined us over the last two days 👏
We hope to see you next year!
➡️ Save the date | International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2025: 30 June - 1 July
🗨️ We hope this meeting will encourage academic excellence, foster equitable partnerships & showcase the application of science to safeguarding global health for future generations.
Read more from
@PeterHorby
on his vision for
#PANDEMICSCIENCES23
👇
🗨️"This is a ground-breaking commitment from CEPI... that will drive the critical research we need to be better prepared for future pandemics" -
@ajpollard1
, PSI Investigator and Director of
@OxfordVacGroup
Find out more about our new partnership👇
We are delighted to announce a new $80m Strategic Partnership with
@UniofOxford
to support the design, manufacture and vaccination strategies for globally accessible vaccines against outbreak pathogens, including Disease X.
#100DaysMission
.
@adamjkucharski
, Co-Director, Centre for Epidemic Preparedness and Response
@LSHTM_CEPR
highlights the diversity of
#pandemic
work at
@LSHTM
, their global research and partnerships, and discusses the importance of understanding
#COVID19
dynamics.
NEWS: Registration is now open for the International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2023.
🗓️ 10 – 11 July
📍 Oxford & online
Join us for 2 days dedicated to the discovery, creation & equitable application of solutions to
#pandemic
threats.
Register now👇
At the end of Day 1, delegates have gathered at the stunning Oxford University Museum of Natural History (
@morethanadodo
) to enjoy an evening of networking.
See you tomorrow!
#PandemicSciences24
Save the date!
🌍 International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2024
🗓️ 1 – 2 July 2024
📍 Oxford & online
Registration opens this November, follow
#PandemicSciences24
for updates.
Congratulations to Prof Dame Sarah Gilbert for being awarded the
@rcpsglasgow
President’s Medal at a ceremony in Glasgow earlier this week 👏
The award is in recognition of Prof Gilbert's work to develop a vaccine for COVID-19.
Read more ⬇️
Our paper on persistent SARS-CoV-2 infections (PIs) is now published in
@Nature
!
Some key findings:
- PIs are much more common than we thought
- PIs are associated with higher odds of long COVID
- Reinfections with genetically similar viruses are rare
"During the pandemic we learnt a lot about vaccine development... It's really important now that we continue with that work, and don't lose the knowledge that was so hard to gain."
Watch Sarah Gilbert discuss the work that led to the
@KingFaisalPrize
👇
We've teamed up with
@dstlmod
to jointly study the dangerous
#pathogens
that could cause future pandemics.
We will share:
✔️ skills & expertise
✔️ access to high-containment labs
Find out what the partnership will achieve 👉
@DefenceHQ
@PeterHorby
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a
#zoonotic
virus transferred to humans from camels. Up to 1 in 3 infections are fatal.
Our
#MERS
vaccine trial, led by Prof Sarah Gilbert with
@OxfordVacGroup
&
@LSTMnews
, has launched.
More 👇
Recent
#dengue
outbreaks around the world emphasise the importance of improving dengue treatment & patient care.
Join experts from
@WHO
&
@ISARIC1
for a webinar on how we can improve our response.
📅 22 April
Register now 👇
Register now for the ISARIC-WHO Webinar on Dengue Core Outcome Sets to hear from experts about how we can improve
#dengue
treatment and clinical care:
Event date: 22 April 2024
In her keynote, Professor Helen Rees, founder & Executive Director of
@WitsRHI
spoke about lessons learnt from outbreaks in Africa, including:
👉 understanding changing contexts
👉 the need for more equitable support for research
👉 countering misinformation
#PandemicSciences24
📢 NEWS: Our new project with
@CEPIvaccines
will use computer simulations to model the best vaccine clinical trials and speed up global responses to future pandemic threats.
Find out more about the project, led by PSI's
@ChristoPhraser
⬇️
Computer modelling can give us a headstart against a future outbreak 🖥️🦠
Our new project with
@PSIOxford
will use digital simulations to model what vaccine clinical trial designs could help stop the spread of an emerging threat
@UniofOxford
⬇️
The last session of today focuses on the importance of ethics, social science & policy during pandemics. Thank you to our line-up of experts.
#PANDEMICSCIENCES23
Thanks to our global experts Professor CT Tan &
@hellopragya22
, and researchers from the
@uniofoxford
for your insightful presentations.
From clinical trials to ethics, and treatments to vaccines, today's talks captured the breadth of research to combat
#NipahVirus
🌍 (2/2)
🗨️ "Without more of a concerted effort to work together and invest in pandemic preparedness, we are sitting ducks for the next virus"
Read Professor Teresa Lambe on the lessons learned from
#COVID19
in
@Independent
👇
"Without more of a concerted effort to work together and invest in pandemic preparedness, we are sitting ducks for the next virus", writes Prof Teresa Lambe of the
@OxfordVacGroup
#COVID19
Call for abstracts 📢
Abstract submission is *open* for the International Pandemic Sciences Conference on 10-11 July in Oxford.
🗓️ Submission deadline: 14 April
Submit an abstract in one of our four conference topics👇
💬 "We can't be fighting the last war...
#Nipah
is a prototype of a certain type of pathogen and there is a lot to learn from it. But the next pandemic won't necessarily behave as the last one did."
@CEPIvaccines
's Dr In Kyu Yoon speaking at
#PandemicSciences24
DPhil project opportunity👇
@NDMOxford
is looking for a clinician-researcher with experience of working in
#Nigeria
, for a project on
#mpox
outbreaks.
📅 Apply by 31 October
Learn more:
⏰ Last chance to register
The International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2024 is taking place from 1-2 July in
#Oxford
.
Register to attend in-person by 3 June to explore the latest advancements in pandemic sciences and network with experts 👇
📢 NEWS: We've extended the deadline for abstract submission & bursary applications for the International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2024.
➡️ Abstract & bursary deadline: 26 February
➡️ Conference: 1-2 July
Apply now for a chance to share your work 👇
The International Pandemic Sciences Conference returns to Oxford & online on 1–2 July.
📺 Catch up on last year's highlights & get ready to explore the latest
#pandemic
research with delegates from around the world.
Register & submit an abstract 👇
NEWS: The abstract submission deadline for the International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2023 has been extended to:
🗓️ Fri 28 April
⏰ 23:59 BST
Our conference website includes all the submission guidelines and details of the selection process👇
Congratulations to our DPhil student Sarah Batawi for winning the
@NDMOxford
Public Engagement Prize 2023 this week 👏
Sarah was awarded the prize for her outstanding work sharing vaccine research & inspiring primary school children to pursue a career in science.
#WomenInScience
📢 News: First-in-human vaccine trial for
#Nipah
virus launched at
@UniofOxford
The trial - funded by
@CEPIvaccines
- is a crucial step in developing a defence against this deadly virus, which can be fatal in up to 75% of cases.
Read more ⬇️
📢 Call for abstracts on late-breaking research for
#PandemicSciences24
on 1-2 July.
Abstracts can cover data & insights that are:
✅ new in the past 3 months
✅ highly relevant & timely
✅ not previously submitted.
📅 Deadline: 20 May
Submit now:
Pandemic Sciences Institute
@PSI
delighted to be hosting
@WHOGOARN
UK partners day tomorrow. Welcoming GOARN, a long-standing contributor to global health security. Operational research and rapid response capacity on the agenda.
Early-career professionals from across academia, civil society, policy & beyond are starting today with a networking breakfast ☕️
Over 150 delegates have joined us for:
➡️ Insight presentations
➡️ Fireside chats
➡️ Coffee on tap
#PandemicSciences24
We’re
#hiring
!
We're recruiting a Chief Scientific Officer, a critical role to support the Institute's Director in delivering our scientific strategy.
🗓️Applications close 17 March 2023
More details and apply 👇
Congratulations Katalin Karikó & Drew Weissman!
🗨️ "It is wonderful to see years of painstaking & dedicated research on mRNA vaccines recognised in this
#NobelPrize
. Many congratulations, Katalin & Drew, for this recognition of your game-changing research" - Prof Sarah Gilbert
BREAKING NEWS
The 2023
#NobelPrize
in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.
#PANDEMICSCIENCES23
conference attendees just heard about pandemic preparedness & self-reliance in
#Africa
, zoonotic influenza, diagnostic testing, clinical evaluations, how to deliver the 100 Day Mission & more. Thank you to our speakers for their insights.
We are pleased to welcome Prof. Miles Carroll to discuss Pathogen Biology - the
@PSIOxford
programme overview at today’s launch event of
@UniofOxford
#pandemic
Sciences Institute
We were delighted to welcome a delegation from
@IPPSecretariat
this week, for a tour of PSI &
@OxfordVacGroup
labs.
The visit was part of the group's annual meeting on accelerating pandemic preparedness in support of the
#100DaysMission
🌍
More here ⬇️
PSI Investigators Prof Sarah Gilbert & Prof Teresa Lambe are in sunny Cape Town this week connecting with
#immunologists
at
#IUIS2023
🇿🇦
They’ve presented on:
✅ pandemic preparedness
✅ vaccines against outbreak pathogens
✅ expanding access to vaccines in LMICs
PSI is now hiring:
- Research Assistants
- Administrative Assistant
- Research Data Manager
- Postdoctoral Research Scientists
- Senior Programme Manager
- Deputy Business Manager
For more details visit:
🗨️ "Our researchers are not only providing world-leading biomedical research on
#Nipah
virus, but are also developing ethical frameworks & tools to minimise stigma, facilitating the human response to future pandemics"
@PeterHorby
More from our seminar ⬇️
#On
Sat 29th Oct at Oxford Brookes
@ScienceBazaar
we challenged the public to save the world with our 'What if?' scenario of the popular board game Pandemic
@Zmangames_
highlighting the work of Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert's group at the PSI
@VaccineTrials
#
Congratulations to
@NCDCgov
&
#UKPHRST
partners on the launch of this vital multi-disciplinary
#mpox
study in Nigeria 🇳🇬
The project will not only support mpox prevention & response efforts in Nigeria, but could also improve understanding of mpox globally.
@OutbreakJake
📜
Nigeria's
#mpox
history spans over 5 decades with a re-emergence in 2017
Before the 2022 global
#Mpox
outbreak,
@NCDCgov
,
@nvrivom
, Niger Delta Uni. Teaching Hospital,
@PSIOxford
, the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team agreed to collaborate on a multi-disciplinary research
Have you registered yet for the International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2023 on 10-11 July?
We have two big updates today!
🌍 Bursary applications now open for LMIC delegates
🗓️ Final abstract submission deadline: 8 May
Find out more and apply 👇
🌍 Could you help us in our mission to make the world safer through science?
We're
#hiring
a range of exciting roles to help protect the world from future pandemic threats.
Apply now to join our expert, growing team👇
@UniofOxford
@NDMOxford
📢 NEWS: We’re delighted that
@ProfSharonLewin
, Director
@TheDohertyInst
, will give the opening keynote at the International Pandemic Sciences Conference on 10-11 July.
There are just 2⃣weeks to go until in-person registration closes, so register now 👇
Day 2 of the International Pandemic Sciences Conference featured:
✅ A dedicated breakfast for those early in their career
✅ Interdisciplinary discussions on
#Nipah
virus
✅ Poster and oral presentations.
Take a look back at our Day 2 highlights
⬇️
#PandemicSciences24
Congratulations to
@GloPID_R
's Research & Policy team who are finalists in the
@UniofOxford
Vice-Chancellor’s Awards 🎉
The team was nominated for outstanding research engagement on a roadmap for funders to improve clinical trial coordination.
More 👇
Congratulations to Prof Teresa Lambe for being awarded an Honorary Degree from
@oxford_brookes
for her life-saving vaccination research 👏
The Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has saved an estimated 6m lives.
More ⬇️
@OxfordVacGroup
@jenneratingVacc