Professor Neil Ferguson OBE FMedSci

Professor of Mathematical Biology
Director, MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis & Modelling
Member, UK Dept. of Health’s Science Advisory Group for Pandemic Influenza Planning
Member, Science Advisory Council for UK Dept. of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Prof Ferguson has a broad interest in the epidemiology, population dynamics, and evolution of infectious diseases, and in developing statistical techniques for analysing disease data. His research includes work on influenza, SARS, antigenically-variable pathogens, foot and mouth disease, BSE and vCJD, HIV and bioterrorist agents. Recent work has particularly focused on outbreak modeling and pandemic preparedness.

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