Leadership
PSI Director - Professor Sir Peter Horby
The Pandemic Sciences Institute is Directed by Professor Sir Peter Horby, Moh Family Foundation Professor of Emerging Infections and Global Health at the University of Oxford.
Professor Horby is also Executive Director of the International Severe Acute Respiratory and emerging Infections Consortium (ISARIC) and Co-Chief Investigator of the RECOVERY trial. Professor Horby is a regular advisor to the World Health Organization, the UK Government and other agencies on epidemic and pandemic preparedness, clinical research and clinical trial design.
Senior Management Committee
PSI is led by a Senior Management Committee (SMC) of senior academics and professional services leads. This Committee is responsible for strategic planning, financial and research oversight, risk management, and equality, diversity, and inclusion. The SMC meets monthly, with minutes of these meetings shared with staff and students via the Institute’s intranet.
The SMC also has oversight of functional subcommittees: Operations Committee, Research, Training and Development Committee, Communications and Engagement Committee, and Science Delivery Committee. Staff and students can raise proposals or issues with the SMC via these subcommittees.
Members of the Senior Management Committee
Professional Services
David Bartle – Business Manager
Julia Dickinson – Research Strategy, Delivery and Culture Lead
Caroline Goode – SMC Secretary
Jane Itzhaki – Training & Development Lead
Sarah Nelson – Head of Communications
Lucy Walker – Deputy Business Manager
PSI is hosted by the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Medicine (NDM), which directly administers several PSI research groups. PSI’s Director reports to NDM’s Head of Department, the Nuffield Professor of Medicine. Find out more about NDM’s governance.
A number of our Investigators are also based across several University departments and divisions.