Here at VaccineNation we are delighted to kickstart the new year with another one of our recorded interviews from the World Vaccine Congress in Europe. As we look forward to the Congress in Washington in April, we will be releasing further interviews and exploring key themes for the event. For this interview we were lucky to secure a slot with Professor Miles Carroll of Oxford University. A specialist in high consequence emerging viral infections, his insight into how we respond to new threats and prepare for the future is incredibly exciting!
During the first lockdown in early 2020, an emergency Coronavirus Research Fund was set up to channel the huge amounts of gifts that started pouring in, and to direct them quickly to the research projects that had the biggest chance of mitigating the worst effects of the pandemic.
A vaccine developed by the Oxford Vaccine Group\u2019s Prof Teresa Lambe and supported in clinical trials and manufacture scale-up by researchers from the Jenner Institute (Nuffield Department of Medicine) has been recommended for inclusion in a ring vaccination trial to combat a Sudan ebolavirus outbreak in Uganda.
The Rockefeller Foundation has announced $3 million in new funding for Global.health (G.h) \u2013 a first-of-its-kind, open-source platform for scientific pandemic data. This will enable it to expand its international partnerships and modernize the global effort around coordinated pandemic prevention, surveillance, and response.
The Pandemic Sciences Institute is hosting the UK GOARN partners this week to discuss hot topics such as operational research and rapid response capacity during outbreaks.
The UK\u2019s efforts to tackle the monkeypox outbreak will receive a huge boost with the creation of a new research consortium \u2013 in which the University of Oxford is a key partner \u2013 working together to develop better diagnostic tests, identify potential therapies and study vaccine effectiveness.
The team behind the world-leading RECOVERY trial of COVID-19 treatments are leading a new study investigating a potential treatment for people who have been diagnosed with monkeypox. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has commissioned and funded the study. The first patients have now been recruited.
Each year, the Royal Society recognises exceptional research achievements through a series of prestigious medals and prizes named after great scientists of the past. Eight of the 2021-22 awards, announced today, honour Oxford University researchers for their outstanding contributions to science and medicine.
Number-one best-selling authors, nationally-renowned TV presenters, campaigners for justice and equality and the project leader for one of the UK\u2019s most widely used vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic \u2013 all of them and more headed to University of East Anglia\u2019s (UEA\u2019s) campus to receive honorary degrees during the University\u2019s graduation celebration this month.
The University of Oxford\u2019s Pandemic Sciences Institute (PSI) has been formally launched at a two-day event at the Blavatnik School of Government, at which the lead researchers set out its direction and strategy for the next five years.
Dame Sarah Gilbert, 60, is a professor of vaccinology at Oxford\u2019s Jenner Institute and author, with Catherine Green, head of Oxford University\u2019s clinical biomanufacturing facility, of Vaxxers \u2013 a gripping narrative about developing the AstraZeneca vaccine that is wonderfully accessible and illuminating without dumbing down the science. She lives in Oxford with her husband and grownup triplets.
The Moh Family Foundation has given a substantial gift to support the work of Oxford University\u2019s Pandemic Sciences Institute, greatly strengthening its ability to identify and counter future pandemic threats and ensure equitable access to treatments and vaccines around the world.
One trial. Over 47,000 participants. Nearly 200 hospital sites, across six countries. Ten results. Four effective COVID-19 treatments. And behind them all, an army of countless researchers, doctors, nurses, statisticians and supporting staff.
Exactly two years ago Prof Sir Andrew Pollard was starting to panic. \u201cWe were just waking up to the reality of Covid-19 and that we would need vaccines for our very survival,\u201d the director of the Oxford Vaccine Group told the Guardian last week
As we move into the late stages of the pandemic, it is important to reflect on the scientific discoveries of the past two years, so that we are better prepared for future virus outbreaks. I believe there are two areas in particular where we can learn from the experience.
A scientist who co-created the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine has collected her damehood at Windsor Castle. Professor Sarah Gilbert was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire by the Princess Royal today (February 15).
The University of Oxford's Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert has been named a Laureate of the 5th Sunhak Peace Prize for her efforts to protect global health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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