Welcome to the VERG homepage! We are a group of epidemiologists and laboratory scientists working on the epidemiology and immunology of viral and bacterial pathogens, with a particular interest in vaccines and genomics. The group is led by Prof Nick Grassly.
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Prof Nicholas Grassly
Research interests
Prof Nicholas Grassly works on vaccine trials and disease surveillance. His research brings together epidemiological analysis and laboratory testing to identify optimal methods for disease prevention, focusing on pathogens in low- and middle-income countries such as polio, rotavirus and typhoid. He works with a network of collaborators at institutes worldwide, including in the UK, DRC, France, Ghana, India, Malawi, Pakistan and Zambia.
Group Members
Professor Nicholas Grassly
Professor Nicholas Grassly
Professor of Infectious Disease & Vaccine Epidemiology
Dr Joyce Akello
Dr Joyce Akello
Research Associate
Mr Ben Bellekom
Mr Ben Bellekom
Research Assistant in Epidemiology
Dr Isobel Blake
Dr Isobel Blake
Lecturer
Dr Laura Cooper
Dr Laura Cooper
Research Associate in Epidemiology
Dr Darlan Da Silva Candido
Dr Darlan Da Silva Candido
Research Associate
Ms Nieves Derqui
Ms Nieves Derqui
Research Postgraduate
Ms Shannon Fitz
Ms Shannon Fitz
Academic Researcher
Dr Elizabeth Gray
Dr Elizabeth Gray
Research Associate
Ms Tabassum Iqbal
Ms Tabassum Iqbal
Project Manager
Dr David Jorgensen
Dr David Jorgensen
Research Associate
Dr Julia Ledien
Dr Julia Ledien
Research Associate in Epidemiology
Dr Jaspreet Mahindroo
Dr Jaspreet Mahindroo
Research Associate in Pathogen Genomics
Mr Venkat Raghata Mohan
Mr Venkat Raghata Mohan
Research Postgraduate
Dr Marga Pons Salort
Dr Marga Pons Salort
Sir Henry Dale Fellow
Dr Alex Shaw
Dr Alex Shaw
Research Associate
Ms Catherine Troman
Ms Catherine Troman
Research Assistant
Dr Chris Uzzell
Dr Chris Uzzell
Research Associate
Ms Lucy Williams
Ms Lucy Williams
Research Postgraduate
Ms Xuemei Yan
Ms Xuemei Yan
Research Postgraduate
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Alumni
- Kath O’Reilly - London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- Edward Parker - London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- Lucy Li - Chan Zuckerberg Biohub
- Natalia Molodecky - World Health Organisation Pakistan
- George Shirreff - Clinton Health Access Initiative
- Saurabh Johri - Babylon Health
- Manoj Gambhir - Monash University
- Artemis Koukounari - London School of Hygiene &Tropical Medicine
- Helen Jenkins - Boston University
Contact us
For any enquiries related to the MRC Centre please contact:
Scientific Manager
Susannah Fisher
mrc.gida@imperial.ac.uk
External Relationships and Communications Manager
Dr Sabine van Elsland
s.van-elsland@imperial.ac.uk