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Name: Pandemic Sciences Institute
https://www.psi.ox.ac.uk/
Events this person is hosting:
Monday 1 July 2024
International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2024 - Collaboration Beyond Boundaries
Date: 1 July 2024, 9:00 - 17:00
Speaker
Various Speakers
Venue: Examination Schools, 75-81 High Street OX1 4BG
Organiser:
Ksenia Ananyeva (University of Oxford)
Host:
Pandemic Sciences Institute
Tuesday 24 September 2024
"Using routine pandemic control measures to uncover epidemic drivers"
Date: 24 September 2024, 12:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Adam Kucharski (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms 0&1, Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Organisers:
Ksenia Ananyeva (University of Oxford),
James Hay (Wellcome Trust Early Career Fellow)
Host:
Pandemic Sciences Institute
Tuesday 22 October 2024
"Diagnostics for high consequence infections: discovery to market"
Date: 22 October 2024, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker
:
Dr Emily Adams (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms 0&1, Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Organisers:
James Hay (Wellcome Trust Early Career Fellow),
Ksenia Ananyeva (University of Oxford)
Host:
Pandemic Sciences Institute
Monday 13 January 2025
"The Antibiocene: Moving from antimicrobial to microbial stewardship"
Date: 13 January 2025, 16:00 - 18:00
Speaker
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre Richard Doll Building
Organisers:
Jana Lipcakova (University of Oxford),
James Hay (Wellcome Trust Early Career Fellow),
Ksenia Ananyeva (University of Oxford)
Host:
Pandemic Sciences Institute
Monday 17 March 2025
‘Quantitative approaches to confront asymptomatic transmission & pathogens of pandemic concern’
Date: 17 March 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker
:
Professor Joshua Weitz (University of Maryland)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Richard Doll Building lecture theatre
Organisers:
Jana Lipcakova (University of Oxford),
James Hay (Wellcome Trust Early Career Fellow),
Ksenia Ananyeva (University of Oxford)
Host:
Pandemic Sciences Institute
Wednesday 23 April 2025
'Rare typicals and non-classical pathotypes: Insights from the genomes of enteric bacteria isolated in Nigeria' presented by Professor Iruka Okeke
Date: 23 April 2025, 13:30 - 14:30
Speaker
:
Professor Iruka Okeke (Pharmaceutical Microbiology at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre Richard Doll Building
Organisers:
Jana Lipcakova (University of Oxford),
James Hay (Wellcome Trust Early Career Fellow),
Ksenia Ananyeva (University of Oxford)
Host:
Pandemic Sciences Institute
Wednesday 18 June 2025
'Pandemic Therapeutics – bringing coals to Newcastle' presented by Saye Khoo
Date: 18 June 2025, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker
:
Professor Saye Khoo (University of Liverpool)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture theatre
Organisers:
Jana Lipcakova (University of Oxford),
James Hay (Wellcome Trust Early Career Fellow),
Ksenia Ananyeva (University of Oxford)
Host:
Pandemic Sciences Institute
Tuesday 15 July 2025
‘Understanding the replication and assembly of the influenza virus RNA polymerase’
Date: 15 July 2025, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker
:
Professor Jonathan Grimes (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Big Data Institute seminar room 1 & 0, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford
Organisers:
Jana Lipcakova (University of Oxford),
James Hay (Wellcome Trust Early Career Fellow),
Ksenia Ananyeva (University of Oxford)
Host:
Pandemic Sciences Institute
Wednesday 27 August 2025
Climate change and emerging infectious diseases
Date: 27 August 2025, 11:30 - 12:30
Speaker
:
Professor Tulio de Oliveira (Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation, Stellenbosch University)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms 0&1, Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Organisers:
Ksenia Ananyeva (University of Oxford),
Dr Jane Itzhaki (University of Oxford)
Host:
Pandemic Sciences Institute
Tuesday 21 October 2025
PSI seminar: ‘Quantifying social and environmental drivers of health in vulnerable communities from the Amazon to Ahmedabad’ presented by Professor Caroline Buckee
Date: 21 October 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Professor Caroline Buckee (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
Venue: St Cross College, St Giles OX1 3LZ
Venue Details: St Cross College lecture theatre
Organisers:
James Hay (Wellcome Trust Early Career Fellow),
Ksenia Ananyeva (University of Oxford)
Host:
Pandemic Sciences Institute
Thursday 30 October 2025
PSI guest seminar: ‘AI for antibody design - going beyond the static’ presented by Professor Charlotte Deane
Date: 30 October 2025, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker
:
Prof. Charlotte Deane (University of Oxford)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Hybrid event, MS Teams or Richard Doll Building - lecture theatre. The Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus, Headington, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7LF.
Organisers:
James Hay (Wellcome Trust Early Career Fellow),
Ksenia Ananyeva (University of Oxford)
Host:
Pandemic Sciences Institute
Tuesday 18 November 2025
PSI seminar: 'Globalization, global change and emerging infectious diseases' presented by Professor John Drake
Date: 18 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Professor John Drake (Oliver Smithies Visiting Fellow)
Venue Details: Hybrid event. Online or Oxford Martin School - lecture theatre Address: Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford 34 Broad Street Oxford OX1 3BD
Organisers:
James Hay (Wellcome Trust Early Career Fellow),
Ksenia Ananyeva (University of Oxford)
Host:
Pandemic Sciences Institute
Wednesday 3 December 2025
PSI seminar: ‘Vaccine Development Evaluation Centre (VDEC): Countermeasure development to licensure in support of pandemic preparedness’ presented by Dr Bassam Hallis
Date: 3 December 2025, 12:00 - 13:30
Speaker
:
Dr Bassam Hallis (UK Health Security Agency)
Venue Details: Hybrid event. MS Teams or Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine (IDRM), Old Road Campus, University of Oxford.
Organisers:
James Hay (Wellcome Trust Early Career Fellow),
Ksenia Ananyeva (University of Oxford)
Host:
Pandemic Sciences Institute
Tuesday 20 January 2026
PSI seminar: multidisciplinary panel discussion, ‘The role of the PSI in outbreak response and research: a case study from the recent Rift Valley fever virus outbreak in West Africa’
Date: 20 January 2026, 15:00 - 17:00
Speaker
s:
Christophe Fraser (Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology),
James Hay (Wellcome Trust Early Career Fellow),
Danny Wright (Senior Postdoctoral Researcher),
Ben Young (Postdoctoral Researcher),
Emily Adams (Associate Professor and Chief Global Health Officer),
Sandrena Frischer (DPhil Candidate)
Venue Details: Richard Doll Building lecture theatre
Organisers:
James Hay (Wellcome Trust Early Career Fellow),
Ksenia Ananyeva (University of Oxford)
Host:
Pandemic Sciences Institute
Wednesday 28 January 2026
PSI guest seminar: Speakers from Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Senegal
Date: 28 January 2026, 15:30 - 16:30
Speaker
s:
Dr Emily Adams (University of Oxford),
Dr Ibrahima Socé Fall (Director of Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD), Senegal),
Dr Cheikh Tidiane Diagne (MD DiaTropix, IPD, Senegal),
Dr Joe Fitchett (IPD, Senegal)
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: The Centre for Human Genetics - Room A/B, Old Road Campus, Headington, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7BN
Organisers:
Dr Emily Adams (University of Oxford),
Ksenia Ananyeva (University of Oxford)
Host:
Pandemic Sciences Institute
Tuesday 17 February 2026
PSI seminar: ‘From local to continental: how vector ecology shapes tick‑borne disease emergence in Europe’ presented by Dr Helen Esser
Date: 17 February 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker
:
Dr Helen Esser (Assistant Professor, Wildlife Ecology & Conservation group, Wageningen University)
Venue Details: Hybrid event: MS Teams or The Richard Doll Building Lecture Theatre, Old Road Campus.
Organisers:
James Hay (Wellcome Trust Early Career Fellow),
Ksenia Ananyeva (University of Oxford)
Host:
Pandemic Sciences Institute
Wednesday 11 March 2026
PSI seminar: 'What makes evidence credible in policymaking?’ presented by Kathryn Oliver
Date: 11 March 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Professor Kathryn Oliver (Professor of Evidence and Policy, LSHTM)
Venue Details: Hybrid event. MS Teams or LG 1 Seminar room, Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus Oxford OX3 7LF.
Organisers:
James Hay (Wellcome Trust Early Career Fellow),
Ksenia Ananyeva (University of Oxford)
Host:
Pandemic Sciences Institute
Events this person is organising:
Tuesday 13 May 2025
'Infection dynamics in a changing world: from climate drivers to immunity and vaccination’ presented by Jess Metcalf
Date: 13 May 2025, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker
:
Professor Jessica Metcalf (Princeton University)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 0+1, Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus
Organiser:
Pandemic Sciences Institute
Hosts:
Jana Lipcakova (University of Oxford),
James Hay (Wellcome Trust Early Career Fellow),
Ksenia Ananyeva (University of Oxford)
Thursday 12 June 2025
Let's Talk About: Stigma
Date: 12 June 2025, 17:30 - 19:30
Speaker
s:
Ms Tess Johnson (University of Oxford),
Amy Paterson,
Dr Hohee Cho (Oxford),
Joanne Gilchrist (BSW ICB)
Venue: History of Science Museum, Broad Street OX1 3AZ
Organisers:
Pandemic Sciences Institute,
History of Science Museum (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA