IDEU Infectious Disease Seminar Series

The Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit (IDEU) is a unit within Oxford Population Health.

Researchers working within the IDEU are focused on bacterial, viral and parasitic diseases that are major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The overarching aim of the IDEU is to produce internationally recognised research that leads to improved global health. One of the ways we can do this is by forging new research collaborations with other investigators, both within and external to the department. We are also keen to define associations between infectious and non-infectious diseases, building on specific strengths within Oxford Population Health.
Type: Seminar Series
Series organiser: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Timing: Big Data Institute, LG seminar rooms, Mondays 13:00-14:00, during term time.
Web Address: https://www.ndph.ox.ac.uk/research/research-groups/infectious-disease-epidemiology-unit

Talks:

Monday 19 January 2025

Using human genetics to understand the causes and consequences of childhood infection
Date: 19 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr James Gilchrist (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar rooms
Organiser: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 26 January 2025

Recent advances in bioconjugate development including Streptococcus pneumoniae and Group A Streptococcus
Date: 26 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Brendan Wren (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar rooms
Organiser: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 2 February 2025

Sex, drugs, and Shigella: connecting pathogen evolution to public health outcomes
Date: 2 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Kate Baker (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar rooms
Organiser: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 9 February 2025

What are the population genetic signatures of co-evolution between human leukocyte antigens and pathogens?
Date: 9 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Bridget Penman (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar rooms
Organiser: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 23 February 2025

Improving the treatment of TB/TB meningitis
Date: 23 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Guy Thwaites (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar rooms
Organiser: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 2 March 2025

Nipah virus vaccine development
Date: 2 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Brian Angus (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar rooms
Organiser: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 4 March 2025

IDEU Symposium 2026
Date: 4 March 2026, 9:30 - 17:00
Speaker
Venue Details: Lecture theatre
Organiser: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Host: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)

Monday 9 March 2025

Do we still get diphtheria in the UK?
Date: 9 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr David Litt (UKHSA)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar rooms
Organiser: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 27 April 2025

Adeno-associated virus and hepatitis: cause or bystander?
Date: 27 April 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Judith Breuer (University College London)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar rooms
Organiser: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 11 May 2025

Early measles vaccination in Ugandan infants – an RCT
Date: 11 May 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Merryn Voysey (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Organiser: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 18 May 2025

IDEU Seminar - Title TBC
Date: 18 May 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Dr Mehrunisha Suleman (University of Oxford), Dr Josh Jones (University of Edinburgh)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar rooms
Organiser: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 1 June 2025

IDEU Seminar - Title TBC
Date: 1 June 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor David Goldblatt (University College London)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar rooms
Organiser: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 8 June 2025

IDEU Seminar - Title TBC
Date: 8 June 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Charlene Rodrigues (LSHTM and St Marys Hospital London)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar rooms
Organiser: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 15 June 2025

Group B Streptococcus and other difficult to license vaccines – what is the problem?
Date: 15 June 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Kirsty Mehring-Le Doare (World Health Organisation & St. George's)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar rooms
Organiser: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Hosts: TBA

Editors: Alison Lewis, Angela Brueggemann, Joanna Blaszczyk, Nicole Harris