Teaching

At St Catherine’s I take tutorials on genetics for 1st year and medical genetics for 2nd year Human Sciences students.

I was a founding member of faculty at the Blavatnik School of Government; from 2011-2017 I ran the Science and Public Policy module and from 2013-2016 led the Master of Public Policy programme.

About me

Originally from Australia, I completed both my BSc and PhD at the University of New South Wales. I studied evolution, zoology, genetics and immunology before specialising in the latter. I moved to Oxford as a researcher in 2005, and have been teaching Human Sciences since 2006.

Research

I am Senior Vaccinologist at the Jenner Institute, where I focus on the translation of medical research into patient benefit. I played a key role in the development of the process for manufacturing the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, which saved over 6 million lives. I am currently involved in programme on rabies, Epstein-Barr virus, dengue fever, and vaccine manufacturing.