Professor Derek Smith
- Professor of Infectious Disease Informatics
- Director, Centre for Pathogen Evolution
Research
Pathogen surveillance, vaccination, cross-reactive immune response.
Integration of phenotypic and genetic analyses
Evolution and population dynamics of antigenically variable pathogens, particularly influenza viruses.
Fitness landscapes, comparative evolution, predictability of evolution.
Also malaria, HIV, and HCV.
Derek Smith is accepting applications for PhD students.