Dr Tessa Prince, one of The Pandemic Institute’s (TPI) funded strategic posts and member of our Internal Scientific Advisory Panel, reflects on her recent participation in a UK–South Africa workshop focused on preventing zoonotic spillover of pandemic-prone respiratory viruses. I was recently invited to attend the SAMRC–UKRI workshop on a “One Health approach to the…
A strategic research post funded by The Pandemic Institute is helping scientists deepen their understanding of some of the world’s most dangerous viruses while strengthening the UK’s preparedness for future pandemics. The post, held by Dr Tessa Prince, focuses on combining artificial intelligence and advanced microscopy to create new ways of studying high-risk viruses. Tessa’s…
A study funded through a partnership between The Pandemic Institute and CSL Seqirus has been published in Scientific Reports. The research maps bird flu risk across Europe and, unlike earlier studies that focused mainly on landscape and climate, it also uses information about wild bird populations and how they interact with their environment. Bird flu,…
2025 has been a year of real momentum for The Pandemic Institute (TPI), as we continued to strengthen preparedness for emerging infectious diseases through rapid research funding, global collaboration, community engagement and working closely with policymakers. Accelerating research into emerging threats Responding quickly to a changing global health landscape, TPI awarded more than £700,000 in…
With the early arrival of the flu season in the UK, vaccination remains the best protection we have against the virus. Yet uptake is still low. Research carried out by Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), in collaboration with The Pandemic Institute and funded by CSL Seqirus, worked with ethnically minoritised communities in Liverpool to understand barriers…
A new creative health campaign, led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), in partnership with Writing on the Wall, Sahir House, Liverpool City Council Public Health, is harnessing the power of community storytelling to raise awareness, combat stigma, and support public health action around Mpox. Funded by The Pandemic Institute, Mpox: What’s Your Story…
The Pandemic Institute’s Public Steering Group recently visit the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) to hear about pioneering research using organoids – tiny three-dimensional clusters of cells that mimic how tissues behave in the human body. The group also had the opportunity to feedback to the researchers their views on the work and its…
Researchers from across Liverpool recently travelled to Hong Kong for the launch of a new programme of work supported by an award of nearly £250,000 from The Shaw Foundation – one of Asia’s most distinguished philanthropic institutions. This pump-priming funding will support new research partnerships focused on tackling emerging infections and pandemic threats. The initiative…
With emerging and re-emerging infections increasing globally, strong diagnostic capacity is a cornerstone of pandemic preparedness. Through rapid response funding from The Pandemic Institute, a new partnership between the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust (MLW) and the Public Health Institute of Malawi (PHIM) is empowering rapid detection and response to emerging infections across Malawi. Malawi faces…
BBC reporters recently visited Liverpool researchers to discuss their ongoing work on emerging infections after a rare, imported case of West Nile virus was diagnosed in a UK resident. The case has highlighted the growing importance of research on mosquito transmitted infections and the need to strengthen national preparedness for diseases linked to a warming…
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