|
1 |
Creative Commons |
The Pandemic People: Sir Pascal Soriot |
Sir Andrew Pollard talks to Sir Pascal Soriot, the CEO of AstraZeneca about their pandemic partnership to develop the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine. Over three billion vaccines have been delivered, saving six and a half million lives. |
Andrew Pollard, Pascal Soriot |
27 Nov 2023 |
|
2 |
Creative Commons |
The Pandemic People: Prof. Maheshi Ramasamy |
Andrew Pollard talks to Professor Maheshi Ramasamy about her pandemic work as a hospital consultant treating extremely sick patients in intensive care. They also discuss her research career in vaccines and infectious diseases. |
Maheshi Ramasamy, Andrew Pollard |
21 Sep 2023 |
|
3 |
Creative Commons |
The Pandemic People: Shabir Madhi |
Shabir Madhi Professor of Vaccinology at the University of the Witwatersrand,Johannesburg, South Africa discusses the effect of the global pandemic on Africa and his work on COVID-19 vaccines. |
Andrew Pollard, Shabir Madhi |
07 Sep 2023 |
|
4 |
Creative Commons |
The Pandemic People: Professor Adam Finn |
Sir Andrew and Professor Adam Finn discuss his work as paediatrician specialising in infectious diseases. They discuss the pandemic as it affected children and the different responses to the disease in adults and children. |
Andrew Pollard, Adam Finn |
16 Aug 2023 |
|
5 |
Creative Commons |
The Pandemic People: Sir Patrick Vallance |
Sir Andrew Pollard & Sir Patrick Vallance discuss the COVID-19 pandemic. He shares insights into his medical career and vital work during the pandemic as Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK government. |
Patrick Vallance, Andrew Pollard |
20 Jul 2023 |
|
6 |
Creative Commons |
The Pandemic People: Dame Sarah Gilbert |
Dame Sarah Gilbert, Professor of Vaccinology at Oxford University, talks about her life in science and her work with a talented and dedicated team at Oxford in developing and testing the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19. |
Sarah Gilbert |
30 Jun 2023 |
|
7 |
Creative Commons |
The Pandemic People: Dame Louise Richardson DBE FRSE |
Dame Louise Richardson, discusses navigating Oxford University through the tumultuous peak of the global pandemic and her career as an Irish political scientist whose expertise lies in the study of terrorism. |
Louise Richardson |
23 Jun 2023 |
|
8 |
Creative Commons |
The Pandemic People: Professor Neil Ferguson |
Sir Andrew Pollard's podcast features Professor Neil Ferguson, an expert in the mathematical modelling of infectious diseases. They discuss how mathematical models help understand disease transmission, vaccines, and immunity. |
Andrew Pollard, Neil Ferguson |
28 May 2023 |
|
9 |
|
The Pandemic People: Fergus Walsh |
Journalist Fergus Walsh talks about covering disease outbreaks & his medical journalism career. Accuracy, fact-checking, and communicating complex scientific findings are important to him. He discusses this passion for reliable information with Sir Andrew |
Andrew Pollard, Fergus Walsh |
19 May 2023 |
|
10 |
Creative Commons |
The Pandemic People: Dame Jennifer Margaret Harries DBE |
Dame Jennifer Harries shares insights on her career, family influence, and managing public health threats with Sir Andrew Pollard. Highlights include Salisbury novichok incident preparedness, COVID19 response efforts. |
Andrew Pollard, Jennifer Harries |
19 May 2023 |
|
11 |
Creative Commons |
The Pandemic People: Professor Wendy Barclay |
In conversation with Sir Andrew Pollard, Professor Wendy Barclay, a renowned virologist, discusses viruses' crucial role in pandemics. |
Andrew Pollard, Wendy Barclay |
17 Apr 2023 |
|
12 |
Creative Commons |
The Pandemic People: Sir John Irving Bell |
Sir Andrew Pollard & Sir John Bell discuss COVID-19 pandemic in China, Oxford Univ. & AstraZeneca's vaccine efforts. Bell highlights global response, data sharing, Oxford's vaccine expertise & diagnostic testing. |
Andrew Pollard, John Bell |
16 Apr 2023 |
|
13 |
Creative Commons |
The Pandemic People: Dame Catherine Elizabeth Bingham |
Kate Bingham, a British venture capitalist, discussed her role in the UK's COVID-19 vaccine rollout and her leadership of the vaccine task force and the importance of diplomacy in the global fight against COVID-19. |
Andrew Pollard, Kate Bingham |
15 Apr 2023 |
|
14 |
Creative Commons |
Sex and the single primrose |
In early spring, primroses and cowslips can be found in many gardens and parks. Their yellow flowers are certainly beautiful, but they also hold a secret: they come in two different types that can only mate with each other. |
Lindsay Turnbull |
26 Mar 2020 |
|
15 |
|
Maths and Stats in Action – Real-time Analysis to Understand the Novel Coronavirus |
Providing a whirlwind tour of the quantitative analyses currently underway to understand the transmission and control of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCOV). Recorded on 31st January 2020. |
Christl Donnelly, Robin Thompson, Christophe Fraser |
11 Mar 2020 |
|
16 |
|
The Dreaded Flu |
How do we protect ourselves from spiky invaders? |
Claire Hill |
10 Feb 2019 |
|
17 |
|
Can you cure HIV? |
HIV isn’t a death sentence anymore. People can live long lives with the virus in their body, as long as they have the right combination of drugs. But some researchers want to take the fight against HIV and AIDS even further... |
John Frater |
02 May 2018 |
|
18 |
Creative Commons |
Dengue diagnosis and management |
With 390 million infections occuring each year, dengue is the most important mosquito-borne viral infection, and no vaccine is currently available. |
Bridget Wills |
28 Apr 2016 |
|
19 |
Creative Commons |
Dengue diagnosis and management |
With 390 million infections occuring each year, dengue is the most important mosquito-borne viral infection, and no vaccine is currently available. |
Bridget Wills |
27 Apr 2016 |
|
20 |
|
"Matters of Scale" - Complete Episode |
The issues of scale are investigated – from how properties change at very small scales, to the vastness of the Universe. Includes parts 1, 2 and 3. |
Pedro Ferreira, Alan Barr, Sylvia MacLain, Sonia Trigueros |
09 Oct 2014 |
|
21 |
|
"Matters of Scale" Part 3 - Nanomedicine |
Dr Sonia Trigueros explains how she is using nanotechnologies to create targeted drug delivery systems. Chemotherapy is a particularly harmful treatment, with patients losing their hair and suffering from infections due to damage to their immune systems. |
Sonia Trigueros, Chris Lintott |
08 Oct 2014 |
|
22 |
Creative Commons |
Viruses, how to be the perfect host |
Professor Paul Klenerman talks about our relationship with persistent viruses, such as Hepatitis C. |
Paul Klenerman |
12 Dec 2011 |
|
23 |
Creative Commons |
Viruses, how to be the perfect host |
Professor Paul Klenerman talks about our relationship with persistent viruses, such as Hepatitis C. |
Paul Klenerman |
12 Dec 2011 |
|
24 |
|
Emerging infectious diseases |
Emerging infectious diseases are often in the news but are there really more of them? Here we explore how infections invade human populations, how new pathogens adapt to become efficient infections of humans and how to predict what might happen next. |
Angela McLean |
26 Sep 2011 |
