Led by Professor Julian Hiscox (Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences), the UK-ICN is hosted at the University of Liverpool and will provide and support global co-ordination for the delivery of collaborative scientific research and sustained long-term one health approach to better investigation of coronaviruses, improved surveillance, and social policies.
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UK-ICN Research Themes:
UK-ICN activities are led by our multidisciplinary partnership of the following co-directors spanning five distinct themes:
- One Health and Zoonoses – Professor James Wood, University of Cambridge
- Surveillance; Detection and Characterisation – Dr Sharon Brookes, The Animal and Plant Health Agency
- Countermeasures and Interventions – Dr Erica Bickerton & Dr Dalan Bailey, The Pirbright Institute
- Behaviour and Social Policy – Professor Lisa Boden, The University of Edinburgh
- SARS-CoV3 and the Future – Professor Paul Digard, The Roslin Institute.
UK-ICN aims to provide a community gateway to facilitate and co-ordinate interactions between members, particularly at the animal-human-environment interface. By providing a forum of exchange, we can foster cross-fertilisation of ideas and identify knowledge gaps to create research opportunities and build an evidence-based road map for One Health. These actions will disseminate and preserve knowledge to combat future emerging coronaviruses and ensure the longevity of coronavirus research after the impetus of SARS-CoV-2 has reduced.
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