Collecting COVID: Oral Histories

Georgina Ferry interviews Helen Salisbury, GP and Senior Medical Education Fellow, 19 January 2023. Topics discussed include (00:00:40) early interest in medicine, neurology, general practice; (00:03:18) involvement in teaching at Oxford, including communications skills course for medical students; (00:08:30) activity and engagement on Twitter, standing for parliament; (00:09:43) columnist at the...

Georgina Ferry interviews Neelika Malavige, Academic Visitor and Professor (University of Sri Jayewardenepura), 18 January 2023. Topics discussed include (00:01:02) early interest in science, particularly biology, medical school and research work, PhD at Oxford working under the supervision of Graham Ogg at the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Immunology; (00:03:40) interest and work on dengue fe...

Georgina Ferry interviews Edward O'Neill, Postdoctoral Researcher (Department of Oncology) and vaccine volunteer, 12 January 2023. Topics discussed include (00:00:30) early interest in science, PhD studies in chemistry at the University of Sydney, undergraduate studies and government work in Australia, interest in immunology; (00:05:13) current interest and work at Oxford, including an injected ta...

Georgina Ferry interviews Emma Flint, former medical student (Oxford Medical School), 5 January 2023. Topics discussed include (00:00:50) early interest in medicine, medical studies at university level, voluntary work; (00:04:54) choosing to study at Oxford; (00:06:32) experience of being a medical student at Oxford; (00:07:58) research project on endometriosis; (00:09:25) interest in research in...

Georgina Ferry interviews Stanley Ulijaszek, Professor of Human Ecology, 15 December 2022. Topics discussed include (00:00:39) early interest in science, particularly public health nutrition and nutritional ecology, work in Papua New Guinea, work at the University of Cambridge as a nutritional anthropologist, writings with Simon Strickland; (00:02:28) work with seminal figures in Papua New Guinea;...

Georgina Ferry interviews Thomas Kirk, Former DPhil student (Biomedical Engineering), conducted by Georgina Ferry, 6 December 2022. Topics discussed include (00:00:40) early interest in engineering, teaching experience, studies at Oxford and influence of Michael Chappell; (00:03:20) PhD subject, including working with new types of MRI to investigate the function of the brain; (00:04:59) Variationa...

Georgina Ferry interviews Sile Johnson, former medical student (Oxford Medical School), 15 December 2022. Topics discussed include (00:00:12) early interest in medicine and science, studies in Ireland and Masters and PhD in Scotland, accelerated course at Oxford; (00:01:42) entry into clinical practice; (00:02:31) experience at Oxford as a medical student, role as Junior Dean; (00:03:22) interests...

Georgina Ferry interviews Cristian Roman, Postdoctoral Research Associate, 14 December 2022. Topics discussed include (00:00:20) early interest in engineering, studies in France, the U.S.A. and U.K. at Oxford Brookes University, specialism in computer science and telecommunications, scholarship and PhD (00:04:54) move into digital health technologies and work on diabetes project; (00:07:30) outloo...

Georgina Ferry interviews Andrew Kwok, Former PhD student (Functional Genomics in Sepsis), 3 December 2022. Topics discussed include (00:00:40) early interest in science and immunology, particularly acute situations; (00:02:45) work with Julian Knight's lab on sepsis; (00:04:47) particular components of the immune system studied; (00:06:52) lymphoid and myeloid lineages; (00:10:46) patient recruit...

Georgina Ferry interviews Janelle Winters, Postdoctoral Research Associate (Faculty of History), 2 December 2022. Topics discussed include (00:00:23) early interest in population health, including bachelor's in history of science and biology, master's in epidemiology, teaching experience in Bangladesh, master's at University of Newcastle in history of medicine, PhD studies, work at the National Ac...

Georgina Ferry interviews Emma Bolam, Head of Production (Clinical BioManufacturing Facility), 24 November 2022. Topics discussed include (00:00:30) early interest in science, interest in natural history, studies at Oxford Brookes University, NHS work as a laboratory assistant, Therapeutic Antibody Centre and work as a production technician as part of the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, and...

Georgina Ferry interviews Matthew Snape, Visiting Professor (University of Oxford Department of Paediatrics), 22 November 2022 Topics discussed include (00:00:30) early interest in medicine, medical school studies in Melbourne, interest in paediatrics, work overseas in London at St Mary's children's intensive care unit, focus on vaccines to treat meningitis; (00:02:40) work at Oxford at the Oxford...

Georgina Ferry interviews Stephanie Tierney, Health Services Researcher, Departmental Lecturer, 15 November 2022. Topics discussed include (00:00:47) early background and studies in journalism, master's study in disability studies, PhD studies at the University of Exeter, work as a researcher at the University of Manchester relating to long-term health conditions, work at the University of Warwick...

Georgina Ferry interviews Marion Watson, Head of Operations, Clinical Trials (Jenner Institute), 14 November 2022. Topics discussed include (00:00:30) early interest in biomedical science, including degree in Biochemistry at Imperial College London, PhD at St Mary's Hospital; (00:04:02) life after PhD including work at G. D. Searle on the molecular biology of yeast; (00:05:45) work for Glaxo Group...

Georgina Ferry interviews Raha West, Principal Investigator on the RECOVERY Trial, 10 November 2022. Topics discussed include (00:00:45) early studies and medical training in Leicester and Brighton, research work at St George's Intensive Care, work as a senior anaesthetist at Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust; (00:03:40) research questions explored prior to 2020; (00:06:13) first awareness of COVID...

Georgina Ferry interviews Annette von Delft, Translational Scientist (Centre for Medicines Discovery), 16 June 2022. Topics discussed include (00:00:43) early interest in medical science, including studies in medicine and music in Germany, PhD at Oxford relating to vaccine development, interest in infectious diseases, work in sexual health and HIV clinics; (00:03:35) research interests, particular...

Georgina Ferry interviews José Villar, Professor of Perinatal Medicine, 8 November 2022. Topics discussed include (00:00:42) early interest in field, training as a gynaecologist and obstetrician, work in Central and Northern America particularly at Johns Hopkins, Human Reproduction Programme; (00:03:20) public health concerns around maternal health, the role of the WHO, rural areas of Africa and S...

Georgina Ferry interviews Adam Ritchie, Senior Vaccine Programme Manager, 31 October 2022. Topics discussed include (00:00:42) early interest in science, schooling in Australia, interest in palaeontology and evolution of viruses, University in Sydney and PhD, postdoctoral work at Oxford; (00:05:10) work at the John Radcliffe Hospital during postdoctoral work relating to projects on mad cow disease...

Georgina Ferry interviews Sir Martin Landray, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, 27 October 2022. Topics discussed include (00:00:19) early interest in medicine and medical school at University of Birmingham, interest in clinical pharmacology, clinical lectureship at Birmingham and attainment of PhD, interest in clinical trials, the work of Richard Peto and Rory Collins on randomised trial at...

Georgina Ferry interviews Richard Cornall, Head of the Nuffield Department of Medicine, 26 October 2022. Topics discussed include (00:00:18) early interest in medicine, including medical school at Cambridge, further studies and work at Oxford, interest in immunology and work at Stanford as a researcher, clinical training at Oxford; (00:02:20) research relating to diabetes, interest in autoimmune d...

Georgina Ferry interviews Marian Knight, Professor of Maternal and Child Population Health, 13 October 2022. Topics discussed include (00:00:30) early interest in science and medicine, PhD and DPhil and training in obstetrics; (00:01:28) research interests, including pre-eclampsia and prevention of baby deaths; (00:04:03) work in Oxford since studies and training, including work in public health;...

Georgina Ferry interviews Tracey Mustoe, University Biological Safety Officer, 21 September 2022. Topics discussed include (00:00:24) early interest in science, work as a research technician at Birmingham University; (00:02:10) biological safety and normal day-to-day work as Biological Safety Officer; (00:04:43) university rules around health and safety and adherence to guidance and national healt...

Georgina Ferry interviews Sir John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine, 21 September 2022. Topics discussed include (00:00:20) personal impact during the pandemic, including relating to student supervision, change in the pace of work; (00:03:30) national lockdown and impact on work, meetings and calls with Lord Bethall [Lords Minister in the Department of Health], work with Matt Hancock MP, gaps in...

Georgina Ferry interviews Lisa White, Professor of Modelling in Epidemiology at the Big Data Institute, 13 September 2022. Topics discussed include (00:00:29) early interest in health, degrees in mathematics at the University of Warwick and interest in mathematical biology, PGCE training and work as a teacher and later work abroad; (00:02:45) modelling and computational approaches to public health...

Georgina Ferry interviews Max Roser, Director of the Oxford Martin Programme on Global Development, 2 September 2022. Topics discussed include (00:00:33) early interest in economics, including studies in philosophy and geoscience at university in Austria, PhD studies, work in Oxford; (00:03:00) influence of travel on focus on global inequality; (00:04:40) development of Our World in Data website;...