Peter Horby

Peter Horby

Peter Horby is a British medical doctor, epidemiologist, and Professor of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Global Health at the University of Oxford and Chair of the UK government's New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG). He is the founder, and former Director of the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Hanoi, Vietnam which was founded in 2006. In 2014 Peter established the Epidemic Research Group Oxford (ERGO). ERGO incorporates a number of international projects such as the European Commission funded PREPARE and the International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection Consortium (ISARIC). In 2016 Peter became Chair of ISARIC Horby specialises in the design of control programmes against infectious diseases. He is now heading up the major RECOVERY trial into drugs for COVID-19 Horby is one of the 23 attendees of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) He is the Chair of the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG).

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