Contact information
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Oliver Pybus
Professor of Evolution & Infectious Disease
Research Interests
My research aims to explain the evolutionary dynamics of pathogens, particularly viral infections of humans, including HIV/AIDS, the hepatitis C virus, and Influenza. I hope to understand how evolutionary and ecological processes - which occur on the same timescale for many pathogens - combine and interact in natural populations.
Additional Information: I am Editor-in-Chief of the journal Virus Evolution, published by Oxford University Press. I am also one of the Department of Zoology's Athena Swan Champions.
Recent publications
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Bidirectional movement of emerging H5N8 avian influenza viruses between Europe and Asia via migratory birds since early 2020.
Journal article
Zhang G. et al, (2023), Mol Biol Evol
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Global disparities in SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance.
Journal article
Brito AF. et al, (2022), Nat Commun, 13
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Seasonal dynamics of the wild rodent faecal virome.
Journal article
Raghwani J. et al, (2022), Mol Ecol
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Impact of host age on viral and bacterial communities in a waterbird population.
Journal article
Hill SC. et al, (2022), ISME J
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Evolutionary features of a prolific subtype of avian influenza A virus in European waterfowl
Journal article
Wille M. et al, (2022), VIRUS EVOLUTION, 8