Professor Jonathan Van-Tam

Pioneering epidemiologist, public health advocate and former Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England

From October 2017 until March 2022 JVT was seconded to the Department of Health and Social Care, England as Deputy Chief Medical Officer where his portfolio was vaccines, pharmaceuticals, health protection, and biosecurity. In that role he has been extensively involved in domestic vaccines policy, seasonal influenza, infectious disease incidents (Ebola, Monkey Pox), the Novichok attack, and the Covid-19 pandemic, including every aspect of the successful UK vaccine procurement and deployment programme. He was a member of the UK Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) and co-Chair of the Global Health Security Advisory Group (GHSAG) Pandemic Influenza Working Group (PIWG). He has received multiple awards and accolades for his public communication of science and was awarded a Knighthood for services to Public Health in 2022.

 

Don’t miss the keynote seminar: Navigating uncharted waters: The power of leadership, agility and innovation in times of change. Dr Professor Jonathan Van-Tam in conversation with Cathy Hoy
Wednesday 31 January, 14:30-15:00, Seminar theatres 1 & 3