Neil Ferguson

Neil Ferguson is a Professor and Director of the School of Public Health at Imperial College London, affiliated with the Abdul Latif Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics (J-IDEA) and multiple research centers. His work focuses on mathematical modeling of infectious disease spread, policy impact analysis, and intervention strategies for diseases like malaria, dengue, and emerging pathogens. Key collaborations include the WHO, CDC, and Public Health England. Research highlights include developing the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis and analyzing the efficacy of the Sanofi dengue vaccine. His work on Wolbachia as a vector control measure and pandemic response modeling during the COVID-19 crisis has significantly influenced global health policy.

• Roles: Director of School of Public Health, Lead at J-IDEA
• Affiliations: Faculty of Medicine, MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, NIHR Health Protection Research Unit

Research interests span epidemiology of vector-borne diseases, vaccine impact assessment, and outbreak prediction. His models analyze transmission dynamics, intervention effectiveness, and public health policy implications. Ongoing projects include spatial analysis of Wolbachia spread and subnational dengue vaccination strategies.