Thomas Snelling

Thomas Snelling is a Professor and Director of Health and Clinical Analytics at the Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, and an infectious diseases physician at the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network. He leads the Learning Health Initiative, focusing on innovative approaches to public health research and multi-institutional collaborative projects. His work includes Bayesian adaptive trials for severe gastroenteritis, food allergy prevention, immunization, and cystic fibrosis management.

• Education: BMBS, DTMH, GDipClinEpid, PhD, FRACP
• Affiliations: Member of Brain and Mind Centre, Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute

Research interests span infection and immunity, child health, evidence-based medicine, and maternal/child health. His projects address serious bacterial infections, food allergy prevention (OPTIMUM trial), and CF exacerbations (BEAT CF). Awards include the 2016 3M Eureka Prize shortlist and multiple early-career grants.

Recent articles focus on vaccine efficacy, pediatric infectious diseases, and adaptive clinical trials. Key collaborations involve Royal Australasian College of Physicians and Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases.

• Grants & Funding: Major philanthropic support from Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation
• Labs/Teams: Leading teams in Learning Health Initiative, Brain and Mind Centre