Astrid Iversen

Professor Astrid Iversen is a virologist and immunologist at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences within the University of Oxford. She is affiliated with the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Kellogg College, and the MRC Doctoral Training Partnership. Her research focuses on the co-evolution of pathogens and human immune responses, particularly in neurological contexts.

• MD, PhD
• Member, UK Parliament's & Government's COVID-19 Outbreak Expert Database

Research interests span multiple interrelated fields:

• Virology: HIV-1, SARS-CoV-2, and JC virus (PML)
• Immunology: T-cell responses, HLA adaptation, immune evasion
• Neuroscience: Neurological complications in HIV, CNS inflammatory diseases post-vaccination
• Evolutionary Genomics: Ancient DNA studies tracing pathogen-immune co-evolution over 12,500 years

Recent publications demonstrate expertise in:

• Tracking pathogen distribution in ancient Eurasia
• Genetic risk factors for autoimmune diseases
• Immune response dynamics in viral infections