معرفی
Mahan Ghafari is a Wellcome Trust Early Career Research Fellow and Independent Investigator leading the Ghafari Research Group in the Department of Biology at the University of Oxford. He is affiliated with the Pandemic Sciences Institute and holds a position as Kemp Junior Research Fellow in Medical Sciences at Lincoln College. His research focuses on quantitative frameworks for studying molecular evolution of pathogens, integrating phylogenetics, population genetics, and structural biology to trace pathogen origins and assess outbreak risks.
Education:
- BSc in Physics, Sharif University of Technology
- MSc in Physics, Emory University
- DPhil in Interdisciplinary Biosciences, University of Oxford (2022)
Research Interests:
- Molecular evolution of pathogens with pandemic potential
- Phylogenetic and structural analysis of viral evolution
- Quantitative methods for evolutionary rate estimation
- Zoonotic transmission dynamics and reservoir origins
Awards:
- Wellcome Trust Early Career Research Fellowship
- Kemp Junior Research Fellowship in Medical Sciences
Advising & Collaborations:
- Supervising 5 students (PhD, MSc, and MBiol projects)
- Recipient of grants for pandemic preparedness research
Labs & Groups: Leads the Ghafari Research Group, collaborating with the Data Analytics and Epidemiology Group at the Pandemic Sciences Institute to develop tools for outbreak analysis and pathogen risk assessment.
