About us

We are a consortium of researchers who want to bring faster poliovirus detection and sequencing to national public health laboratories worldwide. We are supported by the Gates Foundation and work closely with the Global Polio Laboratory Network, the World Health Organisation HQ and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

If you would like to get in touch, have a question or want to join the community please visit our workspace at protocols.io.

Consortium

• Imperial College London (UK): Alex Shaw, Isobel Blake, Joyce Akello, Shannon Fitz, Ben Bellekom, Yeongseon Park, Jasmaine Lee, Nicholas Grassly
• Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (UK): Erika Bujaki, Kafayat Arowolo, Victory Poloamina, Javier Martin
• National Institute for Health (Pakistan): Adnan Khurshid, Yasir Arshad, Nayab Mahmood, Syed Adnan Haider, Masroor Alam
• University of Edinburgh (UK): Áine O'Toole, Andrew Rambaut
• Institut National de la Recherche Biomédicale (DRC): Tresor Kabeya, Yogolelo Riziki, Princesse Paku, Emmanuel Lokilo, Marceline Akonga, Adrienne Amuri Aziza, Yvonne Lay, Eddy Lusamaki, Bibiche Nsunda, Elizabeth Pukuta, Jean-Claude Makangara, Steve Ahuka-Mundeke, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Placide Mbala Kingebeni
• Biosurv International Ltd (UK): Kirsten Williamson, Matt Anderson, Catherine Pratt