The Epidemic Zone is funded by Wellcome.

The Scientists

Liz Buckingham-Jeffery | PhD Student, University of Warwick

I use maths to try and figure out how many people are going to catch norovirus (a very common illness that causes horrible diarrhoea and vomiting!) this year

Kevin Pollock | Health Protection Scotland

I work in the field of infectious diseases where I attempt to understand why deadly bugs infect us and what we can do to prevent being infected in the first place!

Christl Donnelly | Professor, Imperial College London

I study infectious diseases – how they spread and how to stop them

Rebecca Corkill | PhD Student, John Innes Centre

Think Jurassic Park science- but less deaths, danger and dinosaurs; instead we change insects so they benefit humans.

Rosie Fok | Derriford Hospital, Plymouth 

I am a Consultant Microbiologist (a doctor who advises other doctors and healthcare workers on how to manage infections and prescribe the right antibiotics)

The Schools

• Beech Lodge School, Berkshire
• Broadlands Academy, Bristol
• Darlington School of Maths and Science, County Durham
• Didcot Girls’ School, Oxfordshire
• Fowey River Academy, Cornwall
• Gordano School, Bristol
• Grangemouth High School, Grangemouth
• Helena Romanes School and Sixth Form Centre, Essex
• Saint Gregory’s Catholic College, Somerset
• St Luke’s Science and Sports College, Devon
• Sutton High School, Surrey
• The Dukeries Academy, Newark
• The Highfield School, Hertfordshire
• Tonbridge Grammar School, Kent
• Walker Technology College, Tyne and Wear
• Westcliff High School for Boys Academy, Essex