Judith Breuer
Judith Breuer | |
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Alma mater | Middlesex Hospital University of London |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University College London St Mary's Hospital, London St Bartholomew's Hospital |
Thesis | Sequence analysis of the Env genes of ten HIV-2 tissue culture isolates (1996) |
Judith Breuer
Early life and education
As a child, Breuer was inspired by
Research and career
In 2005 Breuer joined
Breuer has investigated norovirus, a pandemic that occurs on cycles of between two and five years.[6] Using phylogenetic trees Breuer showed that the pandemic strains of norovirus exist in the population long before the virus spreads around the world. She believes that changes in the immunity of a population create an environment that allows the pandemic to spread, and that the pandemic strains may exist in children before they emerge in the wider population.[1]
Alongside norovirus, Breuer has extensively studied the
In 2016 Breuer launched the Pathogens Genomics Unit at University College London, which allows the scientific community to better sequence pathogen genomes.[1][9] She was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2019.[10]
Her research includes the development of new tools and tests to protect people from
In 2020 Breuer was appointed the London lead of a national response effort to sequence the genome and map the spread of the
Selected publications
- Dworkin, Robert H.; Johnson, Robert W.; Breuer, Judith; Gnann, John W.; Levin, Myron J.; Backonja, Miroslav; Betts, Robert F.; Gershon, Anne A.; Haanpää, Maija L.; McKendrick, Michael W.; Nurmikko, Turo J. (2007-01-01). "Recommendations for the Management of Herpes Zoster". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 44 (Supplement_1): S1–S26. PMID 17143845.
- GAUTHIER, A.; BREUER, J.; CARRINGTON, D.; MARTIN, M.; RÉMY, V. (2008-05-09). "Epidemiology and cost of herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia in the United Kingdom". Epidemiology and Infection. 137 (1): 38–47. S2CID 22839726.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g UCL (2019-01-29). "judith-breuer-interview". UCL Research Domains. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ISBN 978-1-119-14280-5.
- OCLC 53649102.
- ^ UCL (2018-11-06). "Judy Breuer". UCL Antimicrobial Resistance. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ "Prof Judith Breuer". UCL. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ UCL (2019-06-25). "NOROPATROL: Why do Norovirus pandemics occur & how can we control them?". Division of Infection and Immunity. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- PMID 31051031.
- ^ "Common virus is 'less prone to mutation' giving hope for vaccine development". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ "New genomics unit can sequence direct from samples | UCLH Biomedical Research Centre". www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ "Professor Judith Breuer | The Academy of Medical Sciences". acmedsci.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ a b UCL (2020-01-13). "Precision AMR". Division of Infection and Immunity. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ "GOSH and ICH to tackle antibiotic resistance in children". www.gosh.nhs.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ UCL (2020-03-23). "Leading UCL scientist joins major new alliance to map spread of coronavirus". UCL News. Retrieved 2020-03-25.