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Pneumococcal meningitis - London
Professor Jeremy Brown and Professor Brendan Wren are investigating whether the new vaccine can be effective against multiple different serotypes rather than just the one
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TB meningitis - Imperial College and Francis Crick Institute
Professor Robert J Wilkinson, Dr Rachel P-J Lai, Dr Alize Proust, Dr Angharad G Davis and Professor Katalin A Wilkinson are investigating how TB-causing bacteria enter the brain, and how the brain responds to infection and treatment
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TB meningitis - University College London and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Dr Robindra Basu Roy (Chief Investigator), Dr Suzanne Anderson, Dr Chishala Chabala, Professor Diana Gibb, Dr Hilda Mujuru, Dr James Seddon, Dr Eric Wobudeya anticipate that this research will enable the evaluation and development of novel diagnostics for TBM in children, hopefully leading to improved tests and outcomes
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Meningococcal meningitis – University of Bristol
PhD student Mia Dierks will investigate the impact of temperature and humidity on the survival of meningococcal bacteria in respiratory droplets to help improve vaccine development and modify infection control procedures, which could reduce the survival and transmission rates of airborne bacteria.