Professor Jeremy Brown is a leading expert in respiratory infections at University College London (UCL).

Education & Qualifications

• MBBS with Honours, Royal London Hospital (1988)
• MRCP (1991), PhD – Imperial College (1999)
• FRCP (2005), GCP certified (2024)

Current Roles

• Professor of Respiratory Infection, UCL Respiratory, UCL Division of Medicine
• Honorary Consultant, University College London Hospitals
• Co-Head, UCL Respiratory Research Dept (80 members, £30M funding)

Key Areas of Expertise

• Respiratory complications in haematological diseases
• Pneumonia, bronchiectasis, and opportunistic infections
• Vaccines, AMR, COVID-19 aftermath, and Streptococcus pneumoniae

Research and Funding

• Lead/Co-lead on multiple UKRI and Wellcome-funded grants (totaling over £5M+)
• Extensive research on pneumococcal pathogenesis, AMR therapies, bronchiectasis, and post-COVID syndromes

Professional Leadership

• Member of UK Joint Committee on Vaccines & Immunisation
• Advisory roles for WHO, NICE, BTS, MRC, and NIHR
• Key contributor to national and international respiratory infection policies

Publications & Impact

• H-index: 46, with over 120 research articles, 3 books, 11 chapters, and 50+ reviews
• Recent high-impact publications in Lancet, Nature Communications, mBio, Thorax, etc.

Speaking Engagements

• Delivered plenary talks at World Sepsis Congress, ISPPD, World Vaccine Congress, and more (2021–2025)
• Regular speaker at national and international respiratory and infectious disease conferences

Patents & Innovation

• Developer of two pneumococcal vaccines in Phase 1 trials
• Patents pending for antibody therapies targeting AMR pathogens