Ewan M. Harrison PhD

Dr Ewan M. Harrison is a group leader at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, and the Department of Medicine at the University of Cambridge.  He completed his PhD at the University of Leicester on the genomics and pathogenesis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.  His post-doctoral work at the University of Cambridge focused on the analysis of MRSA populations in animals and humans and tracking the transmission of MRSA in healthcare facilities.  During the COVID-19 pandemic, he coordinated the set-up of the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium and now acts as Deputy Director with a focus on health data.  His current research combines pathogen sequencing, host genetics, and microbiome data along with electronic health records to understand pathogen biology and transmission.