OJ Watson
Lecturer And Schmidt AI In Science Fellow At Imperial College London
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolOJ Watson is a Schmidt Science Fellow and Lecturer at Imperial College London with a decade of experience in infectious disease modelling, mortality estimation in humanitarian settings, and policy-facing research. His work integrates genetic data into malaria transmission models and focuses on drug and diagnostic resistance, pandemic preparedness, and resilient public health surveillance systems. He has held research fellowships at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Brown University, and multiple roles at Imperial College, bridging academic rigour with practical policy impact. Trained in systems biology and infectious disease epidemiology (Cambridge, Imperial), he blends strong quantitative modelling with field-relevant applications. Colleagues value his ability to translate complex genetic and epidemiological insights into actionable guidance for health agencies. Beyond modelling, he has a track record of building tools and methodologies that improve surveillance in low-resource and humanitarian contexts.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Integrating genetic information into malaria transmission modelling, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Integrating genetic information into malaria transmission modelling at Imperial College LondonMSci, Systems Biology, MSci, Systems Biology at University of Cambridge
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Github Skills (98)
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Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
OJWatson/hrpup
Jan 2023 - Mar 2025
Contributions:4 releases, 34 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 2 months
mrc-ide/global-lmic-reports
Jul 2020 - Sep 2021
Global LMIC COVID-19 reports. Updated to include HICs. Previous data is periodically backed up at https://mrcdata.dide.ic.ac.uk/global-lmic-reports/
Contributions:72 commits, 2 PRs, 24 pushes in 1 year 2 months
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