Lucy Pembrey BSc MSc PhD

Lecturer

Lucy joined the Unit in January 2008 to work on a Wellcome funded project on herpesvirus infections in early childhood. Before that Lucy worked at the UCL Institute of Child Health on mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis C virus. During her time at ICH she completed an MSc in Epidemiology at LSHTM (2000) and her PhD (2006).

Affiliation

Research

Lucy is currently working on the Born in Bradford Infection and Allergy Study. This study aims to assess the effect of age at infection with common herpesviruses on immune function and risk of atopy and is being conducted within the multi-ethnic Born in Bradford birth cohort.

Lucy's previous research has mainly focussed on mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis C virus and the European Paediatric HCV Network.

Research areas

  • Child health

Disciplines

  • Epidemiology
  • Life-course epidemiology

Disease and Health Conditions

  • Herpesviruses
  • Infectious disease
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