Public Health

I study the evolution, transmission and antimicrobial resistance of bacterial pathogens, with a particular focus on Staphylococcus aureus. My work combines population genomics, comparative genomics and epidemiological metadata to investigate host adaptation, mobile genetic elements, antimicrobial resistance and One Health transmission dynamics across humans, animals and environments.

Flavio Toxvaerd is Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge and a fellow of Clare College. He holds degrees from the University of Copenhagen (BSc Economics, MSc Economics), the London School of Economics (MSc Econometrics and Mathematical Economics) and the London Business School (PhD Economics). His research interests span economics and epidemiology, with an emphasis on the modelling of behaviour, disease dynamics and infection control (NPIs, lockdowns, vaccines and therapeutics).