Team
PI: Dr Charlotte Hammer
I am an applied infectious disease epidemiologist, sometimes social scientist, and public health emergency specialist. In January 2025, I joined the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge as an Assistant Professor and founded the IDEA Lab.
My applied experience spans national and international public health agencies, policy institutions, and humanitarian organisations, including deployments with the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network.
Team Members
Dr Dorien Braam
Research Affiliate
Dr Edward Lam
Visiting Researcher
Dr Lily Cohen
Physician-Scientist
Dr Anthony Torres-Ruesta
Research Associate
Research Students
Dr Saleyha Ahsan
PhD student
Rithika Sangameshwaran
PhD student
Kess Rowe
MPhil by research student
Sam Pritchard
Medical student
Friederike Suhr
Incoming visiting PhD student
MPhil Dissertation Students
Dr Richard Armitage
MPhil Global Risk and Resilience
Isobel Campbelln
MPhil Global Risk and Resilience
Lyndesey Bryden
MPhil Global Risk and Resilience
Harry Johnson
MPhil Global Risk and Resilience
Udoka Okonkwo
MPhil Global Risk and Resilience
Teresa Artho
MPhil Population Health Sciences
Anya Kapoor
MPhil Population Health Sciences
Sonya Sander
MPhil Population Health Sciences
Interested in Joining Us?
I am always keen to hear from individuals interested in opportunities within the lab. I am particularly interested in hearing from those applying for postdoctoral fellowships, such as Wellcome or UKRI. I am also open to supervising prospective PhD and MPhil students. Current vacancies are listed on the University of Cambridge jobs page. Potential collaborators are welcome to get in touch by email.