Sean Elias, 33 years old and originally from Cardiff, is a post-doctoral immunologist and  ‘Public Engagement with Research’ (PER) leader based at the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford. Currently he is working as part of the Covid-19 vaccine trial team both in the lab and as part of the SciComms team. Sean has a keen interest in the human immune system with previous work on T cells, B cells and antibodies for various diseases including Malaria, Ebolavirus, Salmonella and now Covid-19. On the SciComms front, Sean has a keen interest in developing educational materials for schools and the general public, in particular through the medium of board games. During the pandemic he has also provided photos, videos, explainers and most recently GIFS to the world’s media on behalf of the Covid-19 vaccine research team. 

Outside of work, Sean is a keen triathlete, cricketer & football player, avid board gamer and lover of ALL things Star Wars.

Samantha Vanderslott is a health sociologist based in the Oxford Vaccine Group, at the University of Oxford, UK. She has worked there for the past four years following her PhD in Science and Technology Studies at University College London. Her research mainly uses qualitative methods and concentrates on health, society, and policy topics. She is particularly interested in public attitudes to vaccination, for routine vaccines and during outbreaks, as well as vaccine policies, in how these differ across countries and time. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began she has been researching views about potential vaccines and the increase in misinformation and disinformation.