PAST EVENTS
JENNER MUSICAL PICNIC June 17th 2023
The Musical Picnic on June 17th was a huge success. The music written by Liz Lane, an internationally recognised composer who lives locally, was fabulous. The choir made up of local singers sang beautifully, the band played with great feeling and as for the children's singing, action and mimes - words are not enough to praise them.
The event began with singing from Vale Community Choir led from the keyboard by Eddie Gerrard and this was followed by Ian Holmes (conductor) and Martin Le Poidevin (baritone) teaching the main choruses to the audience. After a short break whilst people enjoyed their picnics, Marg Glover supported by Bill Glover and Jess Greenwood Parker began their narration of Jenner's life. The song 'Berkeley Fair', which was based on one of Jenner's poems set to music by Liz Lane, was performed by Martin Le Poidevin accompanied by local instrumentalists flautist Kathy McNicholas, violinist Lu Yang, with guest ensemble James Screaton, Robert Morgan, Emily Dodsworth, Liz Lane, Dan Thomas and Gregor Spence.
Children from Sharpness School then performed a delightful mime for us on the ‘dreaded disease called smallpox’ before singing and performing actions to 'A Cuckoo's Egg'. Next Berkeley School children performed clever movements for the 'Air Balloon Song'. James Screaton (cornet) and Dan Thomas (euphonium), playing from The Temple of Vaccinia, provided for a reflective moment whilst children from Berkeley School unveiled a portrait of Jenner painted for the bicentenary by Carrie Steel. Finally, a memorable mime performed by children from Stone with Woodford School preceded 'Free from Harm' as we all sang to celebrate Jenner's seminal work on vaccination. A few reflective words were read by children to round off the event. Live sound, video and recording was by students from UWE Bristol and we will make this recording available in due course as a legacy product (see our website www.jennerproject.com. We would like to thank Brian Tipper and GCC for the financial support that made this wonderful event possible.
The event began with singing from Vale Community Choir led from the keyboard by Eddie Gerrard and this was followed by Ian Holmes (conductor) and Martin Le Poidevin (baritone) teaching the main choruses to the audience. After a short break whilst people enjoyed their picnics, Marg Glover supported by Bill Glover and Jess Greenwood Parker began their narration of Jenner's life. The song 'Berkeley Fair', which was based on one of Jenner's poems set to music by Liz Lane, was performed by Martin Le Poidevin accompanied by local instrumentalists flautist Kathy McNicholas, violinist Lu Yang, with guest ensemble James Screaton, Robert Morgan, Emily Dodsworth, Liz Lane, Dan Thomas and Gregor Spence.
Children from Sharpness School then performed a delightful mime for us on the ‘dreaded disease called smallpox’ before singing and performing actions to 'A Cuckoo's Egg'. Next Berkeley School children performed clever movements for the 'Air Balloon Song'. James Screaton (cornet) and Dan Thomas (euphonium), playing from The Temple of Vaccinia, provided for a reflective moment whilst children from Berkeley School unveiled a portrait of Jenner painted for the bicentenary by Carrie Steel. Finally, a memorable mime performed by children from Stone with Woodford School preceded 'Free from Harm' as we all sang to celebrate Jenner's seminal work on vaccination. A few reflective words were read by children to round off the event. Live sound, video and recording was by students from UWE Bristol and we will make this recording available in due course as a legacy product (see our website www.jennerproject.com. We would like to thank Brian Tipper and GCC for the financial support that made this wonderful event possible.
WORDS OF THE SONGS FOR
The Jenner Musical Picnic
17 June 2023
In the garden of Dr Jenner’s House, Berkeley, Gloucestershire
1. Extracts from Berkeley Fair (first 16 lines) – words Edward Jenner
The sun drove off the twilight grey,
And promised all a cloudless day;
His yellow beams danced o'er the dews,
And changed to gems their pearly hues.
The song-birds met on every spray.
And sang as if they knew the day;
The blackbird piped his mellow note,
The goldfinch strain'd his downy throat,
To join the music of the plain
The lark pour'd down no common strain;
he little wren, too, left her nest,
And, striving, sang her very best;
The robin wisely kept away,
His song too plaintive for the day —
'Twas Berkeley Fair, and Nature's smile
Spread joy around for many a mile.
2. A Cuckoo’s Egg – words Andy Rashleigh and members of the Berkeley community
Cuckoo, calls from the wood today;
cuckoo, calls from the wood to-day, today, today.
The bird in the nest gets very angry,
the cuckoo's egg won't get any rest.
In the forest it’s floating above a nest and drops the egg flies in the air.
Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo.
What a Kerfuffle
What a kerfuffle; the cuckoo shuffle,
A snaffle not a shuffle, with a swaffle and a scuffle.
Heave ho and away we go, and over the top it pops!
A Cuckoo’s Egg A cuckoo's egg in another bird's nest there'll be no room for all the rest. (there'll be no room for all the friends.)
Flying away from the woods, flying trash for his nest, cuckoo, cuckoo;
flies away from the robin's chest, singing ‘cuckoo’.
A cuckoo's egg in another bird's nest there'll be no room for all the rest.
Cuckoo, an egg in another bird's nest, sitting on the tall tree's branch, cuckoo, cuckoo.
3. Air Balloon Song – words Edward Jenner, Andy Rashleigh and members of the Berkeley community From Lines affixed to an air balloon (first two and last verses) – words Edward Jenner
Stranger, whoe’er thou art, whose gazing eye
Is fixed with wonder on this novel scene,
Ignoble on the ground behold me lie,
And kiss, indignant kiss, the level green.
Long while held on my daring rapid course
I travers’d worlds where eagles never flew,
With strengthen’d wing, and undiminish’d force,
Far from the keenest ken of mortal view.
My flight I took from Kingscote’s happy plain
A daring wand’rer through the ethereal sky;
Then, gentle friend, pray take me back again,
Perhaps, once more, another course to try.
Air Balloon Song
Light as a feather, hardly a sound, float in the air, land safe on the ground.
Rising to the sky, reaching to the clouds. Light as a feather, hardly a sound, float in the air, land safe on the ground.
Fire burning brightly, basket swinging, into the horizon, lighting the night.
Fire dancing, fire burning, fire shimmering in the sky.
Light as a feather, hardly a sound, float in the air, land safe on the ground.
Reaching, reaching to the sky, reaching, reaching to the clouds.
Bright as a firework, hardly a sound, swift in the sky, land down on the ground. Light as a feather, hardly a sound, float in the air, land safe on the ground.
4. Free from Harm (‘Vaccination Song’) – words Andy Rashleigh and members of the Berkeley community
Voices: The virus below is the only one we know, in the darkest night, the stars take flight.
Once again feeling lost, into the horizon lighting the night.
There was one ray of hope in the world darkened by the shadow;
Then as you look you start to see the light spreading exponentially.
Jenner: Here I am once again, feeling lost but now and then I breathe it in, to let it go and you don't know where you are now.
Voices: The stars glimmer in the light of the night, once not lost, now not lost.
Jenner: Reaching for the sky, touching the sun, wake upon another day, early in the morning; Like the sun at dawn. Keep me awake at night, wake up in the morning and then suddenly I know the answer
Keep me Awake at Night
Voices - school: All: Keep me awake at night, wake up in the morning; and suddenly I know the answer.
Blossom the Cow
Solo: Ooh yah yah Wandering in a field of buttercups, daisies and Blossom the cow, And Blossom the cow now we know how:
Vaccination and immunisation, Isolation, fear in our own time.
Polio, flu and pandemics too, Innovation and his inspiration, Still it is seeing us through, Have we seen it through, We shall see it through.
Voices (said): Dedication, inspiration, exploration, innovation, Aviation, hibernation, mass migration. But most of all creation of vaccination.
Free from Harm
Jenner: Just a little scratch at the top of your arm It'll keep you well and free from harm.
Voices: Just a little tingle at the top of your arm That could save you from a lot of harm.
Voices: Just a little scratch at the top of your arm It'll keep you well and free from harm.
All: Just a little scratch at the top of your arm It'll keep you well and free from harm.
Jenner: Just close your eyes and it will be fine; Keep you strong.
The Jenner Musical Picnic
17 June 2023
In the garden of Dr Jenner’s House, Berkeley, Gloucestershire
1. Extracts from Berkeley Fair (first 16 lines) – words Edward Jenner
The sun drove off the twilight grey,
And promised all a cloudless day;
His yellow beams danced o'er the dews,
And changed to gems their pearly hues.
The song-birds met on every spray.
And sang as if they knew the day;
The blackbird piped his mellow note,
The goldfinch strain'd his downy throat,
To join the music of the plain
The lark pour'd down no common strain;
he little wren, too, left her nest,
And, striving, sang her very best;
The robin wisely kept away,
His song too plaintive for the day —
'Twas Berkeley Fair, and Nature's smile
Spread joy around for many a mile.
2. A Cuckoo’s Egg – words Andy Rashleigh and members of the Berkeley community
Cuckoo, calls from the wood today;
cuckoo, calls from the wood to-day, today, today.
The bird in the nest gets very angry,
the cuckoo's egg won't get any rest.
In the forest it’s floating above a nest and drops the egg flies in the air.
Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo.
What a Kerfuffle
What a kerfuffle; the cuckoo shuffle,
A snaffle not a shuffle, with a swaffle and a scuffle.
Heave ho and away we go, and over the top it pops!
A Cuckoo’s Egg A cuckoo's egg in another bird's nest there'll be no room for all the rest. (there'll be no room for all the friends.)
Flying away from the woods, flying trash for his nest, cuckoo, cuckoo;
flies away from the robin's chest, singing ‘cuckoo’.
A cuckoo's egg in another bird's nest there'll be no room for all the rest.
Cuckoo, an egg in another bird's nest, sitting on the tall tree's branch, cuckoo, cuckoo.
3. Air Balloon Song – words Edward Jenner, Andy Rashleigh and members of the Berkeley community From Lines affixed to an air balloon (first two and last verses) – words Edward Jenner
Stranger, whoe’er thou art, whose gazing eye
Is fixed with wonder on this novel scene,
Ignoble on the ground behold me lie,
And kiss, indignant kiss, the level green.
Long while held on my daring rapid course
I travers’d worlds where eagles never flew,
With strengthen’d wing, and undiminish’d force,
Far from the keenest ken of mortal view.
My flight I took from Kingscote’s happy plain
A daring wand’rer through the ethereal sky;
Then, gentle friend, pray take me back again,
Perhaps, once more, another course to try.
Air Balloon Song
Light as a feather, hardly a sound, float in the air, land safe on the ground.
Rising to the sky, reaching to the clouds. Light as a feather, hardly a sound, float in the air, land safe on the ground.
Fire burning brightly, basket swinging, into the horizon, lighting the night.
Fire dancing, fire burning, fire shimmering in the sky.
Light as a feather, hardly a sound, float in the air, land safe on the ground.
Reaching, reaching to the sky, reaching, reaching to the clouds.
Bright as a firework, hardly a sound, swift in the sky, land down on the ground. Light as a feather, hardly a sound, float in the air, land safe on the ground.
4. Free from Harm (‘Vaccination Song’) – words Andy Rashleigh and members of the Berkeley community
Voices: The virus below is the only one we know, in the darkest night, the stars take flight.
Once again feeling lost, into the horizon lighting the night.
There was one ray of hope in the world darkened by the shadow;
Then as you look you start to see the light spreading exponentially.
Jenner: Here I am once again, feeling lost but now and then I breathe it in, to let it go and you don't know where you are now.
Voices: The stars glimmer in the light of the night, once not lost, now not lost.
Jenner: Reaching for the sky, touching the sun, wake upon another day, early in the morning; Like the sun at dawn. Keep me awake at night, wake up in the morning and then suddenly I know the answer
Keep me Awake at Night
Voices - school: All: Keep me awake at night, wake up in the morning; and suddenly I know the answer.
Blossom the Cow
Solo: Ooh yah yah Wandering in a field of buttercups, daisies and Blossom the cow, And Blossom the cow now we know how:
Vaccination and immunisation, Isolation, fear in our own time.
Polio, flu and pandemics too, Innovation and his inspiration, Still it is seeing us through, Have we seen it through, We shall see it through.
Voices (said): Dedication, inspiration, exploration, innovation, Aviation, hibernation, mass migration. But most of all creation of vaccination.
Free from Harm
Jenner: Just a little scratch at the top of your arm It'll keep you well and free from harm.
Voices: Just a little tingle at the top of your arm That could save you from a lot of harm.
Voices: Just a little scratch at the top of your arm It'll keep you well and free from harm.
All: Just a little scratch at the top of your arm It'll keep you well and free from harm.
Jenner: Just close your eyes and it will be fine; Keep you strong.
PROGRAMME
17:00 Welcome music by the Vale Community Choir
17:20 Picnic and rehearsal of song choruses
18:00 The Jenner Musical Picnic
Jenner Fanfare: music Liz Lane
Narration
Extracts from Berkeley Fair: words from a poem by Dr Edward Jenner, music Liz Lane
Narration
The Scourge of Smallpox: mime by young people from Sharpness Primary School
Narration
A Cuckoo’s Egg: music Liz Lane, words Andy Rashleigh. Words and music by members of the Berkeley community. Featuring children from Sharpness Primary School
Narration
Air Balloon Song: music Liz Lane, words Andy Rashleigh. Incorporating ‘Lines affixed to an air balloon’: words from a poem by Dr Edward Jenner . Words and music by members of the Berkeley community. Featuring children from Berkeley Primary School
Narration
Vaccination with Cowpox: mime by young people from Stone with Woodford Primary School
Narration
Gentle Friend: music Liz Lane. Featuring a specially commissioned painting by Carrie Steel.
Narration
Free from Harm ‘Vaccination Song’: music Liz Lane, words Andy Rashleigh. Incorporating ‘Keep me Awake at Night’ by a pupil from Stone with Woodford Primary School.. Words and music by members of the Berkeley community. Featuring children from Stone with Woodford Primary School
Narration
Final Words: written and spoken by children from Berkeley, Sharpness and Stone with Woodford Primary Schools
SYNOPSIS
The Jenner Musical Picnic tells the story of the life of Dr Edward Jenner, scientist, doctor, musician and poet who lived most of his adult life here at the Chantry in Berkeley. From this house he communicated with scientists, doctors and politicians worldwide. The exhibits in the Jenner Museum provide details of his life and work. He made scientific observations of nature including the nesting habits of cuckoos and undertook experiments including the use of hydrogen to launch a balloon. Jenner is most famous for his research into the use of cowpox to inoculate against smallpox, a deadly disease which has now been eradicated. He collected evidence of the protective effect of cowpox before testing his theory on James Phipps, the son of his gardener. Having published the results he inoculated local people free of charge in the Temple of Vaccinia which is at the corner of this very garden. He then proceeded to advise the medical community about the process which we now call vaccination in memory of the cow called Blossom which provided the original serum (’vacca’ is Latin for cow) and spent the rest of his life campaigning for vaccination to be used worldwide.
THE MUSICAL PICNIC IN 2023
2023 is the bicentenary of Jenner’s death and so this is a fitting time to celebrate his achievements in music and words. Liz Lane has set some of the significant events of Jenner’s life to music and there is an opportunity for you to join in with some of the choruses. You will also hear more details of his story from a narration and will be able to watch local children perform actions to the songs, and mimes to the words.
OUR LEGACY
We are recording this performance so that schools and groups in the community or in healthcare settings can learn about Jenner through watching our video and perhaps creating their own performances. This legacy product will add to the Edward Jenner Heritage Trail that we launched on May 17th 2023. Next year we hope to commission Liz to put a version of the narration to music so that the people of Berkeley can perform it in a concert – but this costs money. If you are able to support this endeavour please place donations in the bucket as you leave. Thank you.
It would be helpful to our future planning and grant applications if you could provide us with feedback on the picnic using the slips of paper at the table or online through our website: www.jennerproject.com.
Music: Liz Lane Words: Andy Rashleigh and Edward Jenner. Incorporating words and music by members of the Berkeley community
Narration: Members of The Jenner Project 2022 | 23
The Jenner Community Choir and instrumentalists
Jamie Smith cornet
Robert Morgan cornet
Emily Dodsworth flugelhorn & cornet
Liz Lane french horn
Dan Thomas euphonium
Gregor Spence tuba
Martin le Poidevin (Edward Jenner) baritone
Ian Holmes conductor
Video and audio recording: music technology students from the University of the West of England
Thanks to Natasha Lohan and Lizzi Kew Ross for the Jenner Project Workshops 2021 and 2022
CHORUS LYRICS
A Cuckoo’s Egg
A cuckoo's egg in another bird's nest
there'll be no room for all the rest.
Air Balloon Song
Light as a feather
hardly a sound
float in the air
land safe on the ground.
Free from Harm
Just a little scratch at the top of your arm
It'll keep you well and free from harm.
17:00 Welcome music by the Vale Community Choir
17:20 Picnic and rehearsal of song choruses
18:00 The Jenner Musical Picnic
Jenner Fanfare: music Liz Lane
Narration
Extracts from Berkeley Fair: words from a poem by Dr Edward Jenner, music Liz Lane
Narration
The Scourge of Smallpox: mime by young people from Sharpness Primary School
Narration
A Cuckoo’s Egg: music Liz Lane, words Andy Rashleigh. Words and music by members of the Berkeley community. Featuring children from Sharpness Primary School
Narration
Air Balloon Song: music Liz Lane, words Andy Rashleigh. Incorporating ‘Lines affixed to an air balloon’: words from a poem by Dr Edward Jenner . Words and music by members of the Berkeley community. Featuring children from Berkeley Primary School
Narration
Vaccination with Cowpox: mime by young people from Stone with Woodford Primary School
Narration
Gentle Friend: music Liz Lane. Featuring a specially commissioned painting by Carrie Steel.
Narration
Free from Harm ‘Vaccination Song’: music Liz Lane, words Andy Rashleigh. Incorporating ‘Keep me Awake at Night’ by a pupil from Stone with Woodford Primary School.. Words and music by members of the Berkeley community. Featuring children from Stone with Woodford Primary School
Narration
Final Words: written and spoken by children from Berkeley, Sharpness and Stone with Woodford Primary Schools
SYNOPSIS
The Jenner Musical Picnic tells the story of the life of Dr Edward Jenner, scientist, doctor, musician and poet who lived most of his adult life here at the Chantry in Berkeley. From this house he communicated with scientists, doctors and politicians worldwide. The exhibits in the Jenner Museum provide details of his life and work. He made scientific observations of nature including the nesting habits of cuckoos and undertook experiments including the use of hydrogen to launch a balloon. Jenner is most famous for his research into the use of cowpox to inoculate against smallpox, a deadly disease which has now been eradicated. He collected evidence of the protective effect of cowpox before testing his theory on James Phipps, the son of his gardener. Having published the results he inoculated local people free of charge in the Temple of Vaccinia which is at the corner of this very garden. He then proceeded to advise the medical community about the process which we now call vaccination in memory of the cow called Blossom which provided the original serum (’vacca’ is Latin for cow) and spent the rest of his life campaigning for vaccination to be used worldwide.
THE MUSICAL PICNIC IN 2023
2023 is the bicentenary of Jenner’s death and so this is a fitting time to celebrate his achievements in music and words. Liz Lane has set some of the significant events of Jenner’s life to music and there is an opportunity for you to join in with some of the choruses. You will also hear more details of his story from a narration and will be able to watch local children perform actions to the songs, and mimes to the words.
OUR LEGACY
We are recording this performance so that schools and groups in the community or in healthcare settings can learn about Jenner through watching our video and perhaps creating their own performances. This legacy product will add to the Edward Jenner Heritage Trail that we launched on May 17th 2023. Next year we hope to commission Liz to put a version of the narration to music so that the people of Berkeley can perform it in a concert – but this costs money. If you are able to support this endeavour please place donations in the bucket as you leave. Thank you.
It would be helpful to our future planning and grant applications if you could provide us with feedback on the picnic using the slips of paper at the table or online through our website: www.jennerproject.com.
Music: Liz Lane Words: Andy Rashleigh and Edward Jenner. Incorporating words and music by members of the Berkeley community
Narration: Members of The Jenner Project 2022 | 23
The Jenner Community Choir and instrumentalists
Jamie Smith cornet
Robert Morgan cornet
Emily Dodsworth flugelhorn & cornet
Liz Lane french horn
Dan Thomas euphonium
Gregor Spence tuba
Martin le Poidevin (Edward Jenner) baritone
Ian Holmes conductor
Video and audio recording: music technology students from the University of the West of England
Thanks to Natasha Lohan and Lizzi Kew Ross for the Jenner Project Workshops 2021 and 2022
CHORUS LYRICS
A Cuckoo’s Egg
A cuckoo's egg in another bird's nest
there'll be no room for all the rest.
Air Balloon Song
Light as a feather
hardly a sound
float in the air
land safe on the ground.
Free from Harm
Just a little scratch at the top of your arm
It'll keep you well and free from harm.
CREATIVE WORKSHOPS Friday and Saturday 2nd and 3rd December
Image by The Jenner Project 2022 | 23
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We had some really good feedback from the community and schools who came to our creative workshops led by international voice facilitator Natasha Lohan, choreographer Lizzi Kew Ross and composer Liz Lane. During these events we co-created a number of poems and songs ready for the musical celebrations in 2023. We will download links to a video in due course.
COTSWOLD MALE VOICE CHOIR 'NIGHT TO REMEMBER' CONCERT Saturday 12th November
We were very pleased to be invited to have a stand at the concert in St Mary's Church, Berkeley which featured the Cotswold Male Voice Choir and the Skylarks. Our stand will remain at the back of the church to provide information on the project for any visitors
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OPEN NIGHT AND INFORMAL DISCUSSION ON THE PROJECT Friday 30th September
Thank you to those who joined us for your input and offers of help. if you would like more information or are interested in helping please contact us on [email protected].
FRAMPTON COUNTRY FAYRE Sunday 12th September 2022
We were delighted to meet many interested people at our stall at the Frampton Country Fair.
The stall at Frampton Country Fayre. image by The Jenner Project 2022 | 23.
THE HISTORIC BALLOON LAUNCH EVENT Thursday 18 August 2022
Early on the morning of August 18th, on the Lower Lawn of Berkeley Castle, we recreated a special event in the life of Edward Jenner. His enquiring mind and continuous thirst for knowledge led him down many paths, exploring medical science, ornithology and interestingly, the new and emerging quest into humankind's lifelong desire to take to the sky's. For this event local company Exclusive Balloons supplied the balloon.
'Dr Jenner' in the balloon in the garden of Berkeley Castle, image by Tom Rees
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The balloon at Berkeley Castle,
image by Tom Rees
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Dr Liz Lane with the musicians at Berkeley Castle, image by Steve Paskey
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One of the lesser known facts about Dr Edward Jenner, the pioneer of vaccination, was this scientific interest in ballooning sparked by the work of the Montgolfier brothers and others. The story goes that he launched an unmanned air balloon from the keep of Berkeley Castle in 1784, followed it on horseback until it landed in Kingscote Park which was owned at the time by Anthony Kingscote. The village is situated on the top of the Cotswolds Edge to the east of the town of Dursley. The landing is said to have caused local excitement in the village and when Jenner went to collect the balloon he met Catherine Kingscote, the daughter of the landowner. Their romance blossomed into marriage.
Below is an image of the plaque in St Mary's Church, Berkeley celebrating Jenner's marriage to Catherine Kingscote in 1788.
Below is an image of the plaque in St Mary's Church, Berkeley celebrating Jenner's marriage to Catherine Kingscote in 1788.
From there it is said that he re-launched the balloon and it flew northwards along the Cotswold Edge to near the village of Birdlip which is just east of Cheltenham. The former public house on the junction of the A417 is named The Air Balloon to commemorate the event. Sadly the Inn closed in 2023 to make way for major road improvement to the A417 running nearby.
Plaque in St Mary's Church celebrating Jenner's marriage to Catherine Kingscore, image by Brian Cooper via Flickr
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The Air Balloon, image by Gloucestershire Live
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PROJECT DINNER Tuesday May 17th 2022
Professor Hill at the Launch Dinner at the Barn at Berkeley,
image by Dr Liz Lane
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Professor Adrian Hill, image from The Royal Society
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On Tuesday May 17th 2022, Dr Jenner's birthday, a Launch Dinner for The Jenner Project 2022-23 was held at The Barn at Berkeley.
The evening started with welcome drinks and after a sumptuous meal, a talk by Professor Adrian Hill, Director of The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford. During the evening guests listened to the premiere performance of excerpts of music by Dr Liz Lane dedicated to Dr Jenner and performed by the newly formed Jenner Community Choir, Flautist Nicola Woodward, soloist Martin le Poidevin and members of the City of Bristol Brass Band.
The evening started with welcome drinks and after a sumptuous meal, a talk by Professor Adrian Hill, Director of The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford. During the evening guests listened to the premiere performance of excerpts of music by Dr Liz Lane dedicated to Dr Jenner and performed by the newly formed Jenner Community Choir, Flautist Nicola Woodward, soloist Martin le Poidevin and members of the City of Bristol Brass Band.
Professor Hill is Director of the Jenner Institute which focuses on designing and developing vaccines for infectious diseases prevalent in developing countries, such as HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis. He also heads a group at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics which studies genetic susceptibility factors for common bacterial diseases. He is a passionate believer in the power of molecular medicine to design and deliver new health care interventions that will improve the lives of the poorest billion in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere. His own vaccine research programme has developed one of the most promising potential vaccines for Malaria which is currently in large scale trials in infants in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2014 his group led the first clinical trial of an Ebola virus vaccine targeting the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa.
Expertise:
Professor Hill has extensive media experience, both print and broadcast and including live interviews. He has worked with local, national and international media.
Expertise:
- Vaccines for Ebola
- Vaccines for Malaria
- Immunology and vaccinology of infectious diseases
- Human genetics of susceptibility to Tuberculosis, Leprosy, Sepsis and other bacterial diseases
- Vaccines against intracellular pathogens
Professor Hill has extensive media experience, both print and broadcast and including live interviews. He has worked with local, national and international media.