What is next after my PhD.

As explained in my last post, I have finished my PhD. My PhD thesis is now available online and Open Access here.

I am delighted to say that on October 1st, 2025, I joined the Rohani Lab at the University of Georgia (UGA). I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate, studying the ecology and evolution of influenza viruses.

Professionally, I am excited to continue doing academic research in (roughly) the same field as my PhD. I look forward to developing further as a scientist during my postdoc and contributing to the Rohani Lab and the Odum School of Ecology. I am also happy to have this opportunity to interact with the epidemic modelling community in the USA.

Personally, I am stoked that I will be living for at least one year in the USA: in Athens, Georgia. Readers of my blog know that I’ve been yearning to move somewhere outside of the UK and Spain, and this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I am sure it will come with some challenges to navigate. But otherwise it wouldn’t be fun.

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Go dawgs!