ISAG was founded in July 2020 by Anthony Staines, Gerry Killeen, and Tomás Ryan.
Today, ISAG’s membership has grown to include experts from Ireland, Northern Ireland, and overseas, with a diverse set of skills and perspectives. Members with expertise in public health, epidemiology, outbreak management, mathematics, geography, and Irish history and culture, all united behind a better vision for Ireland in 2022.
Prof. Anthony Staines
Professor of Health Systems, School of Nursing, Psychotherapy & Community Health. Dublin City University
Prof. Gerry Killeen
AXA Research Chair in Applied Pathogen Ecology, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences and Environmental Research Institute. University College Cork
Dr. Tomás Ryan
Associate Professor, School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College Dublin
Prof. Ivan Perry
Dean of Public Health, School of Public Health. University College Cork
Prof. Patricia Kearney
Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health. University College Cork.
Dr. Philipp Hoevel
Lecturer in Mathematics. University College Cork
Prof. Helen Dolk
Professor of Epidemiology & Health Services Research. University of Ulster
Dr. Julien Mercille
Associate Professor, School of Geography. University College Dublin
Dr. Nessa Cronin
Associate Director, Moore Institute. Lecturer, Irish Studies at NUI Galway Ireland. Irish National Committee of Future Earth Global, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin
Dr. Clare Kelly
Associate Professor at Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN), with a joint appointment in the School of Psychology and Department of Psychiatry at the School of Medicine.
Prof. Aoife McLysaght
Professor in Genetics
Trinity College Dublin
Dr. James Merrick
PhD graduate of Stanford University; Provider of mathematical modelling research and software support to non-profit research institutes, startup ventures and established companies in Europe and North America
Dr. Paul Dempsey
Mathematical Scientist, Population Health and Risk Data Analyst
Prof. Yaneer Bar-Yam (USA)
President, New England Complex Systems Institute
Dr. Kevin Mitchell
Associate Professor in Developmental Neurobiology and Genetics. Senior Lecturer, Trinity Institute of Neurosciences (TCIN)
Prof. Michael Baker (NZ)
University of Otago; Co-Director, He Kainga Oranga / Housing and Health Research Programme; Director, Health Environment Infection Research Unit; Co-Director, Public Health Summer School, Dept.of Public Health
Prof. Gabriel Scally (UK)
Visiting Professor of Public Health, University of Bristol (England). President of Epidemiology and Public Health, The Royal Society of Medicine. Member of UK Independent SAGE
Dr. Amanda Kvalsvig (NZ)
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand; Senior Research Fellow, Department of Public Health