Chrissie Jones

Chrissie Jones FRCPCH PhD is an Associate Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases at the University of Southampton. I deliver inpatient and outpatient care to children with complex infections across Wessex. I lead the congenital infection service for the region.

My research focusses on interventions in pregnancy to prevent infections in early life. I lead studies to reduce the risk of CMV acquisition in pregnancy by simple behavioural modifications. I am leading studies in the UK of CMV vaccines in women of childbearing age and adolescents. I am a medical advisor to the charity CMV Action and co-director of the European Congenital CMV Initiative.

I am an expert in the field of maternal vaccination and have led pertussis, RSV, GBS and COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials in pregnancy. I am the co-director of IMPRINT (imprint-network.co.uk), a global network of experts in vaccination in pregnancy and early life.