Robin Shattock

From English Wikipedia @ Freddythechick

Robin Shattock
Born
Robin John Shattock

February 1963 (age 62)
Scientific career
FieldsMucosal Infection
Immunology
InstitutionsImperial College London

Robin John Shattock FMedSci (born February 1963) is professor of mucosal infection and immunity at the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London.[1][2][3][4][5]

Education and early life

Shattock attended Lancing College, where he was initially more interested in acting and music than science.[6]

Career and research

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Shattock led the British initiative to develop a vaccine for the disease at Imperial.[7] He estimated in February 2020 that the vaccine for the disease would be available by early 2021.[8]

Awards and honours

Shattock was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) in 2017.[5]

References

  1. ^ {{Twitter}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
  2. ^ Robin Shattock publications from Europe PubMed Central
  3. ^ "Home - Professor Robin Shattock". imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Imperial researchers in race to develop a coronavirus vaccine | Imperial News". imperial.ac.uk. Imperial College London. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  5. ^ 5.0 5.1 "Professor Robin Shattock". acmedsci.ac.uk. The Academy of Medical Sciences. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Virtual Head Master's Lecture: Prof Robin Shattock OL". Lancing College. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Coronavirus: How is research into the vaccine progressing?". bbc.co.uk. BBC News. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  8. ^ Bursztynsky, Jessica (11 February 2020). "UK scientist working on a coronavirus vaccine says fast-tracking still means at least one year". cnbc.com. Retrieved 23 February 2020.