Robin Shattock

FMedSci
Born
Robin John Shattock

February 1963 (age 60)
Scientific career
FieldsMucosal Infection
Immunology
InstitutionsImperial College London
Websitewww.imperial.ac.uk/people/r.shattock

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. ↑ Robin Shattock on Twitter
  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. 1 2 "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.


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