Professor Sarah Gilbert, 2022 Sunhak Peace Prize laureate, is elected as fellow of the Royal Society. She is one of the eight academics from the University of Oxford to join the Royal Society as Fellows.
The Royal Society elects Professor Sarah Gilbert
The Royal Society is made up of the most eminent scientists, engineers and technologists from the UK. Fellows of the Royal Society are elected for life through a peer review process on the basis of excellence in science.
Since its inception in 1660, more than 8,000 people have been elected as Fellow of the Royal Society.
Upon election, Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert said, “It is a great honour to be elected as a Fellow of The Royal Society. The most eminent scientists of our time are included in the Society’s Fellowship, and I’m humbled to stand alongside colleagues who are making outstanding contributions to science.”
Professor Sarah Gilbert
Dame Sarah Gilbert DBE FMedSci FRS, Said Professor of Vaccinology at the Pandemic Sciences Institute, the Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford. Dame Sarah Gilbert has pioneered a range of approaches for vaccines targeted at emerging pathogens. She led the development of the ChAdOx vaccine platform, demonstrating its use to make clinically protective vaccine against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and leading programmes in Nipah and Lassa fever.
In 2020, she was responsible for a team effort to develop a novel vaccine against COVID-19. This revolutionary vaccine was shown safe and protective against virus in the lungs and is estimated to have saved 6.3 million lives in the first year of rollout.
List of newly selected fellows
The following renowned figures were selected for their substantial contributions to the advancement of science in various fields:
Professor Myles Allen CBE FRS, Professor of Geosystem Science at the Environmental Change Institute. School of Geography and the Environment and Department of Physics.
Dame Sue Black, Baroness Black of Strome DBE FRS, President of St John’s College, Oxford.
Professor Michael Dustin FRS, Kennedy Trust Professor of Molecular Immunology. Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) and Director of Research at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology.
Dame Sarah Gilbert DBE FMedSci FRS. Said Professor of Vaccinology at the Pandemic Sciences Institute, hosted by the Nuffield Department of Medicine.
Professor Andrew Goodwin FRS, Professor of Materials Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry.
Professor James Maynard FRS, Professor of Number Theory at the Mathematical Institute. “I’m delighted to be elected as a fellow of the Royal Society! It is a great honour and amazing to have my name alongside many of the most famous scientists and mathematicians throughout history (as well as several of my esteemed colleagues in Oxford) – people I was inspired by as a child starting to get an interest in mathematics.”
Professor Irene Tracey CBE FMedSci FRS. Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford and Professor Anaesthetic Neuroscience at the Nuffield Department Clinical Neurosciences.
Professor Scott Waddell FMedSci FRS, Professor of Neurobiology at the Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour.
Royal Society welcomes accomplished fellows
Professor Irene Tracey, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, whose husband Myles Allen also became a Fellow, said: “It is a testament to Oxford’s scientific standing to see so many colleagues honoured in this way – congratulations to all the new Fellows as well as their research teams where relevant. Naturally, Myles and I are delighted to be elected in the same year. We look forward to celebrating with colleagues and our teams. As well as serving the Royal Society in its mission to promote science.”
Sir Adrian Smith, President of the Royal Society, said: “I am delighted to welcome our newest cohort of Fellows. These individuals have pushed forward the boundaries of their respective fields and had a beneficial influence on the world beyond. Among this year’s intake are individuals who were at the forefront of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic response, and those working on global challenges, from TB to climate change. They are pioneering scientists and innovators from around the world who have confounded expectations and transformed our thinking. This year’s intake have already achieved incredible things, and I have no doubt that they will continue to do so. I look forward to meeting them and following their contributions in future.”
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