Robin Shattock

Robin Shattock FMedSci
Born	Robin John Shattock February 1963 (age 61)
Scientific career
Fields	Mucosal Infection Immunology
Institutions	Imperial College London
Website	www.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. "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.