Four Oxford researchers have been recognised by the British Society of Immunology for their outstanding contributions to the field.
The researchers received Honorary Lifetime Membership of the British Society for Immunology.
The awards were announced at the recent British Society for Immunology Congress held in Edinburgh, which took place from November 28 to December 1.
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Professors Dame Sarah Gilbert, Teresa Lambe, Sir Andrew Pollard and Fiona Powrie received the awards for contributions to the field of immunology, from developing the coronavirus vaccine to pioneering gut immunology research and have inspired scores of new immunologists in the field.
Professors Gilbert, Lambe and Pollard also accepted the Global Impact and Innovation Award in recognition of all those involved in the design and development of the coronavirus vaccine, including the scientists, support staff and clinical trial volunteers.
Professor Teresa Lambe, head of vaccine immunology at the Oxford vaccine group, said: “It is an honour to be recognised with this award from my fellow immunologists, but in particular I was humbled to accept the award on behalf of the teams who have worked across the Covid-19 vaccine development here at Oxford, whose efforts have been integral to seeing this vaccine developed in record time, with over 2 billion doses now released worldwide.”
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