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Faculty of Medicine

Professor Brian Spratt CBE Received his Honour from Her Majesty the Queen in a Ceremony at Buckingham Palace

On Wednesday 25th June, in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace, Professor Brian Spratt received his CBE for services to science from Her Majesty the Queen. Brian was accompanied by his wife Jiaji and two sons, Tim and Harry.

Epidemiology & Control of Infectious Diseases Short Course Heavily Oversubscribed
31 Aug 2008
Once again our September professional short course, Epidemiology & Control of Infectious Diseases: Understanding and applying new insights from mathematical models, has been a great success. Designed to introduce modelling to public-health professionals, policy makers, and infectious disease researchers, the course has attracted participants from around 40 countries. It was heavily over-subscribed, so early application for next year is strongly advised. See www.InfectiousDiseaseModels.org for details.
SCI Team Receives Medal at the Queens Royal Anniversary Trust Award Ceremony in Buckingham Palace
15 Feb 2008
On the morning of Thursday February 14th the Rector of Imperial College London, Sir Richard Sykes, was presented with the medal by the Queen, and Professor Alan Fenwick received the citation from the Duke of Edinburgh. The ceremony at Buckingham Palace was attended by Professors Steven Smith, Roy Anderson and Joanne Webster. Five SCI staff were allowed to join the Imperial College party and these were Dr. Lynsey Blair, Ms. Fiona Fleming, Ms Elisa Bosque-Oliva, Ms. Artemis Koukounari and Mr. Michael French. After the presentation ceremony, both the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the College groups, and they both spoke individually to each of the Imperial College representatives which was appreciated by everyone.

HIV research receives top recognition as one of the Lancet's paper of the Year
A paper from Dr Christophe Fraser and colleagues (Fraser C et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2007; 104: 17441-46) in the department was selected by the Lancet as one of the 'research papers published in the past year that make the greatest potential contribution to clinical research'. Read more

15 Feb 2008
Queen's Royal Anniversary Trust Award Ceremony in Buckingham Palace
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14 Feb 2008
Royal recognition for Professor Brian Spratt
Prof. Brian Spratt was awarded a CBE for services to science in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Read more

21 Jan 2008
Schistosomiasis research receives 3Rs prize from the National Center
Dr Charlotte Gower has been awarded the 2007 Replacement, Refinement and Reduction (3Rs) Prize for a paper on Schistosoma mansoni* (Gower C. et al. Parasitology 2007,134: 523-536). The prize, from the National Centre for the 3Rs, was presented to Lottie by the Minister of State for Science and Innovation, Ian Pearson MP, on 16th January 2008. Read more

16 Jan 2008
Academic Promotions
The department has received excellent news of this year's round of promotions, in which four members of academic staff are awarded new titles:
Dr Mark Enright becomes Professor of Molecular Epidemiology;
Dr Maria-Gloria Basanez is made Reader in Parasite Epidemiology;
Dr Helen Ward is made (Clinical) Reader in Social Epidemiology;
Dr Matthew Fisher becomes a Senior Lecturer.
02 Aug 2007
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