Adrian V. S. Hill
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| Thesis | The distribution and molecular basis of thalassaemia in Oceania (1986) |
| Doctoral advisor | John Brian Clegg David Weatherall |
| Website | www |
Sir Adrian Vivian Sinton Hill,
Early life and education
Hill was educated at
Foundation Scholar in 1978.[7] Thereupon he transferred to Magdalen College, Oxford for one year, but he ended up remaining in Oxford to complete the rest of his medical degree, qualifying in 1982.[8][4] He remained at the University of Oxford for postgraduate studies and was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1986[9] for research on the molecular genetics of thalassemia supervised by John B. Clegg.[4][10]
Career and research
During his time at the
Adenovirus and Modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) viral vector vaccines in a prime-boost regime.[12]
From 2005 he has played a leading role in the pre-clinical and clinical assessment of new chimpanzee adenoviral vaccine vectors, particularly ChAd63, ChAd3 and ChAdOx1.
His group has developed numerous candidate vaccines against malaria which have been tested in
West African Ebola virus epidemic.[12][15][16] In 2016 he co-founded Vaccitech plc, an Oxford University spin-off company developing therapeutic and preventive vaccines based on viral vector technology.[17] In 2017 he led a successful major award application to Innovate UK to co-found the Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC) in Harwell, Oxfordshire, one of the first purpose-built vaccine manufacturing centres for emergency response vaccines.[18] In response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic he worked with many others at Oxford to develop and partner the ChAdOx1 vector-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, notably with AstraZeneca and the Serum Institute of India, supporting large scale access for low and middle income countries.[19]
Honours and awards
- 1999 Elected a
- 1999 Elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci)[2][20]
- 2005 Appointed to a Fellowship by Special Election at Magdalen College, Oxford[4]
- 2005 Founded the Jenner Institute at Oxford University and appointed institute Director[21]
- 2008 Elected an Honorary Fellow of Trinity College Dublin (Hon. FTCD)[8]
- 2020 Appointed to an ad hominen Lakshmi Mittal and Family Professorship of Vaccinology at Oxford University[22]
- 2021 Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society[23]
- 2021 Appointed an Honorary Knight Commander of the postnominal letters were allowed to be used.[25]
Personal life
Hill has two children with his former wife, epidemiologist Sunetra Gupta.
In 2021, he married Sabina Murray.[2]
References
- ^ a b Adrian V. S. Hill publications indexed by Google Scholar
- ^ doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U59812. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "Adrian Hill". www.ndm.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Professor Adrian Hill, Fellow by Special Election". magd.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Oxford University academics recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours | University of Oxford". www.ox.ac.uk. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ 0000-0002-8962-5896 Adrian V. S. Hill publications from Europe PubMed Central
- ^ "List of scholars - Scholars - TCD". www.tcdlife.ie. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Fellows and Scholars 2008". Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- EThOS uk.bl.ethos.375250.
- ^ "Professor Adrian Hill". oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk. Oxford Martin School. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- S2CID 11413461.
- ^ a b "Professor Adrian VS Hill - Nuffield Department of Medicine". ndm.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "Adrian Hill: Malaria Vaccines - Nuffield Department of Medicine". ndm.ox.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- PMID 33964223.
- ^ University of Oxford (11 March 2016), Oxford London Lecture 2016: Vaccines for Ebola: Tackling a Market Failure, retrieved 17 February 2018
- ^ Oxford Martin School (26 November 2015), Prevent and protect: vaccines and immune responses, retrieved 17 February 2018
- ^ "Our Team - Vaccitech". vaccitech.co.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Dramatic increase in the UK vaccine capability". 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Meet the Irish scientist behind Oxford's coronavirus vaccine". IrishCentral.com. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Accelerating vaccine development". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Adrian Hill". theconversation.com. The Conversation. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Future of Oxford professorship in vaccinology secured with £3.5 million gift University of Oxford".
- ^ "Oxford Researchers elected to Royal Society | University of Oxford". www.ox.ac.uk. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Honorary Awards to Foreign Nationals in 2021". Gov.UK. 2021.
- ^ "No. 63999". The London Gazette. 17 March 2023. p. 5218.
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