| RefNo | EC/2020/23 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Matthews, Keith Roland: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 14 April 2020 |
| Description | Certificate endorsing election of Keith Roland as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Includes personal details of the elected Fellow, citaion giving the reasons for election, and names of proposers. Signed by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton. |
| Citation | Keith Matthews has employed innovative strategies to provide exceptional insight into the developmental biology of African trypanosomes causing human sleeping sickness and the livestock disease 'nagana' . He has discovered how these parasites use quorum sensing to undergo life-cycle development in preparation for transmission, control their infection dynamics to optimise disease spread and differentiate upon uptake by their tsetse fly vector. His insights into trypanosome life-cycle control and gene regulation have been highly influential for understanding the transmission biology of the parasite, have provided novel drug development opportunities and allow the epidemiological prediction of parasite virulence and transmission potential. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Computer printout |
| PhysicalDescription | A4 papers |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
| AccessConditions | Election certificates are subject to 50 year closure period from date of election. Details of proposers are kept confidential until the 50 year closure period has elapsed. |