RefNo | EC/2022/36 |
Level | Item |
Title | Rambaut, Andrew: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
Date | 21 April 2022 |
Description | Certificate endorsing election of Andrew Rambaut as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Includes personal details of the elected Fellow, citation giving the reasons for election, and names of proposers. Signed by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton. |
Citation | Andrew Rambaut has spearheaded the use of pathogen genome sequences to track, understand and respond to epidemics and pandemics of viruses. He was a pioneer of this core epidemiological technology, developing many of the computational methods and software that are now almost universally used for such analyses. For many of the major recent epidemics, including HIV-1, influenza, Ebola, and SARS-CoV-2, he provided authoritative assessments of their origins and early spread. Most recently he has been leading the use of real-time sequencing to track viruses and inform epidemiological responses as an outbreak unfolds. This has proven transformative during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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 and date certificate was first submitted for candidacy are kept confidential until the 50 year closure period has elapsed. |