Dr Sarah Gilbert is a leading healthcare professional, who is currently working as the Professor of Vaccinology at the Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford. Famed for her expertise on vaccinations, Dr Sarah played a revolutionary role in the co-development of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Now booked as a speaker for corporate events, Dr Sarah shares her expertise in the science behind vaccinations backed by a credible history in medical research.
A leading medical researcher, Dr Sarah has worked on developing some of the most prevalent vaccines in today’s society. Beginning her career as a Research Scientist at Delta Biotechnology Ltd, Dr Sarah later became a Reader in Vaccinology at the University of Oxford, before accepting her current role as the Professor of Vaccinology at the Jenner Institute. Specialising in the development of vaccinations for vaccines against influenza and viruses, Dr Sarah is best known for working on the universal flu vaccine and the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine – which today has been administered over 2.5 billion times.
After playing a revolutionary part in the development of vaccines, Dr Sarah has been the subject of The Life Scientific on BBC Radio 4 and won countless awards. She has been the recipient of the Rosalind Franklin Medal from Humanists UK, the Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts, the Princess Asturias Award for Technical & Scientific Research and the Royal Society of Medicine Gold Medal. She has also been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science from the University of East Anglia and has been appointed DBE for her Services to Science and to Public Health in Covid-19 Vaccine Development. She was also named on the Science Power List from The Times in 2020.
With a credible career in medicine and medical research to her name, Dr Sarah is now available to hire as a speaker for a range of corporate events. Sharing her expertise on the latest developed vaccines, Dr Sarah puts the complexities of medicine into an understandable perspective. Named on the Science Power List, Dr Sarah is regarded as a foremost expert on the science behind medicine. When looking for a healthcare professional who will put the complexities of medicine into context, book Dr Sarah Gilbert today!
How to hire Dr Sarah Gilbert
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- 2022 - Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science from the University of East Anglia
- 2021 - Awarded the Rosalind Franklin Medal for Service to Science by Humanists UK
- 2021 - Awarded the Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts
- 2021 - Appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- 2021 - Awarded the Princess of Asturias Award for Technical & Scientific Research
- 2021 - Royal Society of Medicine Gold Award
- 2020 - Named on the BBC's 100 Women List
- 2020 - Senior Associated Research Fellow at Christ Church, Oxford
- 2020 - Named on the Science Power List from The Times
- 2020 - Co-Developed the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination
- 2010 - Professor of Vaccinology at the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford
- 2004 - Reader in Vaccinology at the University of Oxford
- 1990 - Research Scientist at Delta Biotechnology Ltd
