1. Gordon Dougan is a professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Cambridge and head of pathogen research and a member of the board of management at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
13 Facts About Gordon Dougan
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Gordon Dougan graduated with a degree in Biochemistry and received his PhD, both from the University of Sussex.
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Gordon Dougan has extensive experience working both in industry and in academia.
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Gordon Dougan was a trustee of the International Vaccine Institute in Korea and has worked with other global agencies including the World Health Organization and the Global Alliance for Vaccine and Innovations.
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Gordon Dougan was a lecturer in the Moyne Institute in Trinity College, Dublin and then worked for over ten years in industry developing vaccines and novel drugs at the Wellcome Foundation.
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Gordon Dougan has published over 400 research papers, edited several books and has sat on the editorial boards of prestigious journals.
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Gordon Dougan was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2012.
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Gordon Dougan is distinguished through his investigations into how bacteria interact with and stimulate the mucosal surfaces of the body during infection.
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Gordon Dougan's work has focused on bacterial pathogens, principally Salmonella Typhi and other enteric bacteria and has exploited genetic manipulation of both the host and pathogen.
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Gordon Dougan has made important contributions to basic studies on the molecular basis of the infection process, genomics and to the development of practical vaccines.
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Gordon Dougan was elected a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization in 2011.
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Gordon Dougan was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2002.
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Gordon Dougan has been a lifelong supporter of Scunthorpe United and is an experienced beekeeper.