Dame Sarah Catherine Gilbert FRS was born on April 1962 and is an English vaccinologist who is a Professor of Vaccinology at the University of Oxford and co-founder of Vaccitech.
22 Facts About Sarah Gilbert
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Sarah Gilbert led the development and testing of the universal flu vaccine, which underwent clinical trials in 2011.
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Sarah Gilbert's father was an office manager for a shoemakers and her mother was a primary school teacher.
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Sarah Gilbert graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in biological sciences from the University of East Anglia in 1983.
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Sarah Gilbert moved to the University of Hull for her doctoral degree, where she investigated the genetics and biochemistry of the yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides, graduating with a PhD in 1986.
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In 1990, Sarah Gilbert joined Delta Biotechnology, a biopharmaceutical company that manufactured drugs in Nottingham.
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In 1994, Gilbert returned to academia, joining the laboratory of Adrian V S Hill.
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Sarah Gilbert became a University lecturer in 1999 and she was made a Reader in Vaccinology at the University of Oxford in 2004.
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Sarah Gilbert was made Professor at the Jenner Institute in 2010.
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Sarah Gilbert was involved with the development and testing of the universal flu vaccine.
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Sarah Gilbert's research has demonstrated that the adenoviral vector ChAdOx1 can be used to make vaccinations that are protective against Middle East respiratory syndrome in mice and able to induce immune response against MERS in humans.
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Sarah Gilbert has been involved with the development of a new vaccination to protect against coronavirus since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sarah Gilbert leads the work on this vaccine candidate alongside Andrew Pollard, Teresa Lambe, Sandy Douglas, Catherine Green and Adrian Hill.
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That same month, Sarah Gilbert was reported as saying that her candidate vaccine could be available by September 2020, if everything goes to plan with the clinical trial, which has received funding from sources such as the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations.
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Sarah Gilbert delivered an update in September 2020 that the vaccine, AZD1222, was being produced by AstraZeneca while phase III trials were ongoing.
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Sarah Gilbert was the subject of BBC Radio 4's The Life Scientific in September 2020.
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Sarah Gilbert was on the list of the BBC's 100 Women announced on 23 November 2020, and became a senior associated research fellow at Christ Church, Oxford.
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Sarah Gilbert was awarded the Rosalind Franklin medal for her services to science by Humanists UK at its annual Rosalind Franklin Lecture on 5 March 2021, at which she delivered a lecture titled 'Racing against the virus'.
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In June 2021, Sarah Gilbert received a standing ovation at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships.
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In 2021, as a role model, Sarah Gilbert had a Barbie doll made in her honour by the toy manufacturer Mattel.
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Sarah Gilbert's partner gave up his career to be their primary parent.
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Sarah Gilbert has an h-index of 95 according to Google Scholar.