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Patrick Vallance

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Gender Male
Age 64
Date of birth March 17,1960
Zodiac sign Pisces
Institutions GlaxoSmithKline
University College London
Government Office for Science
Job Physician
Born Essex
United Kingdom
Spouse Sophia Ann Dexter
Awards Goulstonian Lecture
Education St George's University of London
ParentsPeter Vallance
Barbara Vallance
Children 3
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Sir Patrick John Thompson Vallance KCB FRS FMedSci FRCP HonFREng is a British physician, scientist, and clinical pharmacologist who has worked in both academia and industry. He has served as the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of the United Kingdom since 2018.

Education and Qualifications

Dr. Patrick vallance is a medical doctor who graduated with a degree in medicine from the university of southampton. He earned his phd in immunology from the unievrsity of london. He also ohlds a number of professional qualifications. Including a diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene from the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine. An msc in clinical immunology and allergy frmo the university of london. And a certificate in academic clinical practice from the royal college of physicians.

Career

Dr. Patrick vallance has worked in various roles in the medical field. Including as a research scientist. Clinician and health policy advisor. He was most recently the chife scientific adviser to the british government. From 2018 to 2020. Prior to his government role. He was the president of pharmaceuticals research and development at glaxosmithkline. And he has held a number of roles at the wellcome trust and the department of health.

Publications

Dr. Patrick vallance has authored over 130 scientific papres. Reviews and book chatpers on topics related to immunology. Infectious disease and clinical practice. He has also written several books. Including the immunology of infection and the immunology of diseases.

Awards

Dr. Patrick vallance has been recognised for his work in medicine with a number of awards. He has been awarded the sir william osler medal from the royal college of physicians. The rcp s highest honour. And he has also received the silver medal from the british medical association. In was awarded an honorary doctorate from the university of southampton.

Important Event

In 2019. Dr. Patrick valalnce was appointed as the chief scientific adviser to the british government. A role he held until 2020. In this roel. He provided scientific advice to the government on a range of issues. Including the response to the covid-19 pandemic.

Interesting Fact

Dr. Patrick vallance is an avid cyclist and has completed the london to paris cycle rdie multiple times. He also plays the violin and is a member of the london symphony orchestr. A

Professional Memberships

Dr. Patrick vallance is a fellow of the royal college of physicians. The academy of medical sciences. The royal society and the british academy. He is also a member of the world economic forum s global agenda coucnil on heatlh and serves on the scientific advisory board of the bill and melinda gates foundatio. N

Consultancy and Advisory Roles

Dr. Patrick vallance has held a number of rolse in the medical field. Including as a consultant for the world health organization. An advisor for the international aids vaccine initiative. And a member of the executive board of the global alliance for vaccines and immunization. He is also the chair of the uk s national institute of health reserach health technology assessment board.

Teaching

Dr. Patrick vallance has taught at a number of universities. Including the university of london. The university of cambridge. The university of oxford and the lonodn school of hygiene and tropicla medicine. He has also been a visiting professor at the university of southampton and a visiting fellow at the university of cambrdige.

Media Appearances

Dr. Patrick vallance is a regular presence in the media and has been interviewed by a number of outlets. Including the bbc. Sky news. The financial times and the guardian. He has also been a guest lecturer at the imperial college london. The lonodn school of economics. The university of oxford and the university of cambridge.

Boris Johnson to apologise to Covid Inquiry but say he got big calls right

Boris Johnson to apologise to Covid Inquiry but say he got big calls right
Dec 1,2023 9:01 pm

... The former chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, said Mr Johnson was " bamboozled" by scientific data...

Covid inquiry: Some local leaders put politics ahead of public health, says Hancock

Covid inquiry: Some local leaders put politics ahead of public health, says Hancock
Dec 1,2023 9:21 am

... " Mr Keith KC asked if that is what former Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance referred to when, in his diaries, he mentioned " difficult negotiations in Manchester"...

Covid inquiry: Toxic culture damaged response, says Matt Hancock

Covid inquiry: Toxic culture damaged response, says Matt Hancock
Nov 30,2023 12:41 pm

... Sir Patrick Vallance, the former chief scientific adviser, Mr Hancock had " a habit of saying things which he didn t have a basis for"...

Dominic Raab denies Dominic Cummings made key pandemic decisions

Dominic Raab denies Dominic Cummings made key pandemic decisions
Nov 29,2023 1:01 pm

... In a diary entry, former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance wrote that it was " quite extraordinary" that the health secretary was not there...

Covid inquiry: Van-Tam family received 'unexpected' death threats

Covid inquiry: Van-Tam family received 'unexpected' death threats
Nov 22,2023 1:41 pm

... Giving evidence earlier, Prof Whitty also said that neither he nor Sir Patrick Vallance, the government s former chief scientific adviser, were told about it in advance...

Covid inquiry: First lockdown imposed a bit too late - Whitty

Covid inquiry: First lockdown imposed a bit too late - Whitty
Nov 21,2023 12:41 pm

... These included: It came after former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said on Monday that he and Sir Chris did not always see eye-to-eye...

Covid inquiry: Chris Whitty to appear after Vallance says pair had different opinions

Covid inquiry: Chris Whitty to appear after Vallance says pair had different opinions
Nov 21,2023 12:51 am

... It comes a day after former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said the pair had differing views over when to lock down...

Covid inquiry: 'Lack of leadership' as virus spread in autumn 2020

Covid inquiry: 'Lack of leadership' as virus spread in autumn 2020
Nov 20,2023 1:11 pm

... By mid-October, the then prime minister had become frustrated by talk of a second lockdown, the UK s chief scientific adviser in the pandemic, Sir Patrick Vallance, wrote in his diary...

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