The Academy of Medical Sciences has elected two NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre scientists to its fellowship in 2025.
The new Fellows have been elected to the Academy in recognition of their exceptional contributions to the advancement of biomedical and health science, cutting edge research discoveries, and translating developments into benefits for patients and wider society.
The new Fellows are Professors Charalambos Antoniades and Simon Draper. They, and the other 52 new Fellows, will be formally admitted to the Academy at a ceremony on Wednesday 9 July.
Professor Charalambos Antoniades, a leading researcher in the Oxford BRC’s Cardiovascular Medicine Theme, is the British Heart Foundation Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine and Director of the Acute Multidisciplinary Imaging and Interventional Centre (AMIIC) at the Radcliffe Department of Medicine.
Professor Draper, a malaria expert who leads a sub-theme in the Oxford BRC’s Life-saving Vaccines Theme, is a Professor of Vaccinology and Translational Medicine at the Department of Paediatrics and Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery.
He said: “I am delighted to have been elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences and honoured that the work of our lab should be recognised in this way. All credit goes to the wonderful research team that I have had the privilege to work with over many years.
“Malaria continues to affect the most vulnerable in society, in the world’s poorest regions, and there remains an urgent need to develop improved vaccines to protect future generations. I am immensely grateful to my team for their tireless efforts in this regard, and to our partners and collaborators who are helping us to advance innovative solutions aimed at reducing the global burden of this disease.”