Professor Barrett elected AMS Fellow
Published: 29 May 2024
The School of Infection & Immunity's Professor Mike Barrett has been elected as a new Academy of Medical Sciences fellow in the 2024 cohort of exceptional biomedical and health scientists.
The School of Infection & Immunity's Professor Mike Barrett has been elected as a new Academy of Medical Sciences fellow in the 2024 cohort of exceptional biomedical and health scientists.
An independent, expert voice of biomedical and health research established in the UK in 1998, the Academy’s mission is to help create an open and progressive research sector to improve the health of people everywhere.
Up to 58 new Fellows are elected to the academy each year by eight Sectional Committees, spanning the range of medical sciences, who scrutinise candidates and make recommendations to Council for election.
New Fellows are recognised for their remarkable contributions to advancing biomedical and health sciences, ground-breaking research discoveries and translating developments into benefits for patients and wider society.
Announcing their new fellows, which included Professor Barrett and College of MVLS colleague Professor Vittal Katikireddi (School of Health and Wellbeing), AMS President Professor Andrew Morris said: “It is an honour to welcome these brilliant minds to our Fellowship.
"Our new Fellows lead pioneering work in biomedical research and are driving remarkable improvements in healthcare.
"We look forward to working with them, and learning from them, in our quest to foster an open and progressive research environment that improves the health of people everywhere through excellence in medical science.
“It is also welcoming to note that this year's cohort is our most diverse yet, in terms of gender, ethnicity and geography. While this progress is encouraging, we recognise that there is still much work to be done to truly diversify our Fellowship.
“We remain committed to our EDI goals and will continue to take meaningful steps to ensure our Fellowship reflects the rich diversity of the society we serve.”
Sii Deputy Head of School Professor Barrett’s research focuses on understanding how drugs against pathogens work, and how resistance to drugs comes about.
He also advises several international organisations on issues surrounding drug development and resistance issues including the World Health Organisation and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative.
He said: “I am delighted to have been elected as a fellow to the AMS. It is a testament to the fantastic work that so many people around me have conducted over the years.
“I am proud of the advances we have made towards the elimination of African sleeping sickness, in particular, and the opportunities and environment the University of Glasgow has offered in enabling our contributions through its extraordinary support of research into tropical and parasitic disease.”
Professor Barrett, who also chairs the Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance (SULSA), will be formally admitted to the Academy at a ceremony on Wednesday 18 September 2024.
Congratulations, Professor Barrett!
First published: 29 May 2024