New year honour for Professor Brian Spratt
21 January 2008
Professor Brian Spratt (Epidemiology, Public Health and Primary Care) received an award from The Queen for his exceptional achievements and service.
Professor Spratt, who last year led an official investigation into the foot and mouth disease outbreak from the Pirbright laboratory site in Surrey, is awarded a CBE for his services to science. He has played a major role in scientific research and policy development. He is a member of the Ministry of Defence's Scientific Advisory Council and in 2000 chaired the Royal Society's independent study into the health effects of depleted uranium on soldiers involved in the Gulf and Balkan conflicts.
He is now Professor of Molecular Microbiology at the College and became Head of the Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology in 2004.
Expressing delight at receiving a CBE, Professor Spratt said "I suppose it is for the basic scientific contributions from my lab over the last 35 years, and for the work I've done to provide a balanced independent scientific view for government on a number of controversial issues, such as the health hazards of depleted uranium munitions.
"As with most awards it couldn't have happened without the help of many people, particularly those who have worked in my lab over the years, and the members of independent scientific advisory groups I have chaired."
