Knighthood for Professor Roy Anderson in Queen's birthday honours
27 June 2006
Professor Roy Anderson, from the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, has received a Knight Batchelor (Kt) in the Queen's birthday honours list.
Professor Anderson is currently seconded as Chief Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence and was awarded his knighthood for epidemiological research, studying the spread of infectious diseases such as AIDS, BSE, foot and mouth and SARS, and providing the government with advice on how to tackle them.
Commenting on his award, Professor Anderson said, "This is a great honour, and shows the increasing importance of epidemiology, not just as a science but also in helping solve real-world problems. The Honour also very much reflects the excellence of the staff in the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, who have created a world-leading research environment."
Professor Stephen Smith, Principal of the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial, added, "This is an extremely well deserved award for Roy. His work in the field of epidemiology has been of huge importance, not only in improving our understanding of the science of it, but also in using this research in a practical way, as was shown by his work during the SARS and BSE crises."
