Robin Wayne Carrell (born 5 April 1936) is a New Zealand-born haematologist.
Robin Carrell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robin Wayne Carrell 5 April 1936 New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Otago University of Canterbury Lincoln College University of Cambridge |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Haematology |
| Thesis | The unstable haemoglobins (1967) |
| Doctoral advisor | Hermann Lehmann |
Born in 1936,[1] Carrell was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School from 1949 to 1953.[2] He graduated MB ChB from the University of Otago in 1959,[3] and BSc(Hons) in chemistry and biochemistry from the University of Canterbury and Lincoln College in 1965.[1][4] He completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge in 1967 and in 1968 he was appointed head of clinical biochemistry at Christchurch Hospital,[5] the department later becoming part of the University of Otago Christchurch School of Medicine. As a spin-off from his research he co-founded biotechnology company Canterbury Scientific in 1985.[6] He returned to Cambridge the following year as professor of haematology, retiring in 2003, but as professor emeritus he has continued his research at Cambridge.[5] He retired from the board of directors of Canterbury Scientific in 2012.[7]
In 1986 he won the Hector Medal, at the time the highest award in New Zealand science.[8] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1980,[9] a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge in 1987,[10] and a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2002.[11]
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- ^ "UK branch" (PDF). Newsletter. Christchurch High School Old Boys' Association: 4. April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ "NZ university graduates 1878–1961: Ca–Cl". Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Robin Carrell". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Professor Robin Carrell 1949–1953" (PDF). Newsletter. Christchurch High School Old Boys' Association: 9–11. July 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ Stewart, Tamlyn (19 February 2011). "Big demand for biotech company". The Press. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "A legend retires: Robin Carrell reflects on 44 years". Canterbury Scientific. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "Hector Medal". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "The Academy: A–C". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "The Fellowship". Trinity Annual Record. Trinity College: 135. 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "List of Fellows of the Royal Society 1660–2007" (PDF). Royal Society. July 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
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