Robin Shattock


Robin John Shattock is professor of mucosal infection and immunity at the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London.

Education and early life

Shattock attended Lancing College, where he was initially more interested in acting and music than science.

Career and research

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Shattock led the British initiative to develop a vaccine for the disease at Imperial. He estimated in February 2020 that the vaccine for the disease would be available by early 2021.

Awards and honours

Shattock was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2017.