Robin Carrell

Robin Carrell
Born
Robin Wayne Carrell

(1936-04-05) 5 April 1936 (age 88)
New Zealand
Alma materUniversity of Otago
University of Canterbury
Lincoln College
University of Cambridge
Scientific career
FieldsHaematology
Thesis The unstable haemoglobins  (1967)
Doctoral advisorHermann Lehmann

Robin Wayne Carrell (born 5 April 1936) is a New Zealand-born haematologist.

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Application for research grant" (PDF). University of Cambridge. 12 November 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "NZ university graduates 1878–1961: Ca–Cl". Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Robin Carrell". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Stewart, Tamlyn (19 February 2011). "Big demand for biotech company". The Press. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  7. ^ "A legend retires: Robin Carrell reflects on 44 years". Canterbury Scientific. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  8. ^ "Hector Medal". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  9. ^ "The Academy: A–C". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  10. ^ "The Fellowship". Trinity Annual Record. Trinity College: 135. 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  11. ^ "List of Fellows of the Royal Society 1660–2007" (PDF). Royal Society. July 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2014.


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