Rachel Tanner

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Associate Professor

Rachel Tanner
Born
London, UK
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Scientific career
Fields
  • Tuberculosis
  • Vaccines
  • Immunology
Website www.jenner.ac.uk/team/rachel-tanner

Rachel Tanner is an immunologist working at the University of Oxford. She won the UK 'Women of the Future' Award for Science in 2019. [1] [2]

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Research

Tanner researches tuberculosis with a focus on immune correlates of protection and the host immune response to TB vaccination. [3] [4] She has worked extensively on in vitro functional assays for vaccine testing to reduce the number of animals used in 'challenge' or infection experiments, and has led an NC3Rs funded project to transfer one such assay internationally. [5] Her research interests also include the specific and non-specific effects of the BCG vaccine across different populations, and development of a vaccine against Mycobacterium bovis in cattle. [3] Initial research was on HIV vaccines with the Centre for HIV-AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI) at the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, but since her work has moved to TB. [6] From 2010-2022, Tanner worked at the Jenner Institute, during which she received a VALIDATE Fellowship. [7] She is now an Associate Professor in One Health at the Department of Biology. [8]

In 2020, Tanner was part of the Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Group which developed and tested the safety and efficacy of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine (AZD1222) against SARS-CoV-2. [9] [4] She appeared working on this vaccine in the documentary film Life in a Day 2020, which was directed by Kevin MacDonald and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. [10] [11]

Awards

Career

Tanner was awarded a BA (Hons) in Biological Sciences from Wadham College and a DPhil in Clinical Medicine from St Cross College, both at the University of Oxford. She was funded in the latter by the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW). [17] She was a Fulford Junior Research Fellow of Somerville College from 2017 to 2019, a Lecturer in Human Sciences at Wadham College from 2017 to 2022, [18] and a Research Fellow at Wolfson College. [19] Tanner is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Biology and a Tutorial Fellow at St Hugh's College. [20]

Publications

Tanner has co-authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications. [4]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "2019". Women of the Future Awards. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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  5. ↑ "Transfer of a non-human primate (NHP) in vitro functional assay for the early evaluation of TB vaccine candidates and the associated immune response | NC3Rs". www.nc3rs.org.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Rachel Tanner | Veterinary Vaccinology Network". www.vetvaccnet.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "Fellowship - Rachel Tanner".
  8. ↑ "Biology welcomes new Associate Professor Tutorial Fellows". www.biology.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Women Scientists on the Frontline of the Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Trial". 500womenscientists. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  10. ↑ Life in a Day 2020 | Official Documentary , retrieved 17 October 2021
  11. ↑ Collin, Robbie (2 February 2021). "Life in a Day 2020, review: peering into the lives of others was more fun before Covid". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  12. ↑ "Global 3Rs Winners". AAALAC. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  13. ↑ "Rachel Tanner receives Divisional Teaching Award". www.ihs.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  14. ↑ "Teaching Excellence". www.wadham.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "Success Stories". Life Science Editors Foundation. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  16. ↑ "Announcement winners of the TBVI Young Scientist Award 2017". TBVI. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "UFAW 3Rs Liaison Studentship 2012-2015". www.ufaw.org.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  18. ↑ "Rachel Tanner, Stipendiary Lecturer". Wadham College. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  19. ↑ "Rachel Tanner, Research Fellow". Wolfson College. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  20. ↑ "Biology welcomes new Associate Professor Tutorial Fellows". www.biology.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
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