Robin Carrell | |
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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 |
Robin Wayne Carrell (born 5 April 1936) is a New Zealand 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]