Congratulations to Professor Lucy Walker and Dr George Robinson from UCL's Faculty of Medical Sciences, who have been recognised by the British Society for Immunology (BSI) for extraordinary work that will shape the future of the field.
The inaugural BSI Awards took place on 20 April 2023 as part of the 'Transforming the immunology landscape' event, to celebrate the remarkable achievements of individuals and teams shaping the future of immunology.
Professor Lucy Walker (UCL Division of Infection & Immunity) received the BSI Immunology Research Excellence Award, in recognition of her sustained and original contributions to the understanding of adaptive immunity. Her work on immune regulation and control of autoimmunity has had a significant impact on the field, particularly on the understanding of Treg and CTLA-4 biology.
She is now using this understanding to develop new immunotherapies for type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune conditions.
Professor Walker, Chair in Immune Regulation at the UCL Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, based in the new Pears Building at the Royal Free Hospital, said: "It's a huge honour to be recognised by the British Society for Immunology in this way. I dedicate the award to my amazing lab members past and present, whose creativity, talent and persistence underpins everything we achieve as a group."
Dr George Robinson (UCL Division of Medicine) took home the BSI Early Career Research Excellence Award, which recognises an individual at an early stage of their career who has made an outstanding contribution to immunology research. The award is based on Dr Robinson's work investigating the immunopathogenesis of juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which has received numerous awards and has contributed substantially to furthering knowledge in the field of adolescent rheumatology.
