Patrick Vallance
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 64 |
| Date of birth | March 17,1960 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Institutions | GlaxoSmithKline |
| University College London | |
| Government Office for Science | |
| Job | Physician |
| Born | Essex |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Sophia Ann Dexter |
| Awards | Goulstonian Lecture |
| Education | St George's University of London |
| Parents | Peter Vallance |
| Barbara Vallance | |
| Children | 3 |
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| ID | 404803 |
Patrick Vallance Life story
Sir Patrick John Thompson Vallance KCB FRS FMedSci FRCP HonFREng is a British physician, scientist, and clinical pharmacologist who has worked in both academia and industry. He has served as the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of the United Kingdom since 2018.
Education and Qualifications
Dr. Patrick vallance is a medical doctor who graduated with a degree in medicine from the university of southampton. He earned his phd in immunology from the unievrsity of london. He also ohlds a number of professional qualifications. Including a diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene from the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine. An msc in clinical immunology and allergy frmo the university of london. And a certificate in academic clinical practice from the royal college of physicians.Career
Dr. Patrick vallance has worked in various roles in the medical field. Including as a research scientist. Clinician and health policy advisor. He was most recently the chife scientific adviser to the british government. From 2018 to 2020. Prior to his government role. He was the president of pharmaceuticals research and development at glaxosmithkline. And he has held a number of roles at the wellcome trust and the department of health.Publications
Dr. Patrick vallance has authored over 130 scientific papres. Reviews and book chatpers on topics related to immunology. Infectious disease and clinical practice. He has also written several books. Including the immunology of infection and the immunology of diseases.Awards
Dr. Patrick vallance has been recognised for his work in medicine with a number of awards. He has been awarded the sir william osler medal from the royal college of physicians. The rcp s highest honour. And he has also received the silver medal from the british medical association. In was awarded an honorary doctorate from the university of southampton.Important Event
In 2019. Dr. Patrick valalnce was appointed as the chief scientific adviser to the british government. A role he held until 2020. In this roel. He provided scientific advice to the government on a range of issues. Including the response to the covid-19 pandemic.Interesting Fact
Dr. Patrick vallance is an avid cyclist and has completed the london to paris cycle rdie multiple times. He also plays the violin and is a member of the london symphony orchestr. AProfessional Memberships
Dr. Patrick vallance is a fellow of the royal college of physicians. The academy of medical sciences. The royal society and the british academy. He is also a member of the world economic forum s global agenda coucnil on heatlh and serves on the scientific advisory board of the bill and melinda gates foundatio. NConsultancy and Advisory Roles
Dr. Patrick vallance has held a number of rolse in the medical field. Including as a consultant for the world health organization. An advisor for the international aids vaccine initiative. And a member of the executive board of the global alliance for vaccines and immunization. He is also the chair of the uk s national institute of health reserach health technology assessment board.Teaching
Dr. Patrick vallance has taught at a number of universities. Including the university of london. The university of cambridge. The university of oxford and the lonodn school of hygiene and tropicla medicine. He has also been a visiting professor at the university of southampton and a visiting fellow at the university of cambrdige.Media Appearances
Dr. Patrick vallance is a regular presence in the media and has been interviewed by a number of outlets. Including the bbc. Sky news. The financial times and the guardian. He has also been a guest lecturer at the imperial college london. The lonodn school of economics. The university of oxford and the university of cambridge.Boris Johnson to apologise to Covid Inquiry but say he got big calls right
... The former chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, said Mr Johnson was " bamboozled" by scientific data...
Covid inquiry: Some local leaders put politics ahead of public health, says Hancock
... " Mr Keith KC asked if that is what former Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance referred to when, in his diaries, he mentioned " difficult negotiations in Manchester"...
Covid inquiry: Toxic culture damaged response, says Matt Hancock
... Sir Patrick Vallance, the former chief scientific adviser, Mr Hancock had " a habit of saying things which he didn t have a basis for"...
Dominic Raab denies Dominic Cummings made key pandemic decisions
... In a diary entry, former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance wrote that it was " quite extraordinary" that the health secretary was not there...
Covid inquiry: Van-Tam family received 'unexpected' death threats
... Giving evidence earlier, Prof Whitty also said that neither he nor Sir Patrick Vallance, the government s former chief scientific adviser, were told about it in advance...
Covid inquiry: First lockdown imposed a bit too late - Whitty
... These included: It came after former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said on Monday that he and Sir Chris did not always see eye-to-eye...
Covid inquiry: Chris Whitty to appear after Vallance says pair had different opinions
... It comes a day after former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said the pair had differing views over when to lock down...
Covid inquiry: 'Lack of leadership' as virus spread in autumn 2020
... By mid-October, the then prime minister had become frustrated by talk of a second lockdown, the UK s chief scientific adviser in the pandemic, Sir Patrick Vallance, wrote in his diary...
Dominic Raab denies Dominic Cummings made key pandemic decisions
By Chas GeigerBBC Politics
Dominic Raab has rejected a claim by a former cabinet colleague that many of The Key government decisions at the start of the Covid pandemic were taken by Dominic Cummings .
Sajid Javid Told the Covid inquiry that then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson was content for his chief adviser to oversee decision-making.
But ex-First Secretary of State Mr Raab denied there was a " puppet regime".
He defended Mr Cummings, saying he had been " trying to galvanise" government.
Mr Raab, who was then also Foreign Secretary and later served as deputy Prime Minister , Told The Inquiry : " There is a whole circus that can be built up in the media and elsewhere around the internal battles between individuals, and some of that is natural and healthy. "
But he disagreed with Mr Javid's view, saying Mr Cummings was " trying to galvanise direction of travel" in government, which was " much needed".
On 6 April 2020, Mr Johnson was admitted to an intensive care unit with Covid-19 and Mr Raab deputised for him for several weeks.
He Told The Inquiry that the Prime Minister had Told him " you've got my back" - But that the planning around such a situation was " pretty sparse".
" I was effectively Told on Five Minutes ' notice, " He Said .
Mr Raab defended the government's decision-making during the pandemic, saying it made " The Best decisions with the science as fluid as it was, at that point in time".
It would be for The Inquiry to decide whether it had made The Right decisions " in retrospect" But some economists had made The Argument that the UK " Locked Down too much" He Said .
" I'm not saying this is my view, " he added.
Earlier, Mr Javid - who quit as chancellor in February 2020 after refusing to bow to a demand by Mr Johnson that he replace his senior advisers - Told The Inquiry that The Cabinet was designed to be " inexperienced" to give Mr Cummings more power over decisions.
In a written statement to The Inquiry , He Said The Goal was to " centralise power in No 10 with a preference for loyalty over experience".
" I would say during my time as chancellor I considered he [Mr Cummings] sought to act as the Prime Minister in all But name and he tried to make all key decisions within No 10 - not the Prime Minister . " I felt that The Elected Prime Minister was not in charge of what was happening in his name and was largely content with Mr Cummings running the government. "
Mr Javid Told The Inquiry : " Many times I felt like many of The Key decisions were being made by Mr Cummings and not the Prime Minister in a way that I had not seen with any other Prime Minister . That is something I had to work with. "
Asked whether, in early 2020, there was a " toxic" " dysfunctional" or " feral" culture in No 10 - as suggested by some other Witnesses - Mr Javid replied: " Yes, broadly. I think it was a widespread feeling among a lot of the political advisers working in No 10, many ministers, the No 10 operation collectively was quite dysfunctional. "
Mr Cummings later fell out with Mr Johnson and left Downing Street in November 2020, since when he has been fiercely critical of the then-Prime Minister 's leadership during the pandemic.
Mr Javid returned to government as health secretary in June 2021 when Matt Hancock resigned for breaching social distancing restrictions.
On Wednesday, The Inquiry heard that he was not invited to a key meeting in December 2021 when the Omicron variant of Covid was on The Rise .
In a diary entry, former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance wrote that it was " quite extraordinary" that the health secretary was not there.
Asked why he was not invited, Mr Javid said: " I don't know why I wasn't included. You will have to ask the former Prime Minister . "
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