Paul Elliott (epidemiologist)

Paul Elliott
BornApril 1954 (age 71)
TitleProfessor of Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine
Academic work
DisciplineEpidemiologist
InstitutionsImperial College London

Paul Elliott (born April 1954) is a British epidemiologist and academic. He has been Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine at Imperial College London since 1995. He is director of REACT (Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission), a community coronavirus testing programme.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He is also director of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit for Chemical and Radiation Threats & Hazards.[7]

He studied medicine and mathematics at the University of Cambridge, graduating with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degrees. He then studied epidemiology at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), graduating with a Master of Science (MSc) degree in 1983. He remained at LSHTM and completed a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1991; his doctoral supervisor was Professor Geoffrey Rose.[8]

Elliott was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to scientific research in public health.[9] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2024.[10] He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci).[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Home - Professor Paul Elliott". www.imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Professor Paul Elliott". HDR UK. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Professor Paul Elliott | MRC". www.environment-health.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Professor Paul Elliott | The Academy of Medical Sciences". acmedsci.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  5. ^ Iacobucci, Gareth (2 October 2020). "Covid-19: Prevalence has quadrupled in England since start of September, study shows". British Medical Journal. 371 m3850. doi:10.1136/bmj.m3850. ISSN 1756-1833. PMID 33008829. S2CID 222093263.
  6. ^ "Latest interim results from the REACT-1 study on COVID-19 spread across England | Science Media Centre". Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Paul Elliott". The Alan Turing Institute. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Professor Paul Elliott, FMedSci". profiles.imperial.ac.uk. Imperial College London. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  9. ^ "No. 63377". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2021. p. B9.
  10. ^ "Outstanding scientists elected as Fellows of the Royal Society". Royal Society. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
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