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{{For|the English professional footballer|Callum Semple}} |
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| ⚫ | '''Malcolm Gracie''' "'''Calum'''" '''Semple''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE|FRCPCH|FRCPE|FHEA}} is a British physician and academic. He is Professor of Child Health and Outbreak Medicine at the [[University of Liverpool]] and a [[Consultant (medicine)|consultant]] respiratory paediatrician at [[Alder Hey Children's Hospital]] Liverpool.<ref name="bio - Liv">{{cite web |title=Calum Semple |url=https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/translational-medicine/staff/malcolm-semple/ |website=University of Liverpool |access-date=11 December 2020}}</ref> |
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Semple was an undergraduate medical student the [[Middlesex Hospital Medical School]] when he met [[Richard Tedder]] at the hospital [[Burns supper]], both playing their bagpipes. This led to Semple interrupting his medical studies to read an [[Intercalation (university administration)|intercalated]] bachelor's tripos in cell pathology, immunology and virology supervised by [[Lewis Wolpert]], [[Ivan Roitt]], and [[Richard Tedder]]. He continued to study clinical virology as a doctoral student supervised by Richard Tedder and Dr Clive Loveday at [[University College London]]. Semple completed his medical degree at [[Merton College, Oxford]]. |
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Semple led a clinical trial of [[Ebola]] [[convalescent plasma]] in Sierra Leone and a follow-up study of Ebola survivors with Dr Janet T Scott and Paul J Steptoe.<ref>{{cite web |title=Calum Semple |url=https://integrumsci.com/calum-semple/ |website=Integrum Scientific |access-date=11 December 2020}}</ref> |
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==Honours== |
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Semple was awarded the [[Ebola Medal for Service in West Africa]] in 2016.<ref name="bio - Liv" /> He was appointed [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[2020 Birthday Honours]] for services to the Covid-19 response.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=63142|supp=y|page=B67|date=10 October 2020}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 22:35, 3 July 2024
Malcolm Gracie "Calum" Semple OBE FRCPCH FRCPE FHEA is a British physician and academic. He is Professor of Child Health and Outbreak Medicine at the University of Liverpool and a consultant respiratory paediatrician at Alder Hey Children's Hospital Liverpool.[1]
Semple was an undergraduate medical student the Middlesex Hospital Medical School when he met Richard Tedder at the hospital Burns supper, both playing their bagpipes. This led to Semple interrupting his medical studies to read an intercalated bachelor's tripos in cell pathology, immunology and virology supervised by Lewis Wolpert, Ivan Roitt, and Richard Tedder. He continued to study clinical virology as a doctoral student supervised by Richard Tedder and Dr Clive Loveday at University College London. Semple completed his medical degree at Merton College, Oxford.
Semple led a clinical trial of Ebola convalescent plasma in Sierra Leone and a follow-up study of Ebola survivors with Dr Janet T Scott and Paul J Steptoe.[2]
Honours
[edit]Semple was awarded the Ebola Medal for Service in West Africa in 2016.[1] He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to the Covid-19 response.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Calum Semple". University of Liverpool. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Calum Semple". Integrum Scientific. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "No. 63142". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 2020. p. B67.
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