Location
Medical Sciences Divisional Office
University of Oxford
Level 3, John Radcliffe Hospital
Oxford OX3 9DU
Gavin Screaton
Head of Medical Sciences Division
The Head of Division is responsible for maintaining and further developing the international reputation of Medical Sciences in both research and teaching. He provides vision and leadership across all aspects of the Division's activities including divisional research strategy, educational policy and standards, the recruitment and retention of outstanding academics, relationships with external funding agencies, interactions with local NHS Foundation Trusts, fundraising, improving diversity and equality, and the use of resources. He works closely with the heads of the 16 departments within the Division and the other University academic divisions to foster strong interdisciplinary links across the spectrum of academic activity and with the colleges to help maintain excellence in teaching for undergraduate and graduate courses.
The Head of Division is a member of University Council and its major committees, which are responsible for determining overall university strategy.
Prior to being appointed as the Head of the Medical Sciences Division, Professor Screaton was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College.
Recent publications
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Convalescent plasma therapy for the treatment of patients with
COVID
‐19: Assessment of methods available for antibody detection and their correlation with neutralising antibody levels
Journal article
Harvala H. et al, (2020), Transfusion Medicine
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Community prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in England from April to November, 2020: results from the ONS Coronavirus Infection Survey.
Journal article
Pouwels KB. et al, (2020), The Lancet. Public health
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Broad and strong memory CD4+ and CD8+ T cells induced by SARS-CoV-2 in UK convalescent individuals following COVID-19
Journal article
Peng Y. et al, (2020), Nature Immunology, 21, 1336 - 1345
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Detection of neutralising antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 to determine population exposure in Scottish blood donors between March and May 2020
Working paper
Thompson CP. et al, (2020), Eurosurveillance, 25
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Antibodies targeting epitopes on the cell-surface form of NS1 protect against Zika virus infection during pregnancy.
Journal article
Wessel AW. et al, (2020), Nat Commun, 11