Haris Malik awarded Carnegie Trust Robertson Medal
Published: 6 May 2021
We are delighted to share that Haris Malik, a PhD student with Dr. Daniel Streicker and a Carnegie Henry Dryerre Scholar, has been awarded the Robertson Medal for Science, Engineering and Technology.
We are delighted to share that Haris Malik, a PhD student with Dr. Daniel Streicker and a Carnegie Henry Dryerre Scholar, has been awarded the Robertson Medal for Science, Engineering and Technology. The Scotland-wide award was offered to Haris amongst some high competition across the field of applicants, and represents a fantastic achievement.
Each year, the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland invites nominations from the Scottish universities for a limited number of PhD Scholarships. During the selection process the strongest applicant of the year is selected to receive the Robertson Medal, named after Sir Lewis Robertson. This marks the 7th year a student from the University of Glasgow has been awarded the medal, presented annually to the most outstanding student on the programme.
Haris, who grew up in Glasgow and began his initial studies here at the university, successfully applied for competitive placements throughout the CVR, where he’s carried out multiple projects, including his Honours research project. After finishing as the top-ranked student of his undergraduate cohort with a First-class BSc Hons in Microbiology and his MSc in Virology, Haris has gone on to work in the Streicker lab with the goal of preventing the emergence of zoonotic viruses by targeting their proliferation in their animal hosts. His project with Daniel, funded by the Carnagie Trust, aims to develop a Rabies virus vaccine that is transmissible through the virus’s bat hosts. The self-dissemination of such a vaccine through bat populations would prevent spillover of the virus to other animals, including humans, preventing future outbreaks. Haris’ research represents fantastic development in viral control measures and he hopes his work can one day be applied to other bat-borne viruses.
The medal was presented to Haris by Principal of the University of Glasgow - Sir Anton Muscatelli alongside Dame Anne Glover in an online awards ceremony which took place on the 12th January 2022.
We are delighted to see one of our students recognised for all his hard work and many years working in teams throughout the CVR. Hopefully this is a sign of great things to come in his PhD research. Congratulations Haris!
First published: 6 May 2021
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