John Oxford | |
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Born | John Sydney Oxford 6 March 1942[1] |
Alma mater | University of Reading University of Sheffield[1] |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Queen Mary, University of London |
Thesis | Studies on Rubella virus, with special reference to viral teratogenicity (1966) |
Website | www |
John Sydney Oxford (born 6 March 1942) is an English virologist and a professor at Queen Mary, University of London. He is a leading expert on influenza, including bird flu and the 1918 Spanish Influenza, and HIV/AIDS.
Oxford was educated at the University of Reading, gaining a Bachelor of Science degree in 1963 and the University of Sheffield where he was awarded a PhD in 1966.[1]
Oxford is noted for his work with Retroscreen Virology, a virology research company which he established in 1989 with EU funding.[2][3]