Newcastle University scientist celebrated for work saving lives of infants
A North East based scientist has been placed among the finalists for an award for his life saving research.
The top scientists in the UK have just been named, and the North is leading the way - with several Northern-based innovators among the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists finalists including one from Newcsatle University.
Only two of the finalists are from Oxbridge, which highlights the growing importance of regional universities and their ability to produce world-leading talent.
The awards show the role North has in scientific progress, with some of the biggest breakthroughs in AI, machine learning, and healthcare coming from the region.
One of the standout finalists from the North is Dr Christopher Stewart from Newcastle University, whose research on microbiome-based therapies for pre-natal infant mortality is already making a life-saving impact. What makes Dr Stewart’s achievement even more remarkable is his background—he is the first person in his family to go to university.
This is the first year the Blavatnik Awards Finalists include a researcher from Newcastle University.
The Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists are the largest unrestricted prizes available to UK scientists aged 42 or younger. Since launching in 2017, UK scientists honoured by the Blavatnik Awards have received more than £3 million in prize money.
Other finalists from across the UK come from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, University College London and the universities of Nottingham, Liverpool, Oxford, Leeds, Birmingham and Warwick.