Julie Fitzpatrick

Professor Julie Fitzpatrick OBE is a Scottish scientist and academic. She is the CEO of Moredun Research Institute and Scotland's part-time Chief Scientific Advisor. She attended Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies meetings in that role.

Julie Fitzpatrick
NationalityBritish
Educationvarious
EmployerScottish Government
Known forCEO of Moredun Research Institute and Scotland's part-time Chief Scientific Advisor

Life

Fitzpatrick studied to become a vet at the University of Glasgow and she gained her doctorate at the University of Bristol.[1] Her masters degree in Epidemiology came by remote learning from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.[2]

She was a member of Edinburgh Infectious Diseases.[3] She is a Professor and Chair in Food Security at the University of Glasgow’s College of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences.[4]

In 2021 she became Scotland's part-time Chief Scientific Advisor[2] and she will become part of the Scottish Science Advisory Council who advise the Scottish Government. She took over from physicist Sheila Rowan in June 2021.[1] FitzPatrick will continue to also work as Chief Executive for the Moredun Research Institute who study animal welfare.[5]

As the Scottish Government's advisor she attended Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland to advise on possible future scenarios.[6] In September it was considered uncertain as more people went back to work and schools were returning and other changes were being made.[6] In January 2022 hospital admissions including ICU rates were reducing.[7]

Awards and honours

She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2007 and a Fellow of the Royal Agricultural Society of Scotland in 2008.[2]

Fitzpatrick was awarded an OBE for "services to livestock research" in 2014.[2]

References
  1. "Scottish Government appoint Julie Fitzpatrick as new chief scientific adviser". The National. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  2. "Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) for Scotland". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  3. "Professor Julie Fitzpatrick OBE appointed Chief Scientific Advisor for Scotland". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  4. "Professor Julie Fitzpatrick OBE | The Scottish Science Advisory Council". www.scottishscience.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  5. "Julie Fitzpatrick". Moredun. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  6. "SAGE 95 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 9 September 2021". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  7. "SAGE 104 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 28 January 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
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