CRN Wessex clinical lead recognised in New Year's Honours
Dr Katrina Cathie, a Consultant in General Paediatrics and Paediatric Research at University Hospital Southampton, was awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours list for services to paediatrics and the response to COVID-19.
Dr Cathie, who is also the NIHR CRN Wessex Clinical Lead for research within the specialties of genetics, haematology, children, reproductive health and childbirth, was recognised alongside research colleagues in Southampton.
At the start of the pandemic, consultant paediatrician Dr Cathie volunteered to leave her research duties to help patients and colleagues in clinical areas.
She later helped oversee the NIHR-supported COVID-19 vaccine study at the University of Southampton in collaboration with the University of Oxford, as well as becoming a lead principal investigator for the NIHR-supported Janssen COVID-19 vaccine trial.
"I am hugely humbled and honoured to receive this award,” said Dr Cathie. “I am thankful for family, friends and colleagues who support me and I am grateful to work in research and clinical teams with others who go above and beyond on a daily basis and without whom, I wouldn't be able to do my job."
