David Goldblatt

David Goldblatt is a Professor of Vaccinology and Immunology at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL ICH) and Consultant Paediatric Immunologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust. He serves as Deputy Director of NHS Engagement at UCLICH, Head of the Immunobiology Section, and Director of the WHO Reference Laboratory for Pneumococcal Serology. His academic journey includes roles as Reader (2000–2003), Senior Lecturer (1995–2000), and Clinical Lecturer (1991–1995) at UCL.

Research focuses on pneumococcal immunity, vaccine development, and pediatric immunology. Notable contributions include establishing immune memory paradigms, standardizing pneumococcal serology assays, and evaluating vaccine efficacy. He led the £37 million NIHR GOSH/UCL Biomedical Research Centre (2007–2017) and advised WHO on conjugate vaccines.

• Key Honors: NIHR Senior Investigator (2012–2020), WHO Advisor
• Grants: £37M Biomedical Research Centre, multiple NIH-funded studies
• Labs/Teams: Immunobiology Section, WHO Reference Lab, Thailand Birth Cohort Study