2024年1月1日，我院执行院长Sue Welburn教授，荣获英国帝国官佐勋章（OBE）。英国帝国官佐勋章（OBE）是英国荣誉制度中的一种，旨在表彰在各自领域做出杰出贡献的个人。Sue Welburn教授因其对One Health研究和疾病消除领域的贡献而荣获此奖。
Sue Welburn教授的学术生涯始于布里斯托尔，后来她移居苏格兰，并于2000年加入爱丁堡大学。目前，她在乌干达、肯尼亚、尼日利亚、赞比亚和坦桑尼亚开展项目，重点研究疾病控制的干预措施。
“I am deeply honoured with this award that reflects more than 30 years of effort to eliminate human sleeping sickness from Sub Saharan Africa, one of the most serious of the neglected tropical diseases. This effort has involved more than 65 postgraduate students from both the University of Edinburgh and Makerere University, Uganda and has shown the clear value of One Health Practice, embracing a holistic approach to zoonotic disease elimination.”
--Professor Susan Welburn OBE
