Robert Clancy (doctor)
Robert Llewellyn Clancy AM is a retired Australian clinical immunologist in the field of mucosal immunology. He is known for his research and development of therapies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), commonly known as emphysema.[1][2]
Clancy developed the vaccine Broncostat at the University of Newcastle in 1985.[3]
Clancy is an emeritus professor at the University of Newcastle's School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy. He was previously Foundation Chair of Pathology at the University of Newcastle. Earlier in his career he was the first clinical immunologist at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School. He holds a BS.Med (Hons) and a MBBS (Hons) from the University of Sydney and a PhD from Monash University. He is a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) and the Royal College of Pathologists of Australia (FRCPA). He was admitted as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM, Order of Australia) in 2005 for service to cartography as a collector of early maps of Australia and to the field of immunology.[4]
During the COVID-19 pandemic Clancy was involved in controversy when he was quoted by Australian MP Craig Kelly in support of unverified information about claimed benefits of the drugs hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin. Newcastle University issued a statement in which it distanced itself from Clancy's views, mentioning also that the vice-chancellor had said the university did "not consider Robert Clancy a subject matter expert on COVID-19".[5]
On November 16, 2022 he claimed in "Quadrant" (The Problem with the COVID Narrative) that the medical establishment had ignored the importance of the mucosal immune response to COVID-19 in favour of a high risk focus on stimulating systemic immunity by means of an experimental genetic treatment.[6]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Clancy, RL (2012). "Towards a vaccine for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease". Intern Med J. 42 (6): 607–13. doi:10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02752.x. PMID 22372964. S2CID 10937124.
- ^ ABC Classic FM, Mornings with Margaret Throsby, Interview with Emeritus Professor Robert Clancy, Tuesday 30 March 2010, http://www.abc.net.au/classic/throsby/stories/s2856046.htm
- ^ "Biotechnology Innovation". biotechnology-innovation.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008.
- ^ "It's an Honour - Honours - Search Australian Honours". www.itsanhonour.gov.au.
- ^ Parris, Michael (3 February 2021). "Vice-chancellor Alex Zelinsky says Newcastle University professor backing Liberal MP Craig Kelly's COVID-19 claims 'not an expert'". Newcastle Herald.
- ^ https://quadrant.org.au/opinion/covidiocy/2022/11/the-problem-with-the-covid-narrative/
