| Robin Carrell | |
| Birth Name: | Robin Wayne Carrell |
| Birth Date: | 1936 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | New Zealand |
| Fields: | Haematology |
| Alma Mater: | University of Otago University of Canterbury Lincoln College University of Cambridge |
| Thesis Title: | The unstable haemoglobins |
| Thesis Year: | 1967 |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Hermann Lehmann |
Robin Wayne Carrell (born 5 April 1936) is a New Zealand-born haematologist.
Born in 1936,[1] Carrell was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School from 1949 to 1953.[2] He graduated MB ChB from the University of Otago in 1959,[3] and BSc(Hons) in chemistry and biochemistry from the University of Canterbury and Lincoln College in 1965.[1] [4] He completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge in 1967 and in 1968 he was appointed head of clinical biochemistry at Christchurch Hospital,[5] the department later becoming part of the University of Otago Christchurch School of Medicine. As a spin-off from his research he co-founded biotechnology company Canterbury Scientific in 1985.[6] He returned to Cambridge the following year as professor of haematology, retiring in 2003, but as professor emeritus he has continued his research at Cambridge.[5] He retired from the board of directors of Canterbury Scientific in 2012.[7]
In 1986 he won the Hector Medal, at the time the highest award in New Zealand science.[8] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1980,[9] a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge in 1987,[10] and a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2002.[11]