Kay Callow

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Kay, or Kathleen, Callow has had an extraordinary life.

For 18 years, she worked at the Medical Research Council’s Common Cold Unit in Salisbury. Here she helped make key discoveries about coronaviruses, a class of viruses that cause a range of diseases, from colds to COVID-19.

Last updated: 26 January 2022

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