Barbie debuts doll of British vaccine developer
British vaccine developer is honored with a Barbie doll
Sarah Gilbert is a professor at Oxford University
and the co-developer of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine
(SOUNDBITE) (English) CO-DESIGNER OF THE OXFORD/ASTRAZENECA VACCINE AND PROFESSOR OF VACCINOLOGY AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY, SARAH GILBERT, ON HAVING A BARBIE DOLL MADE, SAYING:"It's a very strange concept having a Barbie doll created in my likeness. I hope it will be part of making it more normal for girls to think about careers in science - although to be honest, when I was a young girl, I never believed that I wouldn't have a career in science."
Gilbert's Barbie shares the scientist's long auburn hair
oversized black glasses
and wears a navy blue pantsuit and white blouse
(SOUNDBITE) (English) CO-DESIGNER OF THE OXFORD/ASTRAZENECA VACCINE AND PROFESSOR OF VACCINOLOGY AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY, SARAH GILBERT, ON WHERE SHE IS GOING TO KEEP HER DOLL, SAYING:"I think I will probably keep it in my office at work, along with some other trophies from 2020 and 2021."