Robert Clancy
Robert Llewellyn Clancy is an 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. In his role as senior clinical immunologist he overseas the assessment of immune disorders.
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Robert Clancy
- Born
- 1941. · Sydney.
- Nationality
- Australia.
- Occupation
- physician, immunologist, cartographer, scientist, historian, university teacher, collector and musician.
- Fields
- immunology, history of medicine and history of cartography.
- Education
- University of Sydney, Monash University and North Sydney Boys High School.
- Honours
- Member of the Order of Australia and Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales.
- Languages
- English.
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Robert Llewellyn Clancy is an 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. In his role as senior clinical immunologist he overseas the assessment of immune disorders.
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Robert Clancy (born 1941) is a cartographer, collector and historian, among other activities, of Australian nationality. The cartographer was born in Sydney.
Robert Clancy was educated at Monash University, North Sydney Boys High School and University of Sydney. The cartographer worked for University of Newcastle. Activity centred on history of cartography, history of medicine and immunology.
Languages used include English. Honours include Member of the Order of Australia.
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Clancy developed the vaccine Broncostat at the University of Newcastle in 1985. He co-authored the 2025 book "Covid Through Our Eyes". 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. 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". 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.
Robert Clancy studied at University of Sydney, Monash University and North Sydney Boys High School. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is immunology, history of medicine and history of cartography. Employment is recorded with University of Newcastle. Distinctions recorded are Member of the Order of Australia and Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales.
Robert Clancy is recorded with the occupation university teacher. Recorded as physician, immunologist, cartographer, scientist and historian.
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1941
Robert Clancy was born on 6 November 1941.
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- 1.Clancy, RL. Towards a vaccine for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Intern Med J. 42. 6. 607–13. 2012. 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02752.x.
- 2.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
- 3.https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/robert-clancy
- 4.Biotechnology Innovation. biotechnology-innovation.com.au.
- 5.Press, Halstead. Covid Through Our Eyes. Halstead Press. 2025-07-09.
- 6.It's an Honour - Honours - Search Australian Honours. www.itsanhonour.gov.au.
- 7.https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/robert-clancy
- 8.Parris, Michael. Vice-chancellor Alex Zelinsky says Newcastle University professor backing Liberal MP Craig Kelly's COVID-19 claims 'not an expert'. Newcastle Herald. 3 February 2021.
- 9.https://quadrant.org.au/opinion/covidiocy/2022/11/the-problem-with-the-covid-narrative/
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