Former Fellows – Retired from Science

Fellow 2007-2012

Research Interests
Identifying the novel CREB coactivator TORC2’s role in the hypothalamic pathways controlling energy homeostasis

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Elected a member of the Institute, 2013
Retired from science, 2017

Fellow 1983-1988

Research Interests
Analysis of the lineage and differentiation of normal and neoplastic cells during early mammalian development.

Other Information
Appointed Lecturer 1986
Appointed Research Scientist at ICRF 1.10.88
Appointed Senior Research Fellow/Group Leader, AFRC Centre for Animal Genome Research, Edinburgh, 1990. Appointed Head of Division, Laboratory of Mammalian Development, National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, from 1.5.93
Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Scholar, 1993-1998
Miller Institute Visiting Professor, California, 1996
Elected a Member of the Institute, 1996
Elected Fellow of the Royal Society, May 1999
Died 18 May, 2001

Fellow 2014-2019

Research Interests
Mechanisms of cargo selection and vesicle formation in a novel pathway of endocytosis

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Reader, Birkbeck, September 2016
Associate Professor, UCL, September 2016
Elected member of the Institute, 2019
Retired from Science 2021

Fellow 1986-1991

Research Interests
Now in industry. Interested in business opportunity development in the bioscience sector. Technical interest in the molecular basis of infection and bacterial virulence.

Other Information
Lister Institute-Jenner Fellow
Reader in the Department of Microbiology from 1.10.87
Professor (Personal Chair) in the Department of Microbiology from 1.10.89
Selected 1989 Fleming Lecturer of the Society for General Microbiology
Elected member of the Council for the Society of General Microbiology from 4.9.90 for 4 years
Member of the MRC & WHO Committees on Polysaccharide Vaccines
Member of the Cabinet Office Committee on the Human Genome
Now Retired

Fellow 1993-2000

Research Interests
Molecular genetics of mammalian development with a particular focus on kidney development and genetic disorders characterized by abnormal growth and differentiation.

Other Information
Maternity leave 1994 and fellowship extended to 1998
Maternity leave 1997 and fellowship extended to 2000
National Kidney Research Fund Fellowship from 1.9.00
Elected a Member of the Institute, 2001
Moved to Cardiff University, 2008
Appointed Senior Lecturer, 2010
Retired from Cardiff University, 2017

Fellow 1989-1994

Research Interests
The biogenesis, regulation and genetic deficiencies of the microsomal glucose-6-phosphatase proteins. Glucose metabolism during embryo development, particularly studying the molecular basis of failure to maintain glucose homeostasis.

Other Information
Senior Lecturer retrospectively from 1.10.89
Reader in the Department of Medicine from 1.10.92
Elected a Member of the Institute, July 1995
Promoted to Professor of Molecular Medicine, 1.2.00

Fellow 1993-1998

Research Interests
Prediction & determination of protein folding. Role of chaperones. Prion protein structure and stability.

Other Information
Reader in the Department of Biochemistry from 1.8.95
Awarded a personal chair, 1.8.99
Seconded (part-time) by the MRC to head the Protein Group, MRC Prion Unit, 1.11.98 (5 years initially)
Elected a Member of the Institute, 2001
Died 10 July 2016

Fellow 1997-2002

Research Interests
Control of chromatin activity during vertebrate development. Particular focus is on the role of histone modifying enzymes in transcriptional programming of cell fate decisions in the central nervous system. Control of chromatin activity during vertebrate development. Particular focus is on the role of histone modifying enzymes in transcriptional programming of cell fate decisions in the central nervous system.

Other Information
Appointed Lecturer in Developmental Genetics, 1.10.02
Elected a Member of the Institute 2003
Promoted to Senior Lecturer, 2007
Retired from the University of Sheffield in August 2024

Fellow 1994-1999

Research Interests
Cell to cell communication and the control of cell growth, differentiation and metabolism in yeast.

Other Information
Senior Lecturer from 1.10.94
Appointed Reader, University of Warwick from 1.1.96
Awarded a personal chair from 1.10.00
Elected a Member of the Institute, 2000
Appointed Associate Dean (Biomedical Research), 2008-2010

Fellow 2000-2005

Research Interests
Cell cycle regulation of centrosomes and microtubule organization; the NEK protein kinase family; EML4-ALK in lung cancer cell biology.

Other Information
Elected a Member of the Institute, 2006
Awarded Readership, Department of Biochemistry, 2005
Promoted to personal chair in Biochemistry, 2008
Appointed Deputy Head of Department, 2010 – 2015
Appointed Head of Core Biotechnology Services, 2012-2014
Appointed College Director of Research, 2014 – 2020

Fellow 1983-1988

Research Interests
Characterising the steroids present in nervous tissue, studying their levels and source (peripheral endocrine glands and endogenously produced) and the mechanisms which regulate their production.

Other Information
Appointed Senior Lecturer, 1992
Elected a Member of the Institute, 1996
Appointed Specialist Subject Reviewer by the Quality Assurances Agency for Higher Education, 1998-2000
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2014
Professor of Physiology, 2017
Emeritus Professor of Physiology, 2019

Fellow 1983-1989

Research Interests
Membrane transport and transport proteins; drug resistance in cancer and microorganisms; human genetics and disease.

Other Information
Awarded 1987 Fleming Medal by the Society for General Microbiology
Fellowship extended by 3 years to 30.9.91
Promoted to Reader in the Department of Biochemistry from 1.10.87
Professor of Molecular Genetics (Personal Chair) in the Department of Biochemistry from 1.10.88
Elected Fellow of EMBO, 1988
Resigned fellowship on appointment as Principal Scientist, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, and Fellow of Keble College, 1.10.89
Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1990
Awarded Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Research Scholarship, 1.1.93
Appointed Nuffield Professor of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Oxford, 1.10.93
Elected a Member of the Institute, November 1993
Awarded the CIBA Medal & Prize by the Biochemical Society, 1994
Member of Governing Council of John Innes Centre, 1994-2000
Member of BBSRC, 1997-2000
Founder Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, 1998
Director of the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, from 1998-2007
Council, Academy of Medical Sciences, 2000-2003
Scientific Advisor, House of Lords Select Committee on Stem Cells, 2001-2002
Professor of Clinical Sciences, Imperial College & Head of Division, Imperial College School of Medicine, 1.1.98
Executive Council, Association of Medical Research Charities, 2003-2007
Appointed Chair of SEAC (Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee) 01.08.04 to 01.03.11
Elected fellow of Royal Society of Arts, 2005
Commissioner (Human Genetics Commission) 2006-2009
Appointed Vice Chancellor & Warden, Durham University, 2007
Board member of the Regional Development Agency ONE, 2007-2011
Russell Group board member, 2011-2015
Chair, National Youth Choirs of Great Britain 2011-2021
Appointed Deputy Lieutenant of the County Palatine of Durham (DL), 2009-2015
Served as Pro-Chancellor Durham University, 2014
Retired, 2015
International Advisory Board, University of Tubingen, 2015-present
Governor, West Suffolk College and Suffolk Academies Trust, 2015-present
Trustee, Britten Pears Arts, 2017-2021

Fellow 1986-1991

Research Interests
Genetics of disease and variation, including pigmentation and eye disorders. Mouse models of human genetics.

Other Information
Genetics Society, Balfour Lecturer – 1986
Elected member of the Institute – 1996
President International Mammalian Genome Society – 2002-2004
Elected Fellow Royal Society of Edinburgh – 2008
Vice President, Genetics Society – 2008-2012
President, European Society for Pigment Cell Research – 2013-2016
Board Member, National Centre for the 3Rs – 2014-2019
Retired from MRC/University of Edinburgh – 2021
Professor Emeritus, University of Edinburgh – 2022

Fellow 1982-1991

Research Interests
Direct analysis of the mutational and recombinational processes operating in the germ line that creates human genome diversity.

Other Information
Promoted to Reader, Department of Genetics, 1984
Awarded the Colworth Medal for Biochemistry by the Biochemical Society
Elected Fellow of the Royal Society, March 1986
Invention – DNA Fingerprinting Technology – exploited commercially by ICI under licence from the Lister Institute, June 1986
Fellowship extended by 5 years to 30.9.92
Carter Medal by the Clinical Genetics Society, 1987
Awarded the 1987 Bicentenary Medal of the Linnean Society
Awarded the Davy Medal for Chemistry and Biochemistry of The Royal Society, 1987
Professor (Personal Chair) in the Department of Genetics from 1.10.87
Awarded the Analytica Prize from the German Society for Clinical Chemistry, April 1988
“Midlander of the Year”, 1988
Leicester Publicity Association Achievement of the Year Award, 1989
Elected Fellow of the Forensic Science Society of India, September 1989
Elected Honorary Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, December 1989
Elected Fellow Royal College of Pathologists, 1991
Resigned Fellowship on appointment as Wolfson Research Professor of The Royal Society from 1.10.91
Elected member of the Institute’s Scientific Advisory Committee, July 1991
Awarded the Allen Award by the American Society of Human Genetics, 1992
Awarded the Milano Award, 1992, in memory of Norberto Montalbetti, by the Fondazione Internationale Biotechnologie, Milan
Elected a Member of the Institute, March 1992
Awarded a Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Research Scholarship, 1993-1998
Elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, June 1993
Freedom of the City of Leicester conferred 27.8.93
Awarded the Lloyd of Kilgerran Prize from the Foundation for Science and Technology, November 1993
Honour of Knighthood conferred in the New Year’s Honours, 1994
Elected a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London, and awarded their gold medal for Zoology, 1994
Co-opted as a Governor of the Institute, 18.7.95
Awarded the Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins Memorial Medal, 1995
Awarded the Albert Einstein ‘World Award of Science’ 1996 by the World Cultural Council
Elected Honorary Member, International Society for Forensic Haemogenetics, 1997
Awarded the Baly Medal by the Royal College of Physicians, 1997
Awarded the Society of Chemical Industry Medal, 1997
Elected Honorary Member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, 1998
Honorary Life Member, Leicestershire Medico-Legal Society, 1998
Co-recipient of the Australian Prize awarded in Molecular Genetics, 1998
Elected Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Biology, 1998
(conferment of the title, Chartered Biologist)
Awarded honorary degrees by the Open University, Luton University, St Andrews University and Strathclyde University
Elected as founder Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, 1998
Awarded the Sir George Stokes Medal by the Royal Society of Chemistry, 1999
Awarded the Edward Buchner Prize by the German Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2000
Awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Royal Society of Medicine, 2001
Work honoured by Royal Society of Chemistry with a National Historic Chemical Landmark Award, 2002
Voted Top Leicestershire Person by readers of The Leicester Mercury, 2002
Hon Member of the Biochemical Society, 2003
Given the AMP (Association of Molecular Pathology, USA) award for excellence in diagnostics, 2003
Awarded honorary DSc degrees by the Universities of Hull and Oxford, 2004
Awarded an Honorary Gold Medal by the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2004
Co-recipient of Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine, 2004
Recipient of a Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Lifetime Achievement Award, 2004
Awarded an Hon DSc by University of Leicester, 2004
Awarded the Royal Medal by the Royal Society, 2004
Awarded an Honorary DSc by Kingston University, 2005
Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, Washington DC, USA, 2005
Honorary Fellowship conferred by the University of Swansea, 2005
Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award, shared with Sir Edwin Southern, New York, USA, 2005.Awarded Dr H P Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2006
Winner of the Morgan Stanley Great Briton Award in Science & Innovation and overall winner of the award Great Briton 2006
Awarded Honorary DSc, University of Warwick, 2007
Awarded Honorary DSC, King’s College London, 2007
Awarded Honorary DSC, University of Teesside, 2007
Millennium Laureate, Millennium Foundation, Helsinki, Finland, 2008
Association of College Gold Award for Further Education Alumni, 2008
Awarded Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws, University of Dundee, 2008
Awarded Distinguished Honorary Fellowship, University of Leicester, 2009
Awarded Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science, University of Huddersfield, 2009
Croonian Lecture Prize, Royal Society, London, 2010
ESHG Award 2010, the European Society for Human Genetics, 2010
Edward O Wilson Biodiversity Technology Pioneer Award, the American Computer Museum, Bozeman, MT, USA, 2010
Excellence Award, Indian Congress of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Noida, India, 2010
ABRF Annual Award for Outstanding Contributions to Biomolecular Technologies, Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities, San Antonio, Texas, USA, 2011
Awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Royal Society of Chemistry, 2012
Honorary Member of the Genetics Society, 2012
Elected an Honorary member of the Clinical Genetics Society, 2013
Awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science, University of Hong Kong, 2013
AstraZeneca Award, Biochemical Society, 2013
Awarded Copley Medal, 2014
Awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science, De Montfort University, 2014
Awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science, Wolverhampton University, 2014
Companion of Honour, 2017
Leicestershire Lifetime Achievement Award, 2019

Fellow 1986-1991

Research Interests
Pathogenesis of bacterial infection and the development of vaccines to prevent life threatening bacterial infections of childhood.

Other Information
Elected to a non-stipendiary Medical Research Fellowship by Corpus Christi College, Oxford, 1988
Appointed Lecturer in the Department of Paediatrics, with Honorary Consultant status and awarded a full official fellowship of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, 1.8.89
Resigned Fellowship 31.7.89 – non-stipendiary fellowship awarded, 1.8.89 to 30.9.91
Appointed to the Chair in Paediatrics and Molecular Infectious Diseases at Imperial College School of Medicine, (St Mary’s Hospital Campus) from October 1993
Elected a Member of the Institute, November 1993
Elected Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, 1995
Elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health, 1997
Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, 2001
Member of the Institute’s SAC, 2002-2012
Elected Honorary Fellow, Balliol College, Oxford, 2009
Appointed Honorary Medical Director, The Meningitis Trust, renamed Meningitis Now on merger with Meningitis UK, 2009
Appointed Trustee, Meningitis Now, 2019
Former fellow and former member of the SAC
Emeritus Professor at Imperial

Fellow 1982-1986

Research Interests
Studying integrin adhesion molecules with emphasis on the conformational changes associated with the regulation of their adhesion properties. On-going interest in thioester proteins.

Other Information
Appointed Non‐Clinical Senior Scientist at the MRC Immunochemistry Unit, Oxford, 1.10.86
Elected a Member of the Institute, 1996
Appointed Professor, School of Biological Sciences, at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore from 1.4.2012
Retired and living in Hong Kong, from 1.1.2017

Fellow 2000-2005

Research Interests
Maintaining genome stability: causes and consequences of damage to replication forks.

Other Information
Lister Institute-Jenner Fellow
Promoted to Reader, 1 September 2003
Transferred fellowship to University of Aberdeen, September 2003
Elected a Member of the Institute, 2006
Awarded a personal Chair, 2008
Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship 2011-12
Retired October 2018

Fellow 1984-1986

Research Interests
The physiochemical basis of light reception in vertebrates.

Other Information
Resigned fellowship on appointment as Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1.11.86
Died 18 September 1987

Fellow 1987-1994

Research Interests
Clinical research interests: immunologically mediated renal disease. Basic research interests: the initiation and regulation of Th2-type immune responses with reference to mast cells and oxidative stress and the molecular mechanisms involved in interleukin-4 production.

Other Information
Senior Registrar in Renal Medicine at Addenbrooke’s Hospital 1.7.90 to 30.9.91
Promoted to Hon Consultant status 1.10.91
Fellowship extended by one year to 31.12.94
Appointed University Clinical Lecturer from 1.1.95
Foundation Professor of Renal Medicine, St George’s Hospital Medical School from 1.10.95
Elected a Member of the Institute, July 1995
Professor Emeritus, Renal Medicine, St George’s, University of London 2020
Emeritus Professor of Renal Medicine, City St George’s School of Health & Medical Sciences

Fellow 1998-2003

Research Interests
The role of apical-basal polarity in vertebrate neural differentiation.

Other Information
Transferred fellowship to the University of Sheffield, 1.4.99
Appointed Lecturer, 1. 9.99
Promoted to Senior Lecturer from 1.9.03
Elected a Member of the Institute, 2004

Fellow 1997-1998

Research Interests
No longer involved in academic research. Pharmaceutical research interests in drug development, clinical trial design, experimental medicine and analgesia.

Other Information
Fellowship deferred until 1.5.97 in order to undertake clinical training
Appointed Hon Consultant from 1.5.97
Resigned fellowship from 31.5.98 following his appointment as Associate Director of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology for SmithKline Beecham
Elected a Member of the Institute, 1999
Medical Dir & Board Member, Napp Pharmaceuticals, 2004
Retired 2018

Napp Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Fellow 1984-1989

Research Interests
Signal transduction with emphasis on the control of metabolism. Specific interests are insulin action, the biochemistry of obesity and Type 2 diabetes.

Other Information
Promoted to Senior Lecturer from 1.8.87
Appointed Professor of Molecular Enzymology in the Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, 1.8.90
Elected a Member of the Institute, November 1993
Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 4.3.96
Member of the MRC Advisory Board from 1.8.97
Head of the School of Biochemistry & Genetics, 1.8.98
Elected a Fellow Academy of Medical Sciences, 2002
Appointed Director, International Postgraduate Studies, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, 2006
Deputy Director, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, 2007-2015
Awarded Emeritus Professor title at Newcastle University, 2016