Former Fellows – Retired from Science

Fellow 1984-1989Area of Current 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.