10 May 2011
Professor Allan Struthers elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences
Professor Allan Struthers, of the University of Dundee Medical School, is among 40 of the United Kingdom’s leading medical researchers who have been recognised for excellence in medical science with their election to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
Academy Fellows are elected for outstanding contributions to the advancement of medical science, for innovative application of scientific knowledge or for their conspicuous service to healthcare.
Professor Sir John Bell FRS HonFREng PMedSci, President of the Academy of Medical Sciences said, 'These new Fellows demonstrate the amazing talent present in the UK biomedical community. Thanks to these exceptional individuals the UK is home to some of the best medical science in the world. I am delighted that the Academy can recognise the vital role each one of them has played in delivering health and wealth benefits to the UK and beyond.
'Their work has ensured scientific discoveries make rapid progress from the laboratory bench to the patient’s bedside and I look forward to working with them.'
Allan Struthers is Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, based at the University’s School of Medicine in Ninewells Hospital.
'I am delighted to receive this Fellowship from the Academy of Medical Sciences in London,' said Professor Struthers. 'It is a great tribute to all the staff who have contributed to my research programme over the years. A particular thanks must go to the hundreds of patients in Tayside who have volunteered so willingly to take part in our clinical research studies over the last 20 years, including especially to those who have taken part in more than one study each.'
The expertise of the new Fellows spans cardiac surgery, medicinal chemistry, respiratory medicine, health services research, medical jurisprudence, global health and infectious disease.
The new Fellows will be formally admitted to the Academy at a ceremony on Wednesday 29 June 2011.
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This year Fellows were chosen from 361 candidates. The seven Sectional Committees met in March to consider potential Fellows for 2011 entry to the Academy. Three nominators from within the Fellowship must back each candidate. The Academy Registrar Professor Patrick Maxwell, Professor of Medicine, University College London, oversees the election. The election brings the number of Fellows to 1023.
The independent Academy of Medical Sciences promotes advances in medical science and campaigns to ensure these are translated into benefits for patients. The Academy’s Fellows are the United Kingdom’s leading medical scientists from hospitals, academia, industry and the public service.
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Full list of Fellows elected in 2011
Professor Douglas Altman FMedSci, Director of the Centre for Statistics in Medicine and Cancer Research UK Medical Statistics Group, University of Oxford
Professor Gianni Angelini FMedSci, BHF Professor of Cardiac Surgery, University of Bristol
Professor Shankar Balasubramanian FMedSci, Herchel Smith Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Cambridge
Professor Phillip Beales FMedSci, Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics and Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow, University College London
Professor John Bolam FMedSci, MRC Senior Scientist, University of Oxford
Professor Graham Burton FMedSci, Professor of Reproductive Biology, University of Cambridge
Professor Peter Calverley FMedSci, Professor of Respiratory Medicine, University of Liverpool
Professor Vincenzo Crunelli FMedSci, Cardiff University
Professor David Cunningham FMedSci, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Head of Gastrointestinal and Lymphoma Units, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Daniel Davis FMedSci, Professor of Molecular Immunology, Head of Immunlogy and Infection Section, Imperial College London
Dr John Diffley FMedSci, Deputy Director, Cancer Research UK London Research Institute
Professor Thomas Embley FMedSci, Professor of Evolutionary Molecular Biology, Newcastle University
Professor Margaret Frame FMedSci, Professor of Cancer Biology and Director of Centre for Cancer Research, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh
Professor Adrian Grant FMedSci, Director of Research and Commercialisation, University of Aberdeen
Professor Timothy Griffiths FMedSci, Professor of Cognitive Neurology, Newcastle University
Professor Christopher Griffiths FMedSci, Foundation Professor of Dermatology and Director of Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester
Professor David Hawkes FMedSci, Professor and Director for Medical Image Computing, University College London
Professor Andrew King FMedSci, Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow and Professor of Neurophysiology, University of Oxford
Professor Graeme Laurie FMedSci, Chair of Medical Jurisprudence, University of Edinburgh
Professor Paul Little FMedSci, Professor of Primary Care Research, University of Southampton
Professor Eleanor Maguire FMedSci, Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow and Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, University College London
Professor Paul Martin FMedSci, Professor of Cell Biology, University of Bristol
Professor Duncan Maskell FMedSci, Head of Department and Marks and Spencer Professor of Farm Animal Health, Food Science and Food Safety, University of Cambridge
Professor John McGrath FMedSci, Professor of Molecular Dermatology, King's College London
Dr Andrew McKenzie FMedSci, Senior Staff Scientist, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Professor Elizabeth Miller FMedSci, Consultant Epidemiologist, Health Protection Agency
Professor Nicholas Morrell FMedSci, British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiopulmonary Medicine, University of Cambridge
Professor Herbie Newell FMedSci, Professor of Cancer Therapeutics, University of Newcastle
Professor Andrew Phillips FMedSci, Professor of Epidemiology, University College London
Baron Peter Piot FMedSci, Director, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Professor Frances Platt FMedSci, Professor of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, University of Oxford
Professor Giampietro Schiavo FMedSci, Senior Group Leader (tenured), Cancer Research UK
Professor Allan Struthers, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Therapeutic, University of Dundee
Professor Christoph Tang FMedSci, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London
Professor Anita Thapar FMedSci, Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Cardiff University
Professor Simon Thompson FMedSci, Director of Research Biostatistics, University of Cambridge
Professor Bart Vanhaesebroeck FMedSci, Professor of Cell Signalling and Centre Lead, Barts Cancer Institute, QMUL
Professor Christopher Whitty FMedSci, Chief Scientific Adviser, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Professor Dominic Withers FMedSci, Professor of Diabetes and Endocrinology and Honorary Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Imperial College London
Professor Maria Zambon FMedSci, Director, Health Protection Agency
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