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Sir Mark Caulfield is a British genomic medicine researcher. He is the professor of Clinical Pharmacology at the William Harvey Research Institute in Queen Mary University of London. He was awarded a knighthood in the 2019 Birthday Honours.

Early life and education

Caulfield was born and raised to Irish parents in North London.[1] He attended Bishop Douglass School and London Hospital Medical College where he graduated with a degree in medicine in 1984.[2] With his medical degree, Caulfield trained at St Bartholomew's Hospital where he developed a research program in molecular genetics of hypertension.[3]

Career

In 2002, Caulfield was appointed Director of the William Harvey Research Institute at Queen Mary University of London.[4] While there, he was elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences[5] and awarded the Lilly Prize of the British Pharmacological Society.[4] From 2009 until 2011, Caulfield also served as President of the British Hypertension Society, while also directing the Barts National Institute of Health Research Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit.[4]

In 2013, Caulfield was appointed to Chief Scientist for Genomics England, a non profit company ran through the Department of Health.[6] By 2014, Caulfield was reported to be a Highly Cited Researcher as determined by Thomson Reuters.[7] A few years later, he received the Franz Volhard Award and Lectureship for Outstanding Research by the International Society of Hypertension.[8] By 2018, Caulfield was reported to be one the top “influential researchers” in the world.[9]

Caulfield was awarded a knighthood in the 2019 Birthday Honours.[10] He also agreed to act as interim Chief Executive of Genomics England following the department of John Mattick.[11]

Personal life

Caulfield married his wife Fran in 1991 and they have two daughters together.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Nicholls, Mark (1 June 2017). "Professor Mark Caulfield". European Heart Journal,. 28 (21): 1623–1625. Retrieved 29 February 2020.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  2. ^ "Professor Mark Caulfield, ex Bishop Douglass pupil, is knighted". bishopdouglass.barnet.sch.uk. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Mark Caulfield". cogx.co. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Professor Sir Mark Caulfield". qmul.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Professors elected to Academy of Medical Sciences" (PDF). qmul.ac.uk. Barts and The London Chronicle. 2008. p. 10. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Queen Mary academic named Chief Scientist for Genomics England". qmul.ac.uk. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Four Queen Mary University of London scientists make Highly Cited Researchers 2014 List". qmul.ac.uk. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Researchers awarded for lifetime achievements in blood pressure research". qmul.ac.uk. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  9. ^ Brooke, Mike (27 November 2018). "Medical scientists at Queen Mary's officially listed among world's top 1pc". Docklands & East London Advertiser. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Leading genomics expert awarded knighthood in the Queen's birthday honours". genomicsengland.co.uk. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Jonathan Symonds appointed new Chair of Genomics England". genomicsengland.co.uk. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
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