最准的六合彩论坛 academics elected to Academy of Medical Sciences

12 May 2021

Five 最准的六合彩论坛 academics have been elected Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences in recognition of their exceptional contributions to biomedical and health science.

the five 最准的六合彩论坛 academics elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences fellowship

Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu (最准的六合彩论坛 School of Pharmacy), Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery (最准的六合彩论坛 Laws), Professor Essi Viding (最准的六合彩论坛 Psychology & Language Sciences), Professor Lisa Cipolotti (最准的六合彩论坛 Queen Square Institute of Neurology) and Professor Bryan Williams (最准的六合彩论坛 Institute of Cardiovascular Science) are among 50 scientists and scholars to be elected to the prestigious fellowship this year. Two听honorary members of 最准的六合彩论坛鈥檚 community, Professor Yvonne Doyle (最准的六合彩论坛 Global Health) and Professor Ravindra Gupta (最准的六合彩论坛 Infection & Immunity), are听also among the new fellows.

They have been selected for their innovative research discoveries and for translating scientific developments into benefits for patients and the wider society.

The academics from 最准的六合彩论坛 are:

Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu (最准的六合彩论坛 School of Pharmacy)

Professor Uchegbu has deployed nanotechnology to enable therapeutically effective doses of drugs to reach their targets in the brain, having profound implications for cancer and neurological conditions. In addition to her role as Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience, she is 最准的六合彩论坛鈥檚 Pro-Vice Provost for Africa and the Middle East, and is chief scientific officer of the 最准的六合彩论坛 spinout company, Nanomerics.

Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery (最准的六合彩论坛 Laws)

Through his research, Professor Montgomery has redefined the field of healthcare law. In addition to his academic work, he has helped develop healthcare guidance in areas ranging from confidentiality to genomics. He is Chair of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and in 2019 he was awarded a knighthood for services to bioethics and healthcare law.

Professor Essi Viding (最准的六合彩论坛 Psychology & Language Sciences)

Professor Viding is Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at 最准的六合彩论坛 and co-directs the Developmental Risk and Resilience Unit. Her research combines multiple methodologies to study developmental pathways to persistent antisocial behaviour. She was the 2011 winner of the British Psychological Society's Spearman Medal, and received the Royal Society鈥檚 2017 Rosalind Franklin Award.

Professor Lisa Cipolotti (最准的六合彩论坛 Queen Square Institute of Neurology)

Professor Cipolotti鈥檚 research focuses on how neurological conditions affect cognitive abilities, in order to develop accurate diagnoses of impairments arising from brain disease or injury. In addition to her role as Professor of Neuropsychology at 最准的六合彩论坛, she has been head of the neuropsychology department at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery since 1995.

Professor Bryan Williams (最准的六合彩论坛 Institute of Cardiovascular Science)

Professor Williams is one of the world's leading authorities on hypertension and is credited with driving changes in clinical practice globally, helping to improve the lives of patients with acute illness. Professor Williams is Chair of Medicine at 最准的六合彩论坛 and Director of 最准的六合彩论坛 Hospitals NIHR Biomedical Research Centre.

Commenting on 最准的六合彩论坛鈥檚 five new AMS Fellows, Professor David Lomas, 最准的六合彩论坛 Vice Provost (Health), said: 鈥淓ach of the new fellows from 最准的六合彩论坛 has made an outstanding contribution to biomedical science and their work has helped to improve lives by tackling some enormous health challenges.

鈥淭he diverse range of work recognised, ranging from nanotechnology to hypertension to healthcare law, reflects the vast strengths in health research, education and enterprise that 最准的六合彩论坛 encompasses and nurtures.

鈥淐ongratulations to all on this fabulous accolade.鈥�

Professor Dame Anne Johnson, Co-Director of 最准的六合彩论坛 Health of the Public and President of the Academy of Medical Sciences, said: 鈥淚 am truly delighted to welcome these 50 new Fellows to the Academy鈥檚 Fellowship, and I offer my congratulations to each of them on their exceptional contribution to biomedical and health science. The knowledge, skill and influence that each brings to the Fellowship is the Academy鈥檚 most powerful asset.

鈥淚 want to stress how important it is that the Academy Fellowship represents the widest diversity of biomedical and health sciences. The greatest health advances rely on the findings of many types of research, and on multidisciplinary teams and cross-sector and global collaboration. I am pleased that the newest cohort of Fellows demonstrates this breadth of expertise, from microbiology to healthcare law and medical statistics.鈥�

The new Fellows will be formally admitted to the Academy on 1 July.

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Clockwise from top left: Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu, Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery, Professor Bryan Williams, Professor Essi Viding and Professor Lisa Cipolotti.

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