Summary
Richard Somerset Houlston FRS FMedSci FRCP FRCPE FRCPath FRSB (born 10 July 1956)[1] is a British medical geneticist. He is a professor of molecular and population genetics at the Institute of Cancer Research in London.[1][2]
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| Born | 10 July 1956 Reading, Berkshire, England |
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| Fields | Medical genetics |
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| Website | www |
Education edit
Houlston graduated BSc, MB BS from Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, University of London[3] and was subsequently awarded MD and PhD degrees from the University of London and a DSc[4] from Imperial College, London.
Research and career edit
The main focus of his research is the identification and characterisation of genetic susceptibility to cancer.[5]
Awards and honours edit
He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) and a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath), and was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) in 2010[6] and a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)[7] in 2017.
References edit
- ^ a b "Houlston, Prof. Richard Somerset". Who's Who. A & C Black. 2022. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U265605. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Professor Richard Houlston".
- ^ Richard Houlston ORCID 0000-0002-5268-0242
- ^ "Imperial College London DSc Awards".
- ^ Richard Houlston publications indexed by Google Scholar
- ^ "The Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow, Prof. Richard Houlston". 2017.
- ^ "The Royal Society Fellows Directory".
