Mark Caulfield

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]

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References
  1. Nicholls, Mark (1 June 2017). "Professor Mark Caulfield". European Heart Journal,. 28 (21): 1623–1625. Retrieved 29 February 2020.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. "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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