Alexander Markham
Professor Sir Alex Markham is Professor of Medicine at the University of Leeds, Director of the Molecular Medicine Institute at St James's University Hospital, and a former Chief Executive of Cancer Research UK.
Work and career
Alex Markham graduated from Birmingham University with a BSc in Chemistry in 1971 and a PhD Chemistry in 1974.[1] He was one of the pioneers of molecular genetics research in the UK from the late 1980s.
His work included the development of DNA Fingerprinting, work which received the Queen's Award for Technological Achievement in 1990.
He serves on a number of Advisory Panels for the Medical Research Council and the Department of Health. He is Chairman of the Office for the Strategic Coordination of Health Research (OSCHR) Translational Medicine Board.
He is a fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and a former Chairman of the National Cancer Research Institute.
He has been awarded honorary degrees from the University of Brighton and University of Surrey,[2] and from the University of Leeds and University of Birmingham.[3]
Charitable work
Professor Markham sits on the boards of many charities, including:
Personal life
Professor Markham received a knighthood in the 2008 New Years Honours list for services to medicine.[6] His wife Lisa, Lady Markham, known as Dr Lisa Brown, is an expert biochemist and a member of the British Toxicology Society. She works as a Chartered Patent Attorney.[7] The couple live in Leeds with their children Grace and Alexander.
References
- ^ http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/ouralumni/outstandingalumni/Honorary-graduates.aspx
- ^ University of Brighton: Honorary graduates http://www.brighton.ac.uk/alumni/our-alumni/honorary-graduates/professor-sir-alex-markham/
- ^ http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/ouralumni/outstandingalumni/Honorary-graduates.aspx
- ^ Arthritis Research UK http://www.arthritisresearchuk.org/about-us/how-we-are-managed/our-trustees/professor-sir-alex-markham.aspx
- ^ Foulkes Foundation http://www.foulkes-foundation.org/the-trustees/
- ^ National Institute for Health Research http://www.nihr.ac.uk/files/pdfs/prof_sir_alex_markham_biography.pdf
- ^ Lisa Markham http://www.hgf.com/profile.asp?id=12