Three Johnians become Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences

Three Johnians have been elected Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences in recognition of their outstanding contributions to medical research: Professor Nicholas Coleman, Professor Angus Lamond, and Professor Dudley Pennell.

Professor Nicholas Coleman, Professor of Molecular Pathology, University of Cambridge, and Fellow of Downing College, came to St John’s in 1990 and received his PhD in 1994. Professor Coleman’s research aims to translate basic scientific advances into improved cancer diagnostics, and his group works in two main areas: the development and evaluation of novel markers for improved cancer screening, and the mechanisms of cervical neoplastic progression.

Professor Angus Lamond FRS FRSE, Professor of Biochemistry, University of Dundee, and Expression Director of the Laboratory for Quantitative Proteomics, CTIR, came to St John’s in 1981 to read for a PhD in Biological Sciences which was conferred at Christ’s College, where he became a Junior Research Fellow in 1984. Professor Lamond’s research focuses on gene expression, proteomics, and the study of structure/function relationships and protein dynamics in the cell nucleus. He has won several awards during his career, including the Novartis Medal and Prize of the Biochemical Society in 2011.

Professor Dudley Pennell, Professor of Cardiology at the National Heart and Lung Institute, and Director of the National Institutes for Health Research Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, came to St John’s in 1977 where he received a BA in Medicine and Philosophy 1980, an MB in 1983, a BChir in 1983, and an MD in 1992. Professor Pennell’s research interests lie in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR), specifically in the assessment and differentiation of heart muscle disease, the measurement of iron in the heart muscle, and the detection and assessment of the clogging up of arteries.

The Academy of Medical Sciences represents the excellence and diversity of medical science in the UK. This year, 44 Fellows were elected from a pool of 351 candidates, each backed by three nominators from within the Fellowship, bringing the total membership to 1134. The new Fellows will be formally admitted at a ceremony on 2 July.