Hugh R.B. Pelham - Curriculum Vitae#
Education and Employment
- 1972: Entrance Scholar, Christ's College, University of Cambridge.
- 1975: B.A. (honours) degree in Biochemistry, 1st class.
- 1975-78: Research student, Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, UK. Supervisors: Drs Richard Jackson and Tim Hunt
- 1978: Ph.D. degree, University of Cambridge.
- 1978-84: Junior Research Fellow, Christ's College, University of Cambridge.
- 1979-81: Postdoctoral fellow with Dr Don Brown, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Dept. of Embryology, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
- 1981- Staff member, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge (tenured from 1986).
- 1987-88: On leave of absence at the Institute for Molecular Biology II, University of Zürich, Switzerland.
- 1992-95 Joint Head, Division of Cell Biology, MRC LMB.
- 1995-2006 Head, Division of Cell Biology, MRC LMB.
- 1996-2006 Deputy Director, MRC LMB.
- 2006- Director, MRC LMB
Awards (postgraduate)
- Junior Research Fellow, Christ’s College Cambridge (1978-84)
- Member of the European Molecular Biology Organisation (1985)
- Fellow of the Royal Society (1988)
- Fellow of the Academia Europaea (1991)
- Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (1998)
- Colworth medal of the Biochemical Society (1988)
- EMBO gold medal (1989).
- Louis Jeantet Prize for Medicine (1991).
- The King Faisal International Prize for Science (1996)
- Royal Society Croonian Lecture and medal (1999)
Selected international named lectures/tours:
- FEBS lecturer (lecture tour of Europe)
- Royal Society Florey Lecture (tour of Australia)
- Edsall Lecture (Harvard University)
- Bernard Axelrod Lecture (Purdue University)
Editorial boards
- On Editorial Boards of:
- Trends in Cell Biology (1991- )
- Current Opinion in Cell Biology (1995-2009)
- EMBO Journal (1989-91; 1999-2008)
- EMBO Reports (2000-2008)
- The New Biologist (1989-90)
- Structure (1993-98)
- Associate Editor:
- Cell (1986-2009)
- Molecular Biology of the Cell (1998-2002)
Other Advisory Boards, etc.
- PPL Ltd. Scientific Advisory Board (1989-1992).
- Royal Society Sectional Committee 6 (1989-1992; 1998-2001)
- ARIAD inc. Scientific Advisory Board (1992-1997)
- European Molecular Biology laboratory Scientific Advisory Committee (1994-1999)
- MRC Molecular and Cellular Medicine Board (1994-1998)
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology Steering Committee (1994-1998)
- MRC Strategy Development Group (2000-2003)
- Cambridge Institute of Medical Research Scientific Advisory Committee (2000-2002)
- Cambridge Antibody Technology Scientific Advisory Board (2001-2004)
- Imperial Cancer Research Fund Academic Development Committee (2002-2004)
- Cancer Research UK Scientific Promotions and Salaries Assessment Panel (2003-2006)
- Louis Jeantet Foundation Science Committee (2001-2007)
- MRC Milstein fund initiative panel (chair) (2006- )
- Trustee and Governing Board member, The Babraham Institute (2007- )
- Trustee and Governing Board member, MRC Technology (2007- )
- Trustee, The Max Perutz Fund (1995- )
