!Curriculum Vitae
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NAME: \\
Karen Heather VOUSDEN\\
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ADDRESS: \\
Catter Cottage, Croftamie, Glasgow G63 0EU\\
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QUALIFICATIONS: \\
B.Sc (First Class Honors) Genetics and Microbiology, University of London, 1978\\
Ph.D Genetics, University of London, 1982\\
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APPOINTMENTS: \\
Post Doctoral Fellow (with Prof Chris Marshall), Department of Cell & Molecular Biology, Institute of Cancer Research, London\\
1981-1985\\
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Visiting Fellow (with Dr Doug Lowy), Laboratory of Cellular Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda\\
1985-1987\\
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Assistant Member, Head of Human Papillomavirus Group, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research\\
1987-1992\\
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Associate Member and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Head of Human Papillomavirus Group, Ludwig Institute for Cancer  Research\\
1992 - 1995\\
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Section Head, Molecular Carcinogenesis, ABL Basic Research Program, NCI-FCRDC\\
1995-1996\\
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Laboratory Director, Molecular Virology and Carcinogenesis, ABL Basic Research Program, NCI-FCRDC\\
1996-1998\\
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Interim Director, ABL Basic Research Program, NCI-FCRDC\\
1998-1999\\
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Chief, Regulation of Cell Growth Laboratory, NCI-FCRDC\\
1999-2002\\
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Director, Beatson Institute for Cancer Research \\
2002-present\\
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HONOURS AND AWARDS: \\
Tenovus Gold Medal, 1998\\
NIH Merit Award for Major Contributions to Research, 2001\\
Tom Connors Award Lecture, BACR, 2003\\
Wellcome Trust Lecture, BSCB, 2003\\
Fellow of the Royal Society, 2003\\
Scotland’s top 25 powerful women 2004\\
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 2004\\
Member of EMBO, 2004 \\
Honorary DSc, University of London, 2006 \\
Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, 2006\\
The Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins Medal, 2008\\
The Mike Price Lecture, 2008\\
Honorary DSc, University of Strathclyde, 2008\\
Keynote lecture MDM2 Meeting 2009\\
Scottish Woman of the Year (Wisdom) 2009\\
RSE Royal Medal, 2009\\
Fellow of the European Academy of Cancer Sciences 2009\\
Commander of the British Empire, 2010\\
The Almroth-Wright lecture, 2010\\
Elected to AACR Board of Directors, 2012-2015\\
7th most influential woman in Scotland, 2012\\
The Margaret Vogt Lecture, SALK, San Diego, 2012\\
ECDO Lifetime Achievement Award, 2012\\
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LEARNED SOCIETIES: \\
Royal Society of London\\
 Royal Society of Edinburgh\\
 Academy of Medical Sciences\\
 EMBO\\
 British Society for Cell Biology\\
 EACR (President 2014-2016)\\
 AAAS\\
 AACR\\
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CONSULTANCIES: Igen (2004 – 2005)\\
 Reify (2004 – 2005)\\
 Novartis (2003-present)\\
 Science Advisory Board, Roche, 2007\\
 Johnson and Johnson (2007-2008)\\
 ITI Life Sciences (2008-present)\\
 DiiachiSankyo Pharma (2010-present)\\
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EDITORIAL BOARDS: \\
Nature Reviews Cell Biology\\
Molecular Cell\\
Cancer Cell\\
Molecular and Cellular Biology\\
Oncogene\\
Carcinogenesis\\
Cell Death and Differentiation\\
Cell Cycle\\
Apoptosis\\
Journal of Cell Science\\
EMBO Journal\\
Cancer Discovery\\
Molecular Cancer Research\\
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COMMITTEES: \\
MCRI Site Visit Committee, Oxted, England (1995)\\
IACR Working Group, Lyon, France (1996)\\
CRC Site Visit Committee, Prof. Sir David Lane, FRS, Scotland (1999)\\
Search Committee for Director of DBS, NCI (2000)\\
Ad Hoc Member, NCI Study Section (1998, 2000)\\
Advisory Committee, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (1999)\\
CRC Site Visit Advisory, Patterson Institute, England (1999)\\
Intramural Advisory Board, NCI (2000-2001)\\
CRC Site Visit Committee, Prof. Wynford-Thomas, Wales (2001)\\
Van Andel Research Institute Advisory Board (1999-2000)\\
Keystone Symposia Nominating Committee (1999-2005)\\
Keystone Symposium Program Committee (1999-2005)\\
Foundation for Advanced Cancer Studies Board (2000-present)\\
Breakthrough Cancer Centre Scientific Board (2002- present)\\
Cancer Research UK Institutes Committee (2002-present)\\
Cancer Research UK Scientific Executive Board (2002-present)\\
CNIO (Madrid) Scientific Advisory Board (2004-present)\\
AACR Task Force on Aging & Cancer (2004-20007)\\
School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Scientific \\
Advisory Board (2005-present)\\
AACR Lister Prize Committee (2005)\\
Cancer Research UK Site Visit Committee (2005)\\
Dundee University Site Visit Committee (2005)\\
Dundee University Site Visit Committee (2005)\\
Royal Society Sectional Committee (2003-2006)\\
InBec-Baillet Latour Prize Committee (2008)\\
IRB (Barcelona) Scientific Advisory Board (2006-present)\\
AACR Council of Scientific Advisors (2006-present)\\
NKI (Amsterdam) Science Advisory Group, (2007-present)\\
IGMM (Edinburgh) Science Advisory Board (2007-present)\\
SCILLS advisory board, Dundee (2010-present)\\
AACR Co-chairperson, 2012 meeting\\
AACR Co-chairperson, 2013 meeting\\
Abramson Cancer Center (Philadelphia) SAB (2012-present)\\
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MEETINGS ORGANIZED: \\
Viruses and Cancer, England, 1989\\
p53: 20 Years On, Italy, 1999\\
Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressor Genes, USA, 1999\\
10th International p53 Workshop, USA 2000\\
Keystone Symposium, USA 2001\\
MDM2 Workshop, Dundee, Scotland 2001\\
11th International p53 Workshop, Barcelona, 2002\\
FEBS-EMBO Advanced Lecture Course, Spetses 2003, 2005, 2009\\
Keystone Symposium, USA 2003\\
CNIO meeting, Madrid 2006\\
MDM2 Workshop, Cape Cod, 2007\\
14th International p53 Workshop, Shanghai, 2008\\
James Watson Cancer Symposium, Shangai 2010\\
Cancer and Metabolism, Edinburgh, 2010\\
Abcam Cancer Metabolism, Amsterdam, 2013\\
Pezcoller Meeting, Trento, 2013\\
MDM2 Worshop, Cambridge, 2013\\
Keystone Cancer Metabolism meeting, Keystone, 2013\\
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RESEARCH TRAINEES PREDOCTORAL:\\
David Wrede, BSc (Cambridge), FRCS 1989-1992\\
Rachel Davies, BSc (Oxford) 1990-1993\\
Alan Farthing, BSc (London), MRCOG 1992-1994\\
Nicola Marston, BSc, MSc (London) 1992-1995\\
Emma Hickman, BSc (Cambridge) 1993-1996\\
Natalia Loukachtchouk Msc (Rehovot) 2004-2008\\
Maren Stindt MSc (Postdam) 2008-2012\\
Patricia Roxburgh MD (Glasgow) 2008-present\\
Pearl Lee BSc (Leicester) 2011-present\\
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POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWS: \\
Caroline Edmonds, PhD (Sussex) 1988-1990\\
Johnny Morris, PhD (Cambridge) 1990-1993\\
Tim Crook, PhD (London) 1989-1994 \\
Michael Kubbutat, PhD (Lübeck) 1994-1998\\
Stewart Bates, PhD (London) 1995-1998\\
Margaret Ashcroft, PhD (Bristol)  1996-2000\\
Katz Nakano, MD PhD (Kyoto) 1998-2001\\
Kevin Ryan, PhD (Glasgow) 1996-2001\\
Eva Balint, PhD (South Carolina) 1997-2001\\
Marion Lohrum, PhD (Köln) 1998-2001\\
Doug Woods, PhD (London) 1999-2001\\
Andrew Phillips, PhD (Glasgow) 1994-2002\\
Jesse Smith, PhD (Duke) 2001-2002\\
Mary Hanlon, PhD (Vandebilt) 2001-2002\\
Oliver Weber, MD, PhD (Ehrlangen) 2001-2004\\
Atsushi Tsuruta MD, PhD (Kyoto) 2001-2004\\
Natalia Kartasheva, PhD (Marburg) 2003-2006\\
Karen Yee, PhD (Singapore)  2001-2007 \\
Stjepan Ulricht, PhD (Prague) 2002-2007\\
Henning Horn, PhD (Cincinnati) 2003-2008\\
Ulrich Cortes, PhD (Lyon) 2004-2008\\
Karim Bensaad, PhD (Paris) 2003-2009\\
Stephanie Carter, PhD (Liverpool)  2004-2009\\
Jan Dudek, PhD (Angers) 2007-2010\\
Arnaud Vigneron, PhD (Freiburg) 2007-2011\\
Patricia Muller PhD (Utrecht) 2008-present\\
Eric Cheung PhD (Ottowa) 2008-present\\
Andreas Hock PhD (Marburg) 2008-present\\
Antonio Garcia Trinidad (Valladolid) 2010-present\\
Oliver Maddocks (Edinburgh) 2010-present\\
Inbal Mor (Rehovot) 2010-present\\
Celia Berkers (NKI) 2011-present\\
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PhD EXAMINER: \\
Jane Sterling, University of Cambridge 1990\\
William Pennee, University of Glasgow 1992\\
Julian Gannon, ICRF 1992\\
Trevor Littlewood, ICRF 1993\\
Franco Carlotti, ICRF 1993\\
Meggi Nikolic, University of Glasgow 1993\\
Howard Donninger, Capetown Univestity 2000\\
Sean Downing, University NSW 2001\\
Emmy Verschuren, University of London 2002\\
Ian Frew, University of Melbourne 2002\\
Michela Marani, University of London 2003\\
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FUNDING: Roche Products Limited 1990-1993\\
$150,000\\
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CRC (with Prof. J. Peto) 1991-1993\\
$120,000\\
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Participant in EC Concerted Action 1991-1994\\
HPV Immunology\\
$ 350,000 (total)\\
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Birthright, RGOG 1992-1995\\
$120,000\\
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Participant in EC Mobility Fund 1993-1996\\
$540,000 (total)\\
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Participant in Human Frontiers Award 1996-1999\\
$960,000 (total)\\
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NCI intramural funding 1997-2002\\
$2,287,705\\
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NIH Molecular Targets Grant  2001-2005 \\
$1,206,000\\
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EU Framework 6 Project (INTACT) 2004-2007\\
€412,800\\
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CRUK Programme Grant   2003-2008   £3,290,000\\
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EU Framework 6 Project (Active p53) 2005-2009\\
€476,000\\
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ECM Fellowship (with Prof G. Evan) 2007-2010\\
£215,748\\
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CRUK Programme Grant   2008-2013  £2,330,000\\
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CRUK Cancer Centre Grant   2010-2015 \\
£5,756,254\\
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AICR Project Grant    2011-2014\\
£186,000\\
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ERC Advanced Grant   2013-2018\\
€2,437,814\\
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RESEARCH INTERESTS: Mechanisms of oncogenesis, tumour suppressor genes, cancer cell metabolism, cell death, p53