Richard White#
| Membership Number: | 7571 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY |
| Affiliated section(s): | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2026 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.ludwig.ox.ac.uk/team/richard-white |
| ORCID: | 0000-0001-9099-9169 |
| X: | @whitefishlab |
| Linkedin: | https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-white-818a733/ |
| Publication Link: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1JscsziNaDZ/bibliography/public/ |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2022 - present Professor of Genetics, Ludwig Cancer Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford
- 2018 - 2022 Associate Professor, Cancer Biology & Genetics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Cornell University Medical College
- 2012 - 2018 Assistant Professor, Cancer Biology & Genetics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Cornell University Medical College
- 2007 - 2012 Instructor, Department of Medical Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
- Harvard Medical School
- 2004 - 2007 Research Postdoctoral Fellow, Zon Laboratory, Children’s Hospital Boston, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School
- 2003 - 2007 Clinical Fellow, Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
- 2001 - 2002 Chief Medical Resident, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale University
- 1998 - 2001 Resident in Internal Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale University
Fields of Scholarship
- Cancer
- Zebrafish developmental biology
- Melanoma
- Neural crest, melanocyte biology
Honours and Awards
- 2025 Academy of Medical Science Professorship Award
- 2025 University of Oxford, Excellence in Mentoring Award
- 2023 Society for Melanoma Research, Outstanding Investigator
- 2020 Cornell University Medical College, Mentor and Teacher of the Year Award
- 2019 Fellow, American Society of Clinical Investigation
- 2016 Pershing Square Sohn Foundation Investigator Award
- 2013 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
- 2010 Harvard University, Distinction in Teaching, The Derek Bok Center
- 2009 Harvard Medical School, Young Mentor Award
- 2002 Yale University School of Medicine, Outstanding Educator Award
