Cyrus Cooper#
| Membership Number: | 5842 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CLINICAL & VETERINARY SCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2021 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.mrc.soton.ac.uk |
| ORCID: | 0000-0003-3510-0709 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2003 - current Director, MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton
- 1997 - current Professor of Rheumatology, University of Southampton
- 1992 - current Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust
- 2007 - current Professor of Musculoskeletal Science, University of Oxford
- 2011 - current Vice-Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton
- 1995 - 1997 Reader in Rheumatology, MRC EEU, University of Southampton
- 1992 - 1995 Senior Clinical Scientist/Senior Lecturer, MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton
- 1990 - 1992 MRC Travelling Fellow/Assistant Professor, Mayo Clinic, USA
- 1988 - 1990 Senior Registrar in Rheumatology, Bristol Royal Infirmary
- 1985 - 1988 MRC Clinical Scientist/Honorary Senior Registrar, MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton
Fields of Scholarship
- Osteoporosis
- Epidemiology
- Osteoarthritis
- Musculoskeletal disease
- Rheumatology
- Sarcopenia
Honours and Awards
- 2019 - 2022 Research Excellence Framework, UK 2021; Sub-panel 1 (Clinical Medicine)
- 2021 Steven Boonen Award, European Calcified Tissue Society
- 2018 Charles Dent Award, Bone Research Society
- 2017 Olof Johnell Award, International Osteoporosis Foundation
- 2017 - 2020 Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher
- 2017 - current Non-Executive Director, University Hospitals Southampton Trust Board
- 2016 - current President, International Osteoporosis Foundation
- 2016 - current Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire
- 2016 Vice-Chair, Arthritis Research UK Treatment Subcommittee
- 2015 Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- 2014 Pierre Delmas Prize, International Osteoporosis Foundation-European Society for Musculoskeletal Disorders
- 2014 NIHR Senior Investigator Award (renewal)
- 2014 Clinical Excellence Award Platinum (renewal)
- 2012 International Osteoporosis Foundation Medal of Achievement
- 2011 British Society for Rheumatology Heberden Medal
- 2009 HRH Duchess of Cornwall Award for Research into Osteoporosis
- 2008 Honorary Chair, Association of Hungarian Rheumatology
- 2006 Honorary Chair, University of Wakayama, Japan
- 2005 Election to Fellowship, Faculty of Public Health, UK
- 2005 Hospital Doctor of the Year (Rheumatology)
- 2000 Election to Fellowship, Academy of Medical Sciences, London
- 1996 Elected to Fellowship, Royal College of Physicians, London
