!!!Ruth Itzhaki
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__Present and Previous Positions__
* Since 2014 Visiting Prof. Fellow, Inst. of Population Ageing, Univ. Oxford & Emeritus Prof. Fellow, Faculty Life Sci. Univ. Manchester 
*2004 - 2014 Professorial Fellow, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester                                                                                            
*1983 - 2004 Senior Research Fellow & Honorary Reader, then Professorial Fellow,  Dept. Optometry & Neuroscience, UMIST
*Hon Research Fellow, Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Manchester                                                       
*1979 - 1983 Senior Research Fellow, Department of Virology, South Manchester University Hospital                                                              
*1966 - 1979 Senior Scientist, Paterson Laboratories, Christie Hospital, Manchester, Also                                                                                       
*Honorary Lecturer, Dept., Biochemistry, University of Manchester.   
*1964 - 1966 Wheldale Onslow Memorial Fellow & Praelector, Newnham College, Cambridge                                                                              
*1961 - 1964 Beit Memorial Research Fellow, Dept. Radiotherapeutics, University of Cambridge.
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__Fields of Scholarship__
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__Honours and Awards__
* Junior & Senior Foundation Scholarships St. Paul’s Girl’s School, London
* Studentship in Biophysics, Royal Cancer Hospital, London
* Beit Memorial Fellow for Medical Research, University of Cambridge 
* Wheldale Onslow Memorial Fellow and Praelector, Newnham College, Cambridge 
*1996 Recipient of The Lancet “Investigator Award”, presented at the Lancet International Conference on Dementia 
*1996 Sir Henry Wellcome Commemorative Award for Innovative Research (& short-listed for another proposal) 
*1997, 2009 Olympus Foundation Award
*2011 Interlaken Leadership Award
*2011 Manchester Women in Science Award
*2011 Alzheimer’s Research Forum Research Award
*2021 Top recipient of Alzheimer’s Germ Quest award
*2024 Recognised as an inaugural Scholar GPS Highly Ranked Scholar
*2024 Special Commendation by The Conversation for the 2024 Sir Paul Curran award  for Academic Communication
*2025 Named on 2025 STATUS List featuring "50 influential people shaping the future of health and life sciences across biotech, medicine, health care, policy, and health tech"
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[Curriculum Vitae |User/Itzhaki_Ruth/CV]
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[Highlights of my work and anecdotes|User/Itzhaki_Ruth/Highlight]
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