Richard Houlston Explained

Richard Houlston
Birth Date:	10 July 1956
Birth Place:	Reading, Berkshire, England
Fields:	Medical genetics
Workplaces:	Walsgrave Hospital Charing Cross Hospital Kingston Hospital King's College London Imperial Cancer Research Fund Southampton University Institute of Cancer Research
Education:	Park House School St Bartholomew's School
Alma Mater:	Charing Cross Hospital Medical School King's College London University of London Imperial College London

Richard Somerset Houlston (born 10 July 1956) is a British medical geneticist. He is a professor of molecular and population genetics at the Institute of Cancer Research in London.^[1]

Education

Houlston graduated BSc, MB BS from Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, University of London^[2] and was subsequently awarded MD and PhD degrees from the University of London and a DSc^[3] from Imperial College, London.

Research and career

The main focus of his research is the identification and characterisation of genetic susceptibility to cancer.

Awards and honours

He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) and a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath), and was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) in 2010^[4] and a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)^[5] in 2017.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Professor Richard Houlston.
2. Richard Houlston
3. Web site: Imperial College London DSc Awards.
4. Web site: The Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow, Prof. Richard Houlston. 2017.
5. Web site: The Royal Society Fellows Directory.