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Richard Houlston

FRS FMedSci FRCP FRCPE FRCPath FRSB
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Houlston in 2017
Born (1956-07-10) 10 July 1956 (age 68)
Education
  • Park House School
  • St Bartholomew's School
Alma mater
Scientific career
Fields Medical genetics
Institutions

Richard Somerset Houlston FRS FMedSci FRCP FRCPE FRCPath FRSB (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.

Education

Houlston graduated BSc, MB BS from Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, University of London and was subsequently awarded MD and PhD degrees from the University of London and a DSc 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 and a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2017.

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