Michael Ferguson (biochemist)

Sir Michael Anthony John Ferguson CBE, FRS, FRSE (born February 1957) is a British biochemist and Regius Professor of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee. His research team are based at the School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee.[2]

Sir Michael Ferguson
Born
Michael Anthony John Ferguson

February 1957
Known forresearch into neglected tropical diseases
Awards
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Dundee
Websitehttp://www.lifesci.dundee.ac.uk/people/mike-ferguson

Career edit

After education at St Peter's School, York, he received a BSc degree in biochemistry from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 1979 and a PhD degree in biochemistry by London University in 1982.

He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Rockefeller University, New York (1982–85) and at Oxford University (1985–88). He then accepted a lectureship at the University of Dundee and was promoted to Professor of Molecular Parasitology in 1994. He became Dean of Research for the School of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee in 2007, a position he held until 2014. He was a member of the board of governors of the Wellcome Trust (2012–2021), also serving as Deputy Chair (2018–2021).

He is a member of the board of directors of the Medicines for Malaria Venture.

Honours and awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
  2. ^ "The Ferguson Lab - biography". University of Dundee. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Michael Ferguson biography". Royal Society. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  4. ^ "NY19 Queens List" (PDF). assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2018.