CURRICULUM VITAE
Professor Sir Marc Feldmann MB BS, BSc (Med) Hons, PhD, FRCPath, FRCP, FMedSci , FAA, FRS born in 1944 in Lvov, Poland Nationality: British and Australian
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
Medicine at First or second class honours in all subjects. Melbourne University: First in class of 200 students in 8 subjects out of 14 in course.
Final Year Prizes at Grieve Memorial Prize in Paediatrics • Mead Johnson Prize in Paediatrics • Melbourne University: Beaney Scholarship • Robert Garley Healey Prize in Surgery • Clara Myers Prize in Surgical Paediatrics • Fulton Scholarship • Sandoz Prize in Clinical Obstetrics • Hubert Sydney Jacobs Prize in Clinical Gynaecology • Robert Gartley Healey Prize in Medicine • The Michael Ryan Prize in Medicine (Royal Australian College of Medicine • The Margaret Ryan Prize in Surgery (Royal Australian College of Surgeons) • Marshall-Allen Prize in Obstetrics (Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists).
1967 M.B. B.S., University of Melbourne 1970 B. Med. Sci. (Hons.), University of Melbourne 1972 Ph.D., University of Melbourne. Thesis: Studies on the mechanism of immunity and tolerance in vitro . Awarded C.J. Martin Fellowship of National Health and Medical Research Council, Canberra. 1984 Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists, London (FRC.Path.) on published work. 1995 Membership of the Royal College of Physicians, by election. 1998 Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians, by election. 2001 Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Science, U.K. (F.Med.Sci) 2002 Doctor Medicine Honoris Causa , Technische Universität, München 2005 Corresponding member of the Australian Academy of Sciences (FAA) 2006 Elected member of EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organisation) 2006 Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
PRESENT APPOINTMENTS
1986- Professor of Cellular Immunology, University of London 2000- Head of Cytokine Biology and Cellular Immunology Department, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology Division 2002- Head of Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology Division, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London 2008- Co-Director for Research, Academic Health Sciences Centre of Imperial College Healthcare Trust
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PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
1968 St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia • Resident Medical Officer, Professorial Dep. of Medicine and Surgery 1969-1972 Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne • PhD., Cellular Immunology Unit, Supervisor : Prof. Sir G.J.V. Nossal 1972-1973 Imperial Cancer Research Fund Tumour Immunology Unit, Department of Zoology, University College London • Postdoctoral Period (C. J. Martin Fellow) with Professor N. A. Mitchison 1974 • Appointed to ICRF Permanent Staff: Senior Research Scientist (Senior Grade) 1977 • Promoted to ICRF Special Appointment Grade (ICRF and Research Council equivalent of Professorial status) 1985-1992 Charing Cross Sunley Research Centre • Deputy Director and Head of Immunology Unit 1988-1994 Honorary Consultant Immunologist, Riverside Health Authority. 1992-2000 Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology • Head of Cytokine and Immunology Division 2000-2002 • Head of Cytokine Biology and Cellular Immunology Dept, and Deputy Head of Division
PRIZES
1999 Carol-Nachman Prize for Rheumatology Research (with Prof. R.N. Maini) 2000 EULAR Prix Courtin-Clarins (with Profs RN Maini and J-M Dayer) awarded by Association de Recherche sur la Polyarthrite 2000 Crafoord Prize of Royal Swedish Academy (with Prof. R.N. Maini) 2003 Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award (with Prof. R.N. Maini) 2004 Cameron Prize of Edinburgh University for “Practical Therapeutics” (with Prof. R.N. Maini) 2007 ‘European Inventor of the Year’ Award in the “Lifetime Achievement” category 2007 Japan Rheumatism Foundation International RA Award (with Prof. R.N. Maini) 2007 Curtin Medal for 2007. Awarded by John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University 2008 The Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research, 2008 (with Prof. R.N. Maini)
PUBLIC HONOUR 2010 Knighthood (Kt) conferred by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
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