Mark Caulfield

Sir Mark Jonathan Caulfield MD, FRCP, FESC, FPharm, FBHS, FMedSci (born 19 July 1960) is a British genomic medicine researcher and Warden of Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. He is the professor of Clinical Pharmacology at the William Harvey Research Institute in Queen Mary University of London. He was awarded a knighthood in the 2019 Birthday Honours.

Early life and education

Caulfield was born in 1960. His Irish parents raised him in North London.[1] He attended Bishop Douglass School in Finchley and London Hospital Medical College where he graduated with a degree in medicine in 1984.[2] With his medical degree, Caulfield trained at St Bartholomew's Hospital where he developed a research program in molecular genetics of hypertension.[3]

Career

In 2002, Caulfield was appointed Director of the William Harvey Research Institute at Queen Mary University of London.[4] While there, he was elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences[5] and awarded the Lilly Prize of the British Pharmacological Society.[4] From 2009 until 2011, Caulfield also served as President of the British Hypertension Society, while also directing the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Barts Biomedical Research Centre.[4]

In 2013, Caulfield was appointed to Chief Scientist for Genomics England, a non profit company ran through the Department of Health.[6] He was charged with the scientific strategic oversight and delivery of the 100 000 Genomes Project which is a healthcare transformation applying whole genome sequencing to rare disease, cancer, and infection. ".[1]

By 2014, Caulfield was reported to be a Highly Cited Researcher as determined by Thomson Reuters.[7] A few years later, he received the Franz Volhard Award and Lectureship for Outstanding Research by the International Society of Hypertension.[8] By 2018, Caulfield was reported to be one the top “influential researchers” in the world.[9]

Caulfield was awarded a knighthood in the 2019 Birthday Honours.[10] He also agreed to act as interim Chief Executive of Genomics England following the department of John Mattick.[11]

In 2022, Sir Mark was appointed as Vice-Principal Health for Queen Mary University of London, also known as the Warden of Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry.[12]

Personal life

Caulfield married his wife Fran in 1991 and they have two daughters together. Sarah studied at University of Nottingham and is a practicing Veterinary Surgeon, and Rachel studied Medicine at University of Bristol.[1] In a June 2017 interview he claimed to be a workaholic with few hobbies, aside from walking, particularly in Germany, playing golf "badly" and gardening "often unsuccessfully".[1]

References
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  2. "Professor Mark Caulfield, ex Bishop Douglass pupil, is knighted". bishopdouglass.barnet.sch.uk. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. "Mark Caulfield". cogx.co. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  4. "Professor Sir Mark Caulfield". qmul.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  5. "Professors elected to Academy of Medical Sciences" (PDF). qmul.ac.uk. Barts and The London Chronicle. 2008. p. 10. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  6. "Queen Mary academic named Chief Scientist for Genomics England". qmul.ac.uk. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  7. "Four Queen Mary University of London scientists make Highly Cited Researchers 2014 List". qmul.ac.uk. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  8. "Researchers awarded for lifetime achievements in blood pressure research". qmul.ac.uk. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  9. Brooke, Mike (27 November 2018). "Medical scientists at Queen Mary's officially listed among world's top 1pc". Docklands & East London Advertiser. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  10. "Leading genomics expert awarded knighthood in the Queen's birthday honours". genomicsengland.co.uk. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  11. "Jonathan Symonds appointed new Chair of Genomics England". genomicsengland.co.uk. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  12. "Professor Sir Mark Caulfield appointed VP Health at Queen Mary and President-elect of the British Pharmacological Society".
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