Walter Bodmer#
| Membership Number: | 148 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.imm.ox.ac.uk/walter-bodmer-2 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 1996 - 2005 Principal, Hertford College, Oxford
- since 1996 Head, Laboratory for Cancer and Immunogenetics, Weatherall Institute for Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford and Emeritus Professor
- 1991 - 1996 Director General, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London
- 1979 - 1991 Director of Research, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London
- 1970 - 1979 Professor of Genetics, University of Oxford
- 1968 - 1970 Professor, Dept of Genetics, Stanford University
- 1966 - 1968 Associate Professor, Dept of Genetics, Stanford University
- 1962 - 1966 Assistant Professor, Dept of Genetics, Stanford University
- 1961 - 1962 Fellow & Visiting Assistant Professor, Dept of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
- 1960 - 1961 Demonstrator, Dept of Genetics, University of Cambridge
- 1961 Official Fellow, Clare College, Cambridge
- 1958 - 1960 Research Fellow, Clare College, Cambridge
Fields of Scholarship
- Genetics
- Genomics
- Fundamental genetics and biology of colorectal cancer (CRC) and their potential applications
- Characterisation and population distribution of genetic diversity in human populations, especially of the British Isles
Honours and Awards
- 1972 Foreign Honorary Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 1974 Fellow of The Royal Society
- 1974 Member of EMBO
- 1981 Foreign Associate, The National Academy of Sciences, USA
- 1984 Fellow of The Royal College of Pathologists
- 1985 Honorary Fellow of The Royal College of Physicians
- 1986 Knight Bachelor
- 1986 Honorary Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
- 1988 Hon. DSc, University of Oxford
- 1989 Member of Academia Europaea
- 1989 Foreign Member of the American Philosophical Society
- 1989 Honorary Member of the British Society of Gastroenterology
- 1992 Honorary Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh
- 1995 Romanes Lecture, Oxford University
- 1996 Harveian Orator, The Royal College of Physicians
- 1997 Honorary Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society
- 1998 Honorary Member Royal Irish Academy
- 1998 Founding Fellow of Academy of Medical Sciences, UK
- 2002 Dalton Medal, Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society
- 2002 D.K. Ludwig award
- 2013 Royal Society Royal Medal
