Michel Goedert#
| Membership Number: | 4751 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2018 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | http://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/group-leaders |
Present and Previous Positions
- 1988 until now Programme Leader, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK
- 2003 - 2016 Head (sole or joint), Division of Neurobiology, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK
- 1984 - 1987 Postdoctoral Fellow, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK
- 1980 - 1981 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pharmacology, Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Switzerland
Fields of Scholarship
- Aetiology and pathogenesis of common neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
Honours and Awards
- 1996 Metropolitan Life Foundation Award for Medical Research, Washington D.C.
- 1997 Elected to the Membership, European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), Heidelberg
- 1998 Potamkin Prize for Pick's, Alzheimer's and related disorders. American Academy of Neurology, Minneapolis
- 2000 Elected to the Fellowship, The Royal Society of London
- 2002 Prix Lions, Luxembourg
- 2006 Elected to the Fellowship, UK Academy of Medical Sciences
- 2014 European Grand Prix for Research, Fondation pour la Recherche sur Alzheimer, Paris
- 2014 Honorary Professor of Experimental Molecular Neurology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge
- 2018 The Brain Prize, Lundbeck Foundation, Copenhagen
- 2018 Honorary Degree of Law, University of Dundee
- 2018 Commandeur dans l'Ordre de Mérite du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
- 2019 Royal Medal
- 2019 Rainwater Charitable Foundation prize for outstanding innovation in neurodegenerative disorder research
