Michael Duchen

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NationalityBritish
CitizenshipEngland
OccupationProfessor

Michael R. Duchen is a British Professor of Physiology in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University College London (UCL), currently researching mitochondrial biology[1][2].

Education

Michael studied Physiology and Medicine in Oxford, 1971-75, then moved to St George's Hospital Medical School to complete his clinical training, graduating 1978. he worked in clinical medicine in junior hospital appointments 1978-1981 including a period working at a rural hospital in the Transkei, South Africa. He moved to the UCL Department of Physiology to embark on PhD studies 1981 -1984 with Tim Biscoe as supervisor and mentor. He has stayed at UCL Physiology (now the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology) ever since, first as a Royal Society University Research Fellow, then as Reader and Professor. His early research was electrophysiological with an interest in neurotransmitter receptor biology[2].

Honours

Michael is member of Academia Europaea 2007; Fellow of the Royal Society of Biologists, 2011; Council of Bioenergetics group, Biophysical Society, 2011; Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, 2014; 2018 awarded Charles L Hoppel 2018 International prize for ‘outstanding contributions to mitochondrial research [3].

References

  1. "Duchen_Lab – Mitochondria in health and disease".
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Michael Duchen". UCL Division of Biosciences. February 8, 2019.
  3. "The Charles L. Hoppel, MD Endowment in Mitochondrial Biology". School of Medicine | School of Medicine | Case Western Reserve University. September 28, 2022.

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