Richard Houlston facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Richard Houlston FRS FMedSci FRCP FRCPE FRCPath FRSB
Houlston in 2017
Born	(1956-07-10) 10 July 1956 (age 68) Reading, Berkshire, England
Education	Park House School St Bartholomew's School
Alma mater	Charing Cross Hospital Medical School King's College London University of London Imperial College London
Scientific career
Fields	Medical genetics
Institutions	Walsgrave Hospital Charing Cross Hospital Kingston Hospital King's College London Imperial Cancer Research Fund Southampton University Institute of Cancer Research

Richard Somerset Houlston FRS FMedSci FRCP FRCPE FRCPath FRSB (born 10 July 1956) is a British medical geneticist. He is a professor of molecular and population genetics at the Institute of Cancer Research in London.

Education

Houlston graduated BSc, MB BS from Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, University of London and was subsequently awarded MD and PhD degrees from the University of London and a DSc from Imperial College, London.

Research and career

The main focus of his research is the identification and characterisation of genetic susceptibility to cancer.

Awards and honours

He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) and a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath), and was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) in 2010 and a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2017.