Imperial College London

ProfessorEricAlton

Faculty of MedicineNational Heart & Lung Institute

Chair in Gene Therapy
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 7929e.alton

 
 
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Assistant

 

Miss Samia Soussi +44 (0)20 7594 7980

 
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Location

 

Emmanuel Kaye BuildingRoyal Brompton Campus

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Summary

 

Awards

  • President Award and Medal for Excellence in External Collaboration and Partnerships, Imperial College, 2019
  • Royal Society of Medicine 9th Annual Charles Darwin Lecturer, Royal Society of Medicine, 2017
  • The President’s Award for Outstanding Research Team, Imperial College, 2015
  • Founding Fellow of European Respiratory Society, ERS, 2014
  • Clinical Excellence Awards ACCEA – Platinum, ACCEA, 2014
  • Best Theropeutic Innovation Award (Respiratory) 2011, Medical Futures Innovation, 2011
  • Best Translational Resesrch Innovation Award 2011, Medical Futures Innovation, 2011

External Positions

  • Deputy Chair, NIHR EME Board, NIHR EME Board, 2018
  • Senior Investigator, NIHR Senior Investigator, NIHR, 2017
  • National Lead, NIHR CRN Cluster (Respiratory, ENT, Gastro,Hepatology, Infection), NIHR, 2015
  • Fellow, ERS Foundation, ERS, 2014
  • Fellow, Research and Academic Medicine Committee, Royal College of Physicians, 2005

Membership of Professional Bodies

  • European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy, European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy, 2000
  • American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy, American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy, 1997

Fellowships

  • Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, Academy of Medical Sciences, 2005

Editorial Boards

  • Journal of Gene Medicine, Editorial Board, 2001
  • Gene Therapy, Associate Editor, 2000 - 2001
  • Gene Therapy - Progress and Prospects, Associate Editor, 2000