Congratulations to Professor Patricia Munroe who has been elected to the highly prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship.
Professor Patricia Munroe
Patricia Munroe, Professor of Molecular Medicine at Queen Mary University of London, has been recognised for her innovative research in the field of molecular medicine.
Along with Queen Mary Professors Steve Thornton and Chris Griffiths, Prof Munroe has been noted by the Academy of Medical Sciences to have made a significant contribution in advancing medical science and helping both patients and wider society through research.
Fifty biomedical and health scientists were chosen to be elected by The Academy of Medical Sciences to its respected and influential Fellowship, out of a total of 384 candidates.
The Queen Mary scientists have been recognised alongside other notable inductees such as Professor Jonathan Nguyen-Van-Tam, the UK Government’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer.
Following the announcement, Prof Munroe said: “I am honoured to be elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences and be amongst such a prestigious group of people. I would like to thank my nominees and recognise many colleagues who have supported my career. I am fortunate to have many wonderful collaborators across the world, working together and advancing our knowledge on the genomics of cardiovascular disease has been so rewarding to me. I am very much looking forward to contributing to the work of the Academy”.
Professor Dame Anne Johnson PMedSci, President of the Academy of Medical Sciences, said: “I am truly delighted to welcome these 50 new Fellows to the Academy’s Fellowship, and I offer my congratulations to each of them on their exceptional contribution to biomedical and health science. The knowledge, skill and influence that each brings to the Fellowship is the Academy’s most powerful asset.
“Although it is hard to look beyond the pandemic right now, I want to stress how important it is that the Academy Fellowship represents the widest diversity of biomedical and health sciences. The greatest health advances rely on the findings of many types of research, and on multidisciplinary teams and cross-sector and global collaboration.”