David Rubinsztein - Curriculum Vitae#
QUALIFICATIONS:
M.B. Ch.B; B.Sc. (Med) Hons; Ph.D., FRCPath, FMedSci, FRS
POSITION:
- Professor of Molecular Neurogenetics, UK Dementia Research Institute Professor, Deputy Director, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research
- Honorary Consultant, Department of Medical Genetics, University of Cambridge
UNIVERSITY AND QUALIFICATIONS:
- 1981 - 1986 MB.ChB. - University of Cape Town; distinction in the First Professional examination
- 1988 B.Sc. (Med) Hons in Medical Biochemistry at University of Cape Town.
- 1989 - 1992 Ph.D. Medical Research Council/University of Cape Town Unit for the Cell Biology of Atherosclerosis.
- 1996 DipRCPath
- 1997 MRCPath; CCST (clinical cytogenetics and molecular genetics)
- 2005 FRCPath
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:
- 1987 Intern at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town: 4 months Medicine, 4 months General Surgery, 4 months Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- 1988 BSc (Med) Hons; University of Cape Town
- 1989 - 1992 PhD; Dept of Medical Biochemistry, University of Cape Town
- 1993 - 1998 Senior Registrar in Genetic Pathology, Addenbrooke’s Hospital Cambridge (1st trainee in this specialty in the UK). *01/02/98 - 28/02/02 Glaxo Wellcome Research Fellow/Honorary Consultant in Medical Genetics (University of Cambridge);
- 1/3/02 - 31/12/11 Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow in Clinical Science /Honorary Consultant in Medical Genetics (University of Cambridge)
- 2003 - 2005 Reader in Molecular Neurogenetics (Cambridge University)
- 2005 Professor of Molecular Neurogenetics (Cambridge University)
- 2012 - 2017 Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow
- 01/12/12 - present Deputy Director, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research
- 2015 - present Academic Lead, Alzheimer’s Research UK ALBORADA Drug Discovery Institute
- 2017 - present UK Dementia Research Institute Professor
