Jonathan Seckl#
Membership Number: | 4795 |
Membership type: | ORDINARY |
Section: | CLINICAL & VETERINARY SCIENCE |
Elected: | 2018 |
Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
Homepage(s): | http://http://www.bhfcore.ed.ac.uk/profiles/jonathan-seckl/1efda44e-0076-4de3-bb83-f21a498423bb |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2012 Vice-Principal (Planning, Resources, Research Policy), University of Edinburgh
- 1997 Moncrieff-Arnott Professor of Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh
- 1989 Honorary Consultant Physician (Endocrinology), NHS Lothian
- 2005 - 2012 Dean of Research, College of Medicine and Vet. Medicine, University of Edinburgh
- 2002 - 2005 Founding Head, School of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Edinburgh
- 2001 - 2004 Head, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Edinburgh
- 1996 - 1997 Professor of Endocrinology, University of Edinburgh
- 1995 - 2001 Founding Chair, Molecular Medicine Centre, University of Edinburgh
- 1989 - 1998 Wellcome Trust Senior Clinical Research Fellow and renewal
- 1984 - 1987 Sir Jules Thorn Research Fellow, Charing Cross and Westminster Med Sch, London
Fields of Scholarship
- Stress hormone biology
- Steroid metabolism
- Glucocorticoids
- Neuroendocrinology
Honours and Awards
- 2017 Honorary Doctorate (Helsinki University, Finland)
- 2012 Geoffrey Harris Prize, European Society for Endocrinology
- 2011 Plenary Lecturer, US Endocrine Society, Boston
- 2009 Archibald Byron Macallum Lecture, University of Toronto
- 2004 William Harvey Medal for outstanding contribution to science, Queen Mary University London
- 2003 Lilly Lecturer, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
- 2002 FRSE (Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh)
- 2001 Harry Bostrom lecturer (Swedish Society of Medicine, Stockholm)
- 2001 Honorary Doctorate (Umea University, Sweden)
- 2000 Visiting Professorship, SEMSDA, South Africa
- 1999 Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences, UK
- 1999 Mortyn Jones Memorial Lecture, Society for Neuroendocrinology
- 1998 Society for Endocrinology Medal
- 1993 Wellcome Trust Senior Clinical Research Fellowship (renewal)
- 1989 Wellcome Trust Senior Clinical Research Fellowship
- 1984 Sir Jules Thorn Trust Research Fellowship.