Alan Thompson#
| Membership Number: | 4822 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2018 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | http://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=ATHOM52 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2016 National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigator Emeritus
- 2014 Chair of the Neuroscience Academic Medical Centre, UCL Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre
- 2011 Dean, UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences
- 1998 Garfield Weston Professor of Clinical Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, UCL Institute of Neurology
- 1998 Head of Neurorehabilitation Research Group, Dept of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, UCL Institute of Neurology
- 1990 Consultant Neurologist. National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN)
- 2008 - 2016 Senior Investigator, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
- 2008 - 2013 (Local Clinical Research Network) CLRN Clinical Lead for Nervous Systems Disorders, Central & East London
- 2008 - 2011 Director, UCL Institute of Neurology
- 2003 - 2007 Clinical Director, Neurosciences, National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery (NHNN)
Fields of Scholarship
- Primary progressive multiple sclerosis
- Multiple sclerosis
- Neurology
Honours and Awards
- 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award from Consortium of MS Centers (USA)
- 2017 John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research, National Multiple Sclerosis Society & American Academy of Neurology (USA)
- 2016 Fundación Esclerosis Múltiple Madrid Prize, Multiple Sclerosis Foundation Madrid (Spain)
- 2015 Elected as a Fellow to the Academy of Medical Sciences (UK)
- 2013 Appointed as a Fellow of the American Neurological Association (USA)
- 2012 Awarded Honorary Lifetime Membership of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS)
- 2011:Platinum Clinical Excellence Award (Department of Health, UK)
- 2009 Elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (USA)
- 2008 Honorary Doctorate awarded by Hasselt University (Belgium)
- 2003 Awarded Pioneer of the Nation (awarded by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II) (UK)
