John Hardy (geneticist)
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| Born | John Anthony Hardy 9 November 1954[citation needed] |
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| Thesis | The release of amino acids and phenylethylamine from mammalian synaptosomes (1981) |
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Sir John Anthony Hardy
Education
Hardy attended St Ambrose College in the late 1960s, where his interest in biochemistry was encouraged by his Biology teacher, Mrs Cox.[7] He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Leeds in 1976[8] and his PhD from Imperial College London in 1981[8] for research on dopamine and amino acid neuropharmacology.
Career and research
Following his PhD, Hardy did
postdoctoral research at the MRC Neuropathogenesis Unit in Newcastle upon Tyne, England and then further postdoctoral work at the Swedish Brain Bank in Umeå, Sweden where he started to work on Alzheimer's disease.[8]
He became Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at
Jacksonville, Florida, as Consultant and Professor of Neuroscience
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He became Chair of Neuroscience in 2000 and moved to
Reta Lila Weston Institute of Neurological Studies, University College London
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On 29 November 2015, he was awarded the Breakthrough Prize.
In 2018, Hardy, along with
Brain Prize for "groundbreaking research on the genetic and molecular basis of Alzheimer's disease."[10]
Awards and honours
Among other awards and honours, Hardy has won the
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2009.[1] He was knighted in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to "human health in improving our understanding of dementia and neurodegenerative diseases".[11]
- 2018 – The Brain Prize[12]
- 2017 – Honorary Doctor of Science, Leeds University[13]
- 2015 – Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences[14]
- 2015 – Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)[15][16]
- 2014 – The Michael J. Fox Foundation award for Parkinson research[17]
- 2014 – Thudichum Medal from the Biochemical Society[citation needed]
- 2014 – Dan David Prize[18]
- 2011 – Elected Fellow of the Institute of Biology[citation needed]
- 2010 – Honorary Doctor of Science, Newcastle University[citation needed]
- 2009 – Elected Fellow of the Royal Society[1]
- 2008 – Honorary MD, Umeå University, Sweden, [citation needed]
- 2008 – Elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci)[2]
- 2008 – Anne Marie Oprecht International Prize for Research in Parkinson's Disease
- 2002 – Kaul Prize for Research into Alzheimer's disease[citation needed]
- 1995 – Allied Signal Prize for Research into Aging
- 1994 – Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease[19]
- 1993 – Potamkin Prize from the American Academy of Neurology, for Alzheimer's Research[citation needed]
- 1992 – IPSEN Prize for Research into Alzheimer's Disease[citation needed]
- 1991 – Peter Debje Prize, University of Limburg, Belgium, For Alzheimer's Research[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d "Professor John Hardy FMedSci FRS". London: Royal Society. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Professor John Hardy FRS FMedSci". Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ "HARDY, Prof. John". Who's Who. Vol. 2015 (online Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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- ^ Keegan (7 January 2022). "Old Boys News - New Year's Honours 2022". Saint Ambrose College Weekly News Bulletin. p. 6. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Neuroscience NIH Archived 10 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ HIH.gov Archived 5 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ thebrainprize.org
- ^ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N2.
- ^ Devlin, Hannah (6 March 2018). "Brain prize winner calls Brexit a 'disaster' for the NHS and science". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "John Hardy". Leeds University. July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ https://breakthroughprize.org/ Breakthrough Prize 2016
- ^ "The EMBO Pocket Directory" (PDF). European Molecular Biology Organization. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015.
- ^ "EMBO announces new members for 2015". Heidelberg: European Molecular Biology Organization. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ Pritzker, MJ Fox Award for Parkinson Research
- ^ "Dan David Prize: LAUREATES 2014: Combatting Memory Loss, JOHN A. HARDY".
- ^ "MetLife Foundation Awards for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2018.
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