| Robin FranklinFRS | |
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| Born | Robin J. M. Franklin |
| Awards | Barancik Prize (2017), King Faisal Prize (2021) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Royal Veterinary College University of Cambridge |
| Thesis | The role of type 1 astrocytes in the reconstruction of glial environments in the CNS (1992) |
| Doctoral advisor | Prof Bill Blakemore |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Cell biologist, Neuroscientist |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge, Altos Labs - Cambridge Institute |
Robin Franklin, FRS is a British cell biologist and neuroscientist. He is currently a Principal Investigator at Altos Labs Cambridge Institute of Science having previously been Professor of Stem Cell Medicine at the Wellcome–MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute at the University of Cambridge. He is Emeritus Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge.
Education
Robin Franklin was educated at the Haberdashers' Aske's School, Elstree. He was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree from UCL in 1985 and a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London in 1988. He received his PhD in neuroscience from the University of Cambridge in 1992.
Research and career
Franklin is a pioneer in the biology of remyelination, an area where he has made many seminal contributions. These include, 1) identifying the role of the innate immune response, 2) the effects of ageing and how these can be reversed, 3) the activation and plasticity of CNS stem cells following injury (including the origin of the remyelinating cells of the CNS), 4) the transcriptional and epigenetic control of CNS stem cell differentiation; and 5) the first demonstrations of remyelination by transplanted oligodendrocyte progenitor cells and olfactory ensheathing cells. His studies on RXR and metformin in the context of CNS remyelination have led to clinical trials.
Awards and honours
- 2006: Elected Fellow of Royal College of Pathologists
- 2018: Elected Fellow of Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
- 2016: Elected Fellow of Academy of Medical Sciences
- 2022: Elected Fellow of the Royal Society
- 2004: Cavanagh Prize of the British Neuropathological Society
- 2017: Barancik Prize – International Prize for Research innovation, National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- 2021: King Faisal Prize for Medicine
References
- "Robin Franklin". Altos Labs.
- "Professor Robin Franklin". University of Cambridge. 5 June 2019.
- "Professor Robin Franklin". Pembroke.
- "Schoolboys from Haberdashers' Askes, Elstree, listed in Who's Who book". Borehamwood Times.
- ^ "Robin Franklin". Royal Society.
- "Diabetes drug could halt progression of multiple sclerosis, study suggests". Financial Times. 6 October 2019.
- "Multiple Sclerosis could be reversed by activating stem cells in brain, study suggests". The Hindu. 6 December 2010.
- Jha, Alok (5 December 2010). "MS could be reversed by activating stem cells in brain, new study suggests". The Guardian.
- "Fellowship Board". RCVS.
- "Professor Robin Franklin". The Academy of Medical Sciences.
- "Outstanding scientists elected as Fellows and Foreign Members of the Royal Society". Royal Society.
- "The Cavanagh Prize Lecture". BNS.
- "Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research". National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
- Puhl, Laura (13 January 2022). "Professor Robin Franklin receives King Faisal Prize in Medicine". Stem Cell Institute.
External links
- Robin Franklin publications indexed by Google Scholar