Franklin, Robin
BVetMed BSc PhD FRCPath FMedSci FRS FRCVS
- Position:
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- The Wellcome Trust Expert Review Group (cellular and molecular neuroscience) – 2013-2017
- European Research Council – LS7 Advanced Awards Panel (2016;vice-chair 2018; chair 2020,2022)
- Wellcome Trust Expert Review College, 2012-2013
- Clinical Interview Panel, The Wellcome Trust, 2005-2010
- MRC Regenerative Medicines Research Committee, 2013-2018
- FRCVS Panel - MCK Chair - 2020-2023
- Location:
- United Kingdom
- Field of Work:
- Universities and Colleges
- Fellowship Award:
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2004 - Cavanagh Prize - British Neuropathological society
2011 - MS Society Research of the Year Award
2014 - Kennel Club International Award
2016 - Barancik Prize - International Prize for Research Innovation
2021 - King Faisal Prize for Medicine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Faisal_Prize) - Fellowship Route:
- Meritorious Contributions to Knowledge (MCK)
- Fellowship Year:
- 2018
- Area of Support:
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- Collaborative research
- Translating research into veterinary practice
Robin Franklin is 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. His laboratory has made many pioneering discoveries on the mechanisms by which adult CNS progenitors replace lost
oligodendrocytes. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and a Fellow of the Royal Society.