Patrick Vallance
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Sir Patrick John Thompson Vallance KCB FRS FMedSci FRCP HonFREng (born 17 March 1960[1]) is a British physician, scientist, and clinical pharmacologist who has worked in both academia and industry. He served as the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of the United Kingdom from 2018 to 2023. On stepping down, he became chair of the Natural History Museum in London.[3]
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Born | Patrick John Thompson Vallance (1960-03-17) 17 March 1960 (age 64)[1] Essex, United Kingdom |
Education | Truro School |
Alma mater | St George's, University of London (BSc, MBBS) |
Spouse |
Sophia Ann Dexter ā (m. 1986) |
Children | 3 |
Awards | Goulstonian Lecture (1996)[2] Royal Medal (2023) |
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Website | www |
From 1986 to 1995, Vallance taught at St George's Hospital Medical School, where his research concentrated on vascular biology and endothelial cell physiology. In 1995, he was appointed Professor at UCL Medical School, and in 2002 he became head of UCL's Department of Medicine. From 2012 to 2018, he was president of Research and Development at global pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).[4]