Over 300 Fellowships have been awarded over the past 48 years in the UK

Foulkes Fellows are all making significant contributions to clinical and academic research within the U.K. and throughout the world, including:

  • a significant number of professors working in every branch of medical science in the UK, North America, Australia, Africa and the Far East

  • several Deans of UK Medical Schools

  • many Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences

  • recipients of UK Honours

Fellows’ achievements and successes

The Foulkes Foundation proudly counts amongst its number many Fellows who have become senior members of and leading authorities within the medical profession. The following is a random selection of success stories, showing the depth and breadth of our Fellows’ enormous contributions:

– Appointed by the Home Office to lead the National Review of Forensic Pathology
– National Director for Disease Registration
– Head of the London School of Psychiatry
– Director of the National Poisons Information Unit in Edinburgh
– Director of the Stroke Prevention Research Unit in Oxford
– Professor of Global Health and TB at Imperial College
– Member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Obesity
– Medical Director of Genentech, California
– Chief Executive of Cancer Research UK
– Named one of the Top 50 innovators in the NHS in 2013
– Head of the Neuroendocrine Tumour Centre, awarded European Centre of Excellence in 2014
– Recipient of the King Faisal International Prize in Medicine in 2014
– Recipient of the AMP Award for Excellence in Molecular Diagnostics in 2020
– Winner of the 2021 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
– Recipient of the British Empire Medal in 2021
– Awarded the Royal College of Anaesthetists (National Institute for Academic Anaesthesia) Macintosh Professorship in 2023
– Appointed Executive Chair of the Medical Research Council in 2023.

 

Professor ANDREW COPP (1979 Fellow), developmental neurobiology: former Director, UCL Institute of Child Health, pioneering research into the origins of spina bifida and how it may be prevented by inositol, in addition to folic acid.

An embryo just before spina bifida arises

An embryo just before
spina bifida arises


Dennis in the lab

Dennis in the lab

Professor Dame LYN CHITTY (1980) and Professor DENNIS LO, FRS (1990) pre-natal care: development of non-invasive prenatal testing and translation into clinical service. Prof. Lo is working in Hong Kong, whilst Prof. Chitty is in London (at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health).


Professor KUMUD DHITAL (1987), Cardiothoracic and Transplant Surgeon: pioneer in the field of heart and lung transplantation, currently working in Australia. Consultant Cardiothoracic & Transplant Surgeon, Conjoint Associate Professor of Surgery (UNSW), Faculty - Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Director Sydney Heart Valve Bank.


STEPHEN DUCKWORTH OBE (1988), Chair Rehabilitation International World Congress 2016. Following a spinal injury whilst playing rugby as a third year medical student he went on to complete his studies in medicine before undertaking a PhD researching into disability and employment. As a wheelchair user he has dedicated his life to supporting disabled people. He ran his own business for 20 years, worked with the government on the welfare reform agenda, was a member of the Commission on Assisted Dying, sat as a Council Member of the University of Southampton and was a Board Director of the Olympic Delivery Authority London 2012.

Stephen addressing 1000 delegates at the Rehabilitation International World Congress 2016

Stephen addressing 1000 delegates at the Rehabilitation International World Congress 2016


ANATOLE MENON-JOHANSSON (1995), Sexual & Reproductive Health: Consultant physician in Sexual & Reproductive Health at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Clinical Director for the young person charity Brook, Founding Director of the community interest company SXT which provides a high quality signposting service to sexual & reproductive health services and anonymous contact tracing for sexual transmitted infections.

Treponema pallidum, the bacterium that causes syphilis

Treponema pallidum, the bacterium that causes syphilis

Anatole Menon-Johansson

Anatole Menon-Johansson