| Authorised form of name | Dolphin; Annette Catherine (1951-2026); ion channel biologist and professor of pharmacology |
| Dates | 1951-2026 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Date of birth | 03 April 1951 |
| Place of death | England, United Kingdom |
| Date of death | 26 January 2026 |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Research field | Cell biology |
| Molecular Biology |
| Biochemistry |
| Physiology |
| Neuropharmacology |
| Pharmacology |
| Neuroscience |
| Calcium channels |
| Neurology |
| Activity | Education: University of Oxford (BA 1973); University of London (PhD 1977)
Career:
Research Fellow (MRC-CNRS Postdoctoral Fellowship), College de France, Paris, France (1977-1978); Research Associate, Department of Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA (1978-1980); Member of Scientific Staff, Division of Neurophysiology & Neuropharmacology, National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill (1980-1983); Lecturer in Pharmacology, St George’s Hospital Medical School, London (1983-1988); Senior Lecturer, then Reader in Pharmacology, St George’s HMS (1988-1990); Professor and Head of Department of Pharmacology, Royal Free Hospital (1990-1997); appointed Professor of Pharmacology in the Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London (1997-2026).
Memberships:
Fellow of Academy of Medical Sciences 1999
British Neuroscience Association (President 2019-2021)
The Physiological Society (President 2022-2026)
Awards/Medals:
Sandoz Prize of British Pharmacological Society 1986
Australasian visitor of British Pharmacological Society (BPS) 1990
Pfizer Prize in Biology 1991
GL Brown Prize of the Physiological Society 1994
Astra Anglo-Nordic visiting scientist and lecturer of the BPS 1996
Julius Axelrod Distinguished Lecture in Neuroscience, Toronto 2000
Gary Price memorial lecture British Pharmacological Society 2011
Inaugural Mary Pickford lecture, Edinburgh University 2015
Plenary lecturer: British Neuroscience Association 2015 |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 30/04/2015 |
| Age at election | 64 |
| RSActivity | Council: 2022 – 2025
Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Senior Research fellowship (2016-17) |
| OtherInfo | Made major discoveries with respect to neuronal voltage-gated calcium channels, their modulation and roles in disease.
Investigated the involvement of particular calcium channel subunits in chronic pain, and elucidated the mechanism of action of an important drug class, the gabapentinoids.
Raised public awareness of Lynch Syndrome, an inherited condition which causes an increased risk of certain cancers. |
| Source | The Royal Society Fellows Directory, Professor Annette Dolphin FMedSci FRS, [URL: https://royalsociety.org/people/annette-dolphin-11346/; last accessed: 12/02/2026]
Academia Europaea, The Academy of Europe, Annette Catherine Dolphin - Biography, [URL: https://www.ae-info.org/ae/Member/Dolphin_Annette_Catherine/CV; last accessed: 12/02/2026]
The Physiological Society, Physiology News Magazine, Welcome to our new President-Elect Professor Annette Dolphin, [URL: https://www.physoc.org/magazine-articles/welcome-to-our-new-president-elect-professor-annette-dolphin/;last accessed: 12/02/2026]
British Neuroscience Association, News, Annette Dolphin (1951–2026): Former BNA President and Champion of the Neuroscience Community, 6 February 2026, [URL: https://www.bna.org.uk/resource/annette-dolphin-1951-2026.html;last accessed: 12/02/2026] |
| Code | NA9996 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/2015/13 | Dolphin, Annette Catherine: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 30 April 2015 |
| IM/007710 | Dolphin, Annette Catherine | 2015 |