RefNo | EC/2021/34 |
Level | Item |
Title | Rowitch, David Henry: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
Date | 21 April 2021 |
Description | Certificate endorsing election of David Rowitch as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Includes personal details of the elected Fellow, citation giving the reasons for election, and names of proposers. Signed by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton. |
Citation | David Rowitch is a paediatrician and neuroscientist whose basic and translational research on glial cells, comprising 90% of cells in human brain, has been transformative. He established the mechanisms by which embryonic CNS patterning specifies glial heterogeneity and discovered that development of oligodendrocytes requires function of Olig2, thus initiating a new era of developmental genetics in glial biology. He demonstrated how functionally specialised astrocytes support local neural circuits, and his research has elucidated human pathology of cerebral palsy, leukodystrophy and neuroinflammation. Based on insights from his laboratory, he is leading early stage trials of novel therapies for devastating neurodevelopmental diseases. |
Extent | 4p |
Format | Computer printout |
PhysicalDescription | A4 papers |
AccessStatus | Closed |
AccessConditions | Election certificates are subject to 50 year closure period from date of election. Details of proposers and date certificate was first submitted for candidacy are kept confidential until the 50 year closure period has elapsed. |