Person Dolphin; Annette Catherine (1951-2026); ion channel biologist and professor of pharmacology Dolphin Annette Catherine ion channel biologist and professor of pharmacology 1951-2026 British Female Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom 03 April 1951 19510403 England, United Kingdom 26 January 2026 20260126

Professor Cell biology Molecular Biology Biochemistry Physiology Neuropharmacology Pharmacology Neuroscience Calcium channels Neurology 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 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. Council: 2022 – 2025 Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Senior Research fellowship (2016-17) Fellow 30/04/2015 64 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] International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 NA9996 05/05/2015 Joanna 20/02/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes cdbeaa62-d1d9-4738-9a5c-2b59c94e0069