We are delighted to share that Professor Rajesh Thakker (FRCP, FRCPath, FmedSci, FRS), a Senior Research Fellow of Somerville College and the University’s May Professor of Medicine, has received the Association for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)’s William F Neuman Award.
Professor Thakker
The ASBMR Esteemed Awards are the Society’s most prestigious awards given to members who have made significant contributions to the field of bone and mineral research.
Of the ASBMR’s Esteemed Awards, the William F Neuman Award is the highest recognition conferred. It recognises outstanding and major scientific contributions in the area of bone and mineral research, as well as the contributions of members in advancing teaching, research, and administration within the field. The award is named after William F. Neuman, PhD, a world-renowned scientist in the field of mineral metabolism.
Professor Thakker specialises in researching the molecular basis of disorders of calcium homeostasis. He has published over 350 articles, and has been the recipient of many prizes for this work, including the Raymond-Horton Smith Prize (Cambridge University, UK), the Society for Endocrinology (UK) medal, the European Journal of Endocrinology Prize (EFES), the Graham Bull Prize from the Royal College of Physicians (UK), the Parathyroid Medal from the Fondazione Raffaella Becagli (F.I.R.M.O.), the Jack W. Coburn Endowed Lectureship from the American Society of Nephrology, and the Louis V Avioli Founder’s Award from the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (USA).
Speaking of his recent news, Professor Thakker commented: “I am delighted to receive this honour in recognition of my wonderful team of clinical and scientific researchers and global collaborators, whose dedicated work has made the discoveries and facilitated translation of scientific advances into benefits for patients. I am indebted to all of them.”