Stafford Lightman
Encyclopedia
Stafford Louis Lightman has been Professor of Medicine, University of Bristol
, since 1993.
He is the son of Harold Lightman
, QC
and the brother of Sir Gavin Lightman
, QC.
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
, since 1993.
He is the son of Harold Lightman
Harold Lightman
Harold Lightman QC was an English barrister, who was awarded the unique honour of a dinner at Lincoln's Inn to celebrate his 90th birthday.- Early life :...
, QC
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
and the brother of Sir Gavin Lightman
Gavin Lightman
Sir Gavin Anthony Lightman , styled The Hon. Mr Justice Lightman, has been a judge of the English High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, since 1994...
, QC.
Education
- Repton SchoolRepton SchoolRepton School, founded in 1557, is a co-educational English independent school for both day and boarding pupils, in the British public school tradition, located in the village of Repton, in Derbyshire, in the Midlands area of England...
- Gonville and Caius College, CambridgeGonville and Caius College, CambridgeGonville and Caius College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college is often referred to simply as "Caius" , after its second founder, John Keys, who fashionably latinised the spelling of his name after studying in Italy.- Outline :Gonville and...
(MA, MB BChir, PhD) - Middlesex HospitalMiddlesex HospitalThe Middlesex Hospital was a teaching hospital located in the Fitzrovia area of London, United Kingdom. First opened in 1745 on Windmill Street, it was moved in 1757 to Mortimer Street where it remained until it was finally closed in 2005. Its staff and services were transferred to various sites...
Medical School
Career
- Visiting Senior Scientist, Medical Research CouncilMedical Research Council (UK)The Medical Research Council is a publicly-funded agency responsible for co-ordinating and funding medical research in the United Kingdom. It is one of seven Research Councils in the UK and is answerable to, although politically independent from, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills...
Neuro-Pharmacy Unit, Cambridge, 1980–81 - Wellcome TrustWellcome TrustThe Wellcome Trust was established in 1936 as an independent charity funding research to improve human and animal health. With an endowment of around £13.9 billion, it is the United Kingdom's largest non-governmental source of funds for biomedical research...
Senior Lecturer, St. Mary's Hospital Medical School and Honorary Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist, St Mary's Hospital, 1981–82 - Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School:
- Reader in Medicine, 1982–88
- Professor of Clinical Neuroendocrinology, Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist, 1988–92
- Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Neurology and Consultant Endocrinologist to the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, 1988-
- Chairman, Pituitary Foundation, 1995-
- Founder FMedSci 1998
- Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 1989-96.