Professor Colin Blakemore is Brain Tumour UK’s new President

Professor Colin Blakemore, FRS, FMedSci, FRCP (Hon), FSB (Hon), has been appointed President of Brain Tumour UK.

Professor Blakemore is a leading neuroscientist at the University of Oxford, with hundreds of scientific papers and many books to his name. He is also a leading communicator on science and a former chief executive of the Medical Research Council.

“I welcome this opportunity to help Brain Tumour UK make a real difference for everyone affected by a brain tumour,” said Professor Blakemore.

Jenny Baker OBE, Chief Executive of Brain Tumour UK, commented: “I am delighted that Professor Blakemore has joined our team. His expertise and breadth of experience will help in our work to drive improvements in the early diagnosis and treatment of brain tumours and to ensure that good standards of care are consistently applied across the UK.

“Professor Blakemore will also support our efforts to increase the funding for brain tumour research and to increase the rate of progress in the development of new treatments.”