Alastair Compston
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(David) Alastair (Standish) Compston (born 23 January 1948)[1] FRCP, FMedSci, FRS[2] is Professor Emeritus of Neurology in the Department Of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Cambridge and an Emeritus Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge.[3][4]
Education
Compston was educated at Rugby School followed by Middlesex Hospital Medical School where he was awarded a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree.[when?] He completed his PhD on multiple sclerosis and the Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) system at the University of London graduating in 1978.[5]
Research and career
Compston’s research focuses on the clinical science of human demyelinating disease including the discovery of genetic risk factors for multiple sclerosis and the introduction of alemtuzumab.[6][7][8] [9]
Compston was formerly Professor of Neurology at the University of Wales, president of the European Neurological Society and the Association of British Neurologists, and editor of the journal Brain.[2][10]
Awards and honours
Compston's work has been recognised by prizes including the Charcot Award; the K-J Zülch Prize; the World Federation of Neurology Medal; the John Dystel Prize; the Richard and Mary Cave Award of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain; the Hughlings Jackson Medal; the Galen Medal; and the Association of British Neurologists Medal.[2]
Compston was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2016[2] and appointed Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours.[11] He was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences;[when?] a Foreign Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Germany[when?] and the National Academy of Medicine of the USA.[when?]
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