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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Medical Research
49 people have received a UK honour for Medical Research in the Birthday and New Year Honours of King Charles III and, before him, the late Queen Elizabeth II. Read the official citation behind each award, and search or filter the recipients below.
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2025
2024
Knight / Dame
Moira Whyte
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Sir John Crofton Professor of Respiratory Medicine, University of Edinburgh. For services to Medical Research”
John Iredale
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Somerset
“Lately Interim Executive Chair, Medical Research Council. For services to Medical Research”
2023
Officer (OBE)
Philip Souter
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Morpeth, Northumberland
“Senior Director, Research and Development, Procter and Gamble. For services to Medical Research”
Nishi Chaturvedi
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Director, Lifelong Health and Ageing Unit, University College London. For services to Medical Research”
Commander (CBE)
Anne Carla Ferguson-Smith
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and International Partnerships, and the Arthur Balfour Professor of Genetics, University of Cambridge. For services to Medical Research”
John Bell
PersonCompanion Order Of The Companions Of Honour · 2023
Wallingford, Oxfordshire
“Regius Professor of Medicine, University of Oxford. For services to Medicine, Medical Research, the Life Science Industry and to Public Health”
2022
2021
Commander (CBE)
Chuka Nwokolo
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Solihull, West Midlands
“Consultant Gastroenterologist, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. For services to the NHS and Medical Research”
Pauline Margaret Williams
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
“Senior Vice President and Head of Global Health, GlaxoSmithKline. For services to Medical Research and Development”
Knight / Dame
Peter William Horby
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Professor, Emerging Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of Oxford. For services to Medical Research”
David Stuart
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Kidlington, Oxfordshire
“MRC Professor of Structural Biology, University of Oxford. For services to Medical Research and to the Scientific Community”
2020
Officer (OBE)
Catherine Sudlow
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Edinburgh, Edinburgh
“Professor of Neurology and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Director of BHF Data Science Centre, Health Data Research UK, and lately Chief Scientist, UK Biobank. For services to Medical Research”
Abdel Babiker
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“Professor of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University College London. For services to Medical Research”
2019
Officer (OBE)
Jane Armitage
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Oxfordshire
“Professor of Clinical Trials and Epidemiology, MRC Population Health Research Unit, University of Oxford. For services to Medical Research.”
Mahesh Parmar
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology and Director, MRC Clinical Trials Unit, University College London. For services to Medical Research and Clinical Trials.”
Simon Maxwell Gillespie
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“Chief Executive, British Heart Foundation. For services to Patients and Medical Research.”
Commander (CBE)
David Richard (Herbie) Newell
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Northumberland
“Emeritus Professor of Cancer Therapeutics, Northern Institute for Cancer Research. For services to Medical Research and Drug Development.”
Frederick David Richard Hobbs
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2019
West Midlands
“Director, National Institute for Health Research School, for Primary Care Research, Oxford. For services to Medical Research.”
2018
2017
Commander (CBE)
Alec John Jeffreys
PersonCompanion Order Of The Companions Of Honour · 2017
Leicestershire
“Emeritus Professor, University of Leicester. For services to Medical Research and Society.”
Peter Leslie Weissberg
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Hertfordshire
“Lately Medical Director, British Heart Foundation. For services to Medical Research and Cardiovascular Health.”
Christopher Haslett
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Edinburgh
“Sir John Crofton Professor of Respiratory Medicine and Director, Queen?s Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh. For services to Medical Research.”
Knight / Dame
Amanda Gay Fisher
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“Director, Medical Research Council Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College London. For services to Medical Research and the Public Understanding of Science.”
James Cuthbert Smith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“Lately, Director of Research, Francis Crick Institute. For services to Medical Research and Science Education.”
2016
2015
Member (MBE)
Wendy Ewart
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
“Lately Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief of Strategy, Medical Research Council. For services to Medical Research.”
Megan Barbara Davies
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Head, Medical Research Council Centre, Cambridge. For services to Medical Research.”
Officer (OBE)
Professor Cyrus Cooper
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hampshire
“Director, Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, Universities of Southampton and Oxford. For services to Medical Research.”
Dr John William Scadding
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Consultant Neurology Adviser, Ministry of Defence. For services to Medical Research and Defence.”
Knight / Dame
Professor Nilesh Jayantilal Samani
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Leicestershire
“Professor of Cardiology, University of Leicester. For services to Medicine and Medical Research.”
Professor Sir John Irving Bell
PersonKnight Grand Cross Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Oxfordshire
“For services to Medicine, Medical Research and the UK Life Science Industry.”
2014
Member (MBE)
Petronella Gerarda Keeling
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Lincolnshire
“Founder, Action Medical Research, Lincolnshire. For charitable services to Medical Research.”
Suzanne Cynthia Lear
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Buckinghamshire
“Organiser and Patron, Lisa Lear Fund, Buckinghamshire. For voluntary services to Medical Research.”