Sheena Radford, Professor of Structural Molecular Biology at the University of Leeds, has been made a fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
Professor Radford joins one of the UK's most prestigious medical academies for her work on protein folding. Her research involves 'stretching out' the molecules making up proteins using various means, combined with intricate experiments to find out what leads proteins to fold or to mis-fold, and its implications in health and disease. The Academy of Medical Sciences is the independent body representing the whole spectrum of medical science, and was established in 1998. Its mission is to ensure better healthcare through the rapid application of research to the practice of medicine. Professor Radford was admitted to the Academy at a ceremony on 22 June 2010. Radford is Deputy Director of the Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology and is based in the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology in the Faculty of Biological Sciences at the University of Leeds. She said: "Being made a fellow of the Academy is a tremendous honour for me personally, for the Astbury Centre, the Faculty of Biological Sciences and the University of Leeds.
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