Edward Thomas Bullmore (born 27 September 1960) is a British neuropsychiatrist, neuroscientist and academic. Since 1999, he has been Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge and was Head of the Department of Psychiatry between 2014 and 2021. In 2005, he became Vice-President of Experimental Medicine at GlaxoSmithKline while maintaining his post at University of Cambridge.
Edward Bullmore | |
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| Born | Edward Thomas Bullmore 27 September 1960 |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Ed Bullmore Edward T. Bullmore Ed T. Bullmore |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital King's College London |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Hong Kong University of Cambridge Wolfson College, Cambridge St George's Hospital Bethlem Royal Hospital Maudsley Hospital Addenbrooke's Hospital |
| Thesis | Analysis of structural and functional magnetic resonance images of the brain (1997) |
Early life
editBullmore was born on 27 September 1960 to Jeremy Bullmore and Pamela Bullmore (née Green). His sister is the actress and screenwriter Amelia Bullmore. He was educated at Westminster School, London.[1] He studied clinical medicine at Christ Church, Oxford, and graduated from the University of Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.[1][2] He then continued his medical training at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London. He graduated from its Medical College with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB BS) degrees.[1]
Career
editBullmore began his medical career as an academic rather than a physician. From 1987 to 1988, he was a lecturer in medicine at the University of Hong Kong.[1][2] He then returned to England, where he began training in his chosen specialisation as a Senior House Officer in psychiatry at St George's Hospital, London. After a year, he moved to Bethlem Royal Hospital and Maudsley Hospital, both specialist psychiatric hospitals in London, where he was Registrar in psychiatry.[1]
In 1993, Bullmore began his research career. That year, he was appointed a Wellcome Trust Research Training Fellow and served in that role for three years.[1][2] During that time he studied for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at King's College London, which he completed in 1997 with a thesis titled "Analysis of structural and functional magnetic resonance images of the brain".[3] In 1996, he was promoted to an Advanced Research Training Fellow for a further three years.[1][2] His research during this time focused on the mathematical analysis of neurophysiological time series.[2] From 1996 to 1999, he was additionally an honorary Consultant Psychiatrist at Maudsley Hospital.[1]
In 1999, Bullmore joined the University of Cambridge as Professor of Psychiatry.[2] At college level, he was an elected Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge between 2002 and 2010.[1] On 9 October 2014, he was appointed Head of the Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge.[4]
In 2005, he joined GlaxoSmithKline as Vice-President of Experimental Medicine.[1] From 2005 to 2013, he was also Head of its Clinical Unit based in Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, which focuses on early clinical drug development projects.[1][5] Since 2013 he has been Vice-President of Immuno-psychiatry.[6]
Honours
editIn 2008, Bullmore was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci).[7] In 2009, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (FRCPsych). In 2010, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP).[1] He is also a Senior Investigator at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)[8] and an Honorary Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge.[9]
Selected works
edit- Cardinal, Rudolf N.; Bullmore, Edward T. (2011). The diagnosis of psychosis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521164849.
- Bullmore, Edward (26 April 2018). The Inflamed Mind: A radical new approach to depression. London: Short Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1780723501.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "BULLMORE, Prof. Edward Thomas". Who's Who 2015. Oxford University Press. November 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Professor Ed Bullmore". NeuroScience in Psychiatry Network. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ Bullmore, Edward Thomas (1997). Analysis of structural and functional magnetic resonance images of the brain. EThOS (Ph.D). British Library. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ "Conversation with new Head of Department Ed Bullmore". Department of Psychiatry. University of Cambridge. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ "Professor Ed Bullmore". Cambridge Neuroscience. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ "Understanding Mental Health Disorders". Society of Chemical Industry. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Professor Ed Bullmore FMedSci". Academy of Medical Sciences. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ "NIHR Senior Investigators 2019". NIHR. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Four new Honorary Fellows elected". Downing College, Cambridge. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
External links
edit- Professor Ed Bullmore at University of Cambridge, Cambridge Neuroscience
- Ed Bullmore on Twitter