Neurological Disorders

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Richard Frackowiak

Academic positions:
- Vice-Provost for Special Projects, University College London (2002 - present)
- Professor of Cognitive Neurology, Wellcome Department of Imaging Neuroscience at the Institute of Neurology, University College London (present)
- Adjunct Professor of Clinical Neurology, Cornell Medical School, New York (present)
- Directeur, départment des sciences cognitives (DEC), Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris
Conseiller Scientifique, Commissariat d'Energie Atomique, France (2004-present)
- Honorary Director, Functional Imaging Program, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome (2003-present)
- Dean & Director Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, UCL (1998 - 2002)
- Head, Wellcome Department of Cognitive Neurology, IoN, UCL (1994 - 2002)
- Director, Functional Imaging Laboratory, Institute of Neurology, UCL (1994 - 2002)
- Singapore Biomedical Research Council Distinguished Visiting Scientist (2002)
- Wellcome Trust Principal Clinical Research Fellow (1994-2004)

All commercial positions (in last five years):
None declared

Research interests:
Imaging Neuroscience: Methodological advances and applications to cortical plasticity and functional recovery.

Any other information:
Professor Frackowiak is currently President of the British Neuroscience Association (2004-2007), and is a member of numerous international academies and societies.

Recognition for his contribution to the field includes:
- Klaus Joachim Zulch Prize (jointly with N Logothetis) from the Max Planck Society and Gertrude Reemtsma Foundation citing "broad influence on the field of neuroimaging" (2004)
- Ipsen Prize for neuroplasticity (jointly with M. Merzenich and A. Damasio) from the Fondation Ipsen citing "studies on the organisation of cortical maps and their plasticity" (1997)
- Wilhelm Feldberg Prize awarded by the Feldberg Foundation in recognition of British-German scientific collaboration (1996)
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, London (1994)

He is currently Editor-in-Chief of Current Opinion in Neurology and is former Co-Editor-in-Chief, NeuroImage: a Journal of Brain Function (1996-2003) and deputy Chief Editor, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism (1992-2002).