Sir Keith Peters, FRCP, FRS, FMedSCi

Sir Keith’s research has been on elucidation of immunological mechanisms underlying diseases of kidney and blood vessels, this has led to new treatments of these diseases. Cambridge, under Sir Keith’s leadership, has become a major centre for clinical research, complementing the University’s longstanding strengths in basic biomedical science. He was a founder Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and its second President. From 2006-2008 Sir Keith was Interim Director of the MRC’s National Institute for Medical Research and initiated discussions which led to the establishment of the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation, the Francis Crick Institute. The Institute – at St Pancras – is a partnership between the MRC, CRUK. The Wellcome Trust, and UCL, KCL and Imperial College. Sir Keith is currently acting as a consultant in Clinical Science and Translational Medicine for the Institute. For the past 10 years he has been a Senior Consultant to the President of Pharmaceuticals R&D at GlaxoSmithKline and has served on the science advisory boards of various biotechnology companies including Cambridge Antibody Technology.