British Endocrine Societies Joint Meeting 2003
Glasgow, UK
24 March 2003 - 26 March 2003
British Endocrine Societies
Volume 5
Society for Endocrinology Dale Medal Lecture
Steve Bloom, Division of Investigative Science, Imperial College, London, UK Abstract
Professor Bloom is currently Chairman and Chief of Service for the Directorate of Pathology, Therapy Services and Endocrinology for Hammersmith Hospitals Trust (Chelsea Westminster Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital), and Head of Division of Investigative Science, Imperial College School of Medicine.
He was born in Kent in 1942 and received his undergraduate medical training at Cambridge University. His house officer, senior house officer and registrar posts were largely undertaken at the The Middlesex Hospital where he also received his MRC Clinical Research Fellow training. He moved to the Royal Postgraduate Medical School at Hammersmith Hospital in 1974 where his roles have included Senior Lecturer (Consultant Physician), Reader in Medicine, Chairman of the Higher Degrees Committee and Academic Board, Professor of Medicine (Hon Consultant Physician), Director of the Endocrinology Clinical Service and Deputy Director, Department of Medicine, Director of Chemical Pathology (renamed Metabolic Medicine), Chief of Clinical Service Chemical Pathology and Chief of Service Endocrinology and Diabetes.
His research work over the years falls into five related categories: endocrinology clinical research, physiology and pathology of gut hormones, control of insulin release and insulin resistance, role of neuropeptides in organ control; and the role of neuropeptides in CNS regulation of appetite and related hypothalamic functions. He has published over 1000 papers (excluding review articles) in journals such as Nature, J Biol Chem, PNAS, JCI and NEJM.
Steve is also Chairman of the National Institute of Biological Standards Scientific Committee, a member of the WHO expert advisory committee on biological standardization, a member of the Royal College of Physicians Ethics Committee, Senior Vice President (Senior Censor) of the Royal College of Physicians and Secretary General of the Society for Endocrinology.