Chris Higgins (academic)
| Christopher Francis Higgins | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 June 1955 |
| Residence | Durham, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater |
Royal College of Music Durham University |
| Children | Five |
| Awards |
FRSE FMedSci EMBO member FRSA |
| Website | www |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genetics |
| Institutions |
Durham University University of Oxford Imperial College London University of Dundee |
| Thesis | Peptide transport by embryos of germinating barley, Hordeum vulgare (1979) |
| Doctoral advisor | John W. Payne |
Christopher Francis Higgins FRSE FRSA FMedSci (born 24 June 1955) is a British molecular biologist, geneticist, academic and scientific advisor. He was the Vice-Chancellor of Durham University from 2007 to 2014. He took early retirement on 30 September 2014, following a discussion at Senate on limiting the powers of the Vice Chancellor. He was previously the director of the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre and Head of Division in the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London.
Higgins was born on 24 June 1955 in Cambridge, England. He studied botany at Grey College, Durham University, graduating with a first class degree in 1976. He was awarded a PhD in 1979 for his study of peptide transporters in the embryos of germinating Barley. Working at University of Dundee, his focus turned to genetics and cell biology.
Higgins was appointed Nuffield Professor of Clinical Biochemistry at the University of Oxford. He has published over 200 papers in leading scientific journals like NatureScience and Cell.
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