Royal Microscopical Society elects Professor Maddy Parsons as its new Honorary Secretary for Biological Science
Following its AGM in the summer, the Royal Microscopical Society has announced Professor Maddy Parsons as the new Honorary Secretary for Biological Science.
As Honorary Secretary for Biological Science, Professor Parsons will be championing life sciences in the activities of the RMS as well as acting as Life Sciences Chair for its successful flagship mmc-series, the next event being mmc2019.
Maddy was awarded a Royal Society University Research Fellowship in 2005 to establish her own group within the Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics at King’s, focusing on applying advanced microscopy to understand adhesion receptor signalling in living cells.
She has worked closely with physicists, biophysicists and clinicians to develop and apply new imaging technologies to dissect spatiotemporal cytoskeletal signalling events in live cells in. As a result of her interest and applications of advanced microscopy, Maddy developed a strong working partnership with Nikon, which subsequently led to the establishment of the state-of-the-art, world-class Nikon Imaging Centre at King’s of which she is Director. She also currently works alongside other biotech and pharmaceutical companies to develop and apply advanced imaging approaches to basic mechanisms that underpin drug discovery.
Allison Winton, Chief Executive of the RMS said:
“Professor Parsons has been an active member of the RMS Life Sciences committee for many years and has helped to organise both our Frontiers in BioImaging and Abercrombie meetings identifying key emerging topics and developing valuable links between the Society and many eminent scientists working in the field. Professor Parsons’ proactive and approachable nature as well as her vast knowledge and experience in the field will make her a great representative for biological science in the Society.”
View the full RMS Executive Committee and Council at https://www.rms.org.uk/about/rms-council.html