Prof. Mustafa Bilgin Ali Djamgoz () (born in 1952,

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) is Professor of

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and chairman of the College of Medicine’s Science Council.

Biography

Djamgoz was born in

to a

Turkish Cypriot Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( or ; ) are so called ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Turkish Cypriots are mainly Sunni Muslims. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,000 Turkish settlers were given land onc ...

family. He emigrated to the

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in 1970 for his studies. Djamgoz studied at the

, where he became a Professor of

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, and then Professor of Cancer Biology. His scientific consultancies and granting agencies include the Medical Research Council (UK) and the

Wellcome Trust The Wellcome Trust is a charitable foundation focused on health research based in London, United Kingdom. It was established in 1936 with legacies from the pharmaceutical magnate Henry Wellcome (founder of Burroughs Wellcome, one of the predec ...

. In 2002, Djamgoz established the Pro Cancer Research Fund as a registered charity which runs the Amber Care Centre, which is a drop-in centre for people affected by cancer.

Awards and honours

*The

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*The Japanese Government Research Award for Foreign Specialist *The

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Publications

Djamgoz has published four books and over 200 primary research papers.

References

External links

Imperial College London: Professor Mustafa Djamgoz
Living people 1952 births People from Nicosia British people of Turkish Cypriot descent Academics of Imperial College London Türk Maarif Koleji alumni Turkish Cypriot emigrants to the United Kingdom British medical researchers {{UK-academic-bio-stub