Professor Antony Galione has been elected as Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.  He is among 40 leading medical researchers who have been elected as Academy Fellows this year.  The distinction recognises outstanding contributions to the advancement of medical science, innovative application of scientific knowledge and conspicuous service to healthcare.

Professor Galione is Professorial Fellow at Lady Margaret Hall, head of Oxford’s Department of Pharmacology.  His work has been instrumental in elucidating new calcium signaling pathways in the cell.  Calcium signaling plays a vital role in the body, coordinating and controlling processes as diverse as heart contraction, nerve growth, control of appetite, regulation of the immune system and insulin secretion by the pancreas.  Professor Galione’s discoveries have implications for our understanding of cell regulation in health and disease.

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