Honours & Awards
1986-88 ~ Junior Research Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford.
1991 ~ Colworth Medal (Annual award made by the Biochemical Society to "The most promising young biochemist" (under 35)).
1993-98 ~ Howard Hughes International Research Scholarship
1994 ~ Elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
1996 ~ Makdougall Brisbane Prize of the The Royal Society of Edinburgh for "particular distinction in the promotion of scientific research".
1999 ~ International Glycoconjugate Organisation (IGO) Award. A biennial award made to "a scientist who has clearly advanced the field of glycoscience and shows promise of continuing advancements".
1999 ~ Elected a member of The European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO).
2000 ~ Elected a Fellow of The Royal Society (London).
2006 ~ Awarded the C.A. Wright Medal of the British Society for Parasitology.
2007 ~ Elected a Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences
2008 ~ Commander of the Order of The British Empire (CBE) for services to science.