معرفی
Professor Frederick Tam is a leading academic in renal medicine at Imperial College London's Faculty of Medicine. He holds the Ken and Mary Minton Chair of Renal Medicine within the Department of Immunology and Inflammation, and is actively involved in translational research networks including the Transplantation Translational Research Group.
- Education: Medical degree from University of Cambridge
- Research Focus: Pathogenesis and treatment of kidney diseases including glomerulonephritis, diabetic nephropathy, and renal transplant rejection
- Affiliations:
- Artificial Intelligence Network
- Centre for Inflammatory Disease
- Immuno-Pathology Network
- Membrane Receptor Network
- Vascular Science Network
- Vasculitis Centre
His research group specializes in cytokine biology, developing experimental therapies using soluble receptors, monoclonal antibodies, and signal transduction inhibitors. They also work on non-invasive biomarkers for kidney diseases through proteomics analysis. Professor Tam leads international clinical trials and has established the Diabetic Nephropathy Translational Research Consortium with Dr. Andrew Frankel.
Scientific Awards:
- Medical Research Council Training Fellowship
- National Kidney Research Fund Senior Fellowship
- Chief Investigator for Syk inhibitor trial in IgA nephropathy
- Chief Investigator for fostamatinib trial in renal transplant rejection
- Founding Lead of UK Rare Disease Group for Retroperitoneal Fibrosis
