Jeffrey William Pollard

Jeffrey William Pollard is a Professor at the University of Edinburgh, where he has been employed since 2012, and an Affiliated Professor at the Cancer Cluster Bergen (CCBIO), Norway. Previously, he held the Emeritus Louis Goldstein Swan Chair at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA, following a distinguished career there from 1988 to 2020.

• Education:
  • 1971: B.Sc. in Zoology (1st Class with Special Honours), University of Sheffield, UK
  • 1974: Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Imperial Cancer Research Fund and Kings College, University of London, UK

Pollard's research focuses on the tumour microenvironment, macrophages in tissue repair, and their roles in breast cancer, endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer, and glioblastoma. He has made seminal contributions to understanding macrophage biology in development and the interplay between female reproductive hormones and cancer progression.

Scientific Awards:

• 2009: Rothschild-Yvette Mayent-Institut Curie award
• 2010: American Cancer Society Medal of Honor for Basic Science Research
• 2011: Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (FAAAS)
• 2013-2018: Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
• 2013: Fellow Royal Society of Biology (FRSB)
• 2013-2021: Wellcome Trust Senior Investigator Award
• 2015: Fellow Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE)
• 2015: Listed in Who’s Who UK
• 2016: Fellow Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci)