Gordon Duff was principal of St Hilda's College, Oxford, from 2014 to 2021.
17 Facts About Gordon Duff
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Gordon Duff was Lord Florey Professor of Molecular Medicine at the University of Sheffield from 1991 to 2014.
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Gordon Duff studied medicine at St Peter's College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1969 and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees in 1975: as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts degree in 1975.
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Gordon Duff undertook postgraduate research in neuropharmacology at St Thomas's Hospital Medical School, University of London, completing his Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1980.
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From 1975 to 1976, Sir Gordon was a house officer in medicine at St Thomas' Hospital, London, and in surgery at Stracathro Hospital, Angus, Scotland.
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Gordon Duff joined Edinburgh Medical School in 1984, heading the Molecular Immunology Group, and in 1990 became the inaugural Florey Professor of Medicine at the University of Sheffield, where he went on to become Faculty Research Dean, Member of the University Council, and Director of the Division of Genomic Medicine.
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Gordon Duff stepped down in 2014, and was succeeded by Sir Michael Rawlins.
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Sir Gordon Duff was the Principal of St Hilda's College, Oxford, from 2014 to 2021.
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Gordon Duff was the first male head of the formerly all-female college.
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Sir Gordon Duff has served as a Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford, as Board Member of Oxford University's Medical Sciences Division, and is an Honorary Fellow of both St Peter's College and St Hilda's College, Oxford.
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In 1999, Gordon Duff was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
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Gordon Duff is a former President of the International Cytokine Society and has received honorary doctorates from the Universities of Edinburgh and Sheffield.
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Gordon Duff has given the Croonian Lecture at the Royal College of Physicians of London, the Weatherall Lecture at the University of Oxford, the Harry Bostrom Medal Lecture at Karolinska Institute, and the Faculty Lecture at University of Geneva.
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Sir Gordon Duff has served on many scientific advisory boards and funding panels in the UK, EU and US, including on Government Foresight Groups for the Medical Research Council and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, and the Wellcome Trust in the UK.
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From 2015 to 2019, Sir Gordon Duff was chair of the UK's Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council during the launch of the new Pirbright Institute for Animal Health.
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Gordon Duff is co-inventor of around 35 biotech and diagnostic patents.
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In 1969, Gordon Duff married Naida Margaret Clarke, the daughter of Air Commodore Charles Clarke and Eileen Clarke.