1. Rajesh Vasantlal Thakker was born on 1954 and is May Professor of Medicine in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Somerville College, Oxford.
10 Facts About Rajesh Thakker
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Rajesh Thakker was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he was awarded his Master of Arts, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Science degrees.
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Rajesh Thakker completed his clinical training at Middlesex Hospital Medical School.
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Rajesh Thakker's research investigates neuroendocrine tumours such as multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 and the molecular basis of disorders of calcium homeostasis.
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Rajesh Thakker has supervised nine successful Doctor of Philosophy students and his research has been funded by the Medical Research Council.
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Rajesh Thakker has edited several books including Genetic and Molecular Biological Aspects of Endocrine Disease, Molecular Genetics of Endocrine Disorders, and Genetics of Bone Biology and Skeletal Disease.
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Rajesh Thakker was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2014.
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Rajesh Thakker has made a sustained series of major contributions to endocrinology, particularly parathyroid and renal disorders affecting calcium homeostasis.
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Rajesh Thakker is married to Julie Clare Magee and has one daughter, Clare Rajesh Thakker, who has qualified as a doctor from Clare College, Cambridge.
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Rajesh Thakker is a school governor at Oxford High School, Oxford.