British biochemist, microbiologist and academic
Sir Marcus Henry Richmond, FRCP, FRCPath, FRS (born 1 February 1931), known as Mark Richmond, is a British biochemist, microbiologist and academic.
Early life and education
Richmond was born in 1931, the son of H. S. Richmond, a film producer. He was educated at Epsom College from 1944 to 1949,[1] and then studied biochemistry at Clare College, Cambridge, and remained there as a postgraduate for three years.[1][2]
Career
Following his doctorate he worked for the National Institute for Medical Research, subsequent to which he was a reader in molecular biology at the University of Edinburgh.[2]
In 1968 he became Professor of Bacteriology at the University of Bristol, working on staphylococcal plasmids and antibiotic resistance.[2] From 1981 he was Vice Chancellor of the University of Manchester.[2]
He became Global Head of Research for Glaxo in 1991.[2]
He retired in 1996 and took up a position as Honorary Fellow in the School of Public Policy at University College London.[2]
He served as chair of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the United Kingdom and of the Science and Engineering Research Council during his time at Manchester.[2] Following formal retirement, he has been a non-executive director of several companies, including Genentech, OSI Pharmaceuticals and Ark Therapeutics.[2]
