Michael Owen (psychiatrist)
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Sir Michael John Owen{{cite web|url=https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/57797-owen-michael|title=Prof Michael Owen - Director, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences|publisher=Cardiff University|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140615100458/http://medicine.cf.ac.uk/person/prof-michael-john-owen/research/|archivedate=15 June 2014|url-status=dead|accessdate=14 June 2014}} FRCPsych FMedSci FLSW is a Welsh research scientist in the area of psychiatry, currently the head of the Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences at Cardiff University.
Professor Owen is also the Director of Cardiff University's [http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/mrc-centre-neuropsychiatric-genetics-genomics MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics] and Emeritus Director of the [http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/neuroscience Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute].
Career
Owen studied medicine and neurosciences at Birmingham University, gaining a B.Sc. in anatomy in 1977 and a PhD in neuroscience in 1982, and qualifying MB ChB in 1983. He then trained in Psychiatry at Northwick Park and the Maudsley Hospital, London, obtaining his MRCPsych in 1987.
He then undertook an MRC Fellowship in John Hardy's lab at St Mary's Hospital, London{{cite web|url=http://ncmh.info/principal-investigators/professor-michael-owen/|title=Professor Michael Owen|publisher=National Centre for Mental Health|accessdate=14 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518101113/http://ncmh.info/principal-investigators/professor-michael-owen/|archive-date=18 May 2015|url-status=dead}} before moving to Cardiff in 1990. He was awarded a personal chair in 1995 and the chair in Psychological Medicine and Headship of the Department of Psychological Medicine in 1998.
His research has focused on the genetics of major psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders and he has made notable contributions to the study of schizophrenia and Alzheimer disease. He has studied the impact of genetic risk factors across diagnostic boundaries and developed a theoretical framework to understand the relationship between different neurodevelopmental disorders.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/57797-owen-michael|title=Professor Sir Michael Owen - People - Cardiff University|work=Cardiff University|access-date=2018-03-29|language=en}} He has also identified specific genes and sets of proteins involved in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease, which are potential therapeutic targets.
As well as continuing his work on psychiatric genetics, he is currently undertaking research aimed at translating recent genetic findings into a greater understanding of disease mechanisms and into the development of novel biomarkers to aid classification and diagnosis.
Awards
In recognition of his achievements Professor Owen was elected to Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 1997, the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 1999 and the Fellowship of the Learned Society of Wales in 2012.
In 2011, he was awarded the Stromgren Medal for psychiatric research, in 2012 the Lieber Prize jointly with Professor [http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/113462-odonovan-michael Michael O'Donovan] for schizophrenia research,{{cite web|url=http://bbrfoundation.org/brain-matters-discoveries/dr-michael-owen-recognized-for-outstanding-achievement-in-schizophrenia|title=Dr. Michael Owen Recognized for Outstanding Achievement in Schizophrenia Research|publisher=bbrfoundation.org|date=2 November 2012|accessdate=14 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331190201/https://www.bbrfoundation.org/brain-matters-discoveries/dr-michael-owen-recognized-for-outstanding-achievement-in-schizophrenia|archive-date=31 March 2013|url-status=dead}} and in 2013 the William K Warren Distinguished Investigator Award for schizophrenia research.
He was also awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics in 2015, and the British Neuroscience Association Award for Outstanding Contribution to Neuroscience in 2017.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/1037743-outstanding-contribution-to-neuroscience|title=Outstanding contribution to neuroscience|work=Cardiff University|access-date=2018-03-29|language=en}}
Professor Owen was knighted in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to neuroscience and mental health.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-27835087|title=Queen's Birthday Honours for Warren Gatland and Cerys Matthews|publisher=BBC Wales|date=14 June 2014|accessdate=14 June 2014}}{{London Gazette |issue=60895 |date=14 June 2014 |page=b2 |supp=y}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-27848153|title=Knighthood for Cardiff psychiatry professor Michael Owen|publisher=BBC Wales|date=14 June 2014|accessdate=14 June 2014}}
References
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20140615100458/http://medicine.cf.ac.uk/person/prof-michael-john-owen/ Personal website]
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