Mark H. Rider, BSc, PhD

Curriculum Vitae

British, born Batley, West Yorkshire, December 24th, 1957

Degrees:

• 1979 : First-class honors degree in Biochemistry, University of Bristol
• 1983 : Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, University of London
• 1993: Agrégation de l'Enseignement Supérieur, Louvain University Medical School, Brussels, Belgium.

Research experience:

• 1979-1983: PhD project “Studies on the regulation of glycerol phosphate acyltransferase activity in rat epididymal adipose tissue” supervised by Prof. E.D. Saggerson, University College London
• 1983-1992: Post-doctoral research in the laboratory of L. Hue on isozymes of 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase: Structure, catalysis & regulation, Université catholique de Louvain, and ICP, Brussels, Belgium

Professional activities:

• 1996 to date – member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the European Journal of Biochemistry (now the FEBS journal)

• 1996-2000 Editor for the Biochemical Journal
• 2000-2003 Deputy Chairman of the Biochemical Journal
• 1995 to date – teaching of advanced courses on Protein Function and Regulation to undergraduates and graduate students, Faculty of Medicine, UCL
• 1997 to date – teaching of General Biochemistry to dental students, Faculty of Medicine, UCL
• 2003- appointed “Professeur” Université catholique de Louvain

Research activities and scientific achievements:

Topics: control of cell function by protein phosphorylation in response to hormones, nutrients and metabolic stress.

Characterization of mammalian isozymes of 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase (PFK-2)/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase-2) and control by protein kinases. Mechanisms of PFK-2 activation by insulin in heart. Mechanisms of catalysis and substrate binding in the PFK-2 reaction. New targets of AMPK and control by upstream kinases.

Publications(faire le lien vers la page publications)75 publications including research papers and reviews in peer-reviewed international journals.

Awards and Honors :

• 1978/1979 William Edward Garner Prize in Biochemistry (Bristol University)
• 1983 – Royal Society European Exchange Fellowship
• 1985 – ICP Fellowship
• 1997 – Prix Robert & Maggy de Hovre (Immunology Joint Award with V. Dupriez)