BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Chris Mason
MBBS PhD FRCS
Stem Cell + Regenerative Medicine
Bioprocessing Unit
Advanced Centre for Biochemical Engineering
University College London
GMC Registration Number: 4121734
Originally graduating from Imperial College with a degree in molecular biology and St. Thomas’s Hospital Medical School with a medical degree, Chris then specialised in surgery. Chris is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. In addition, he has a PhD in Biochemical Engineering under the supervision of Prof. Peter Dunnill (UCL), coordinates the Stem Cell + Regenerative Medicine ("RegenMed") Bioprocess Group at UCL (a team of 20 researchers) and has broad range of expertise in commercial consultancy. Furthermore, Chris has over 10 years of experience at boardroom level of running technology companies.
Chris is also cofounder and co-organiser of the London Regenerative Medicine Network (LRMN), on the Editorial Boards of the journals "Regenerative Medicine" and "Tissue Engineering", Mission Leader of the DTI funded Global Watch Mission "Advanced Cell & Tissue Therapies" which visited to the West Coast of North America in September 2006 and a member of the Steering Committee for the UK National Stem Cell Network (UKNSCN).
On the 23rd February 2007, Chris was delighted to have the opportunity to give a Royal Institution of Great Britain, Friday Evening Discourse - "Therapeutic potential of human stem cells: promise and pitfalls".
