Martin Hewison BSc, PhD

Prof. Hewison is currently Professor of Molecular Endocrinology in the Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR) at The University of Birmingham. He gained his PhD in Biochemistry from Guy’s Hospital Medical School London and then spent nine years at University College London. He then moved to the University of Birmingham where he established the UK’s major vitamin D research group, leading to an appointment as Professor of Molecular Endocrinology in 2004. In 2005 he joined Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles but was then recruited to neighboring UCLA at the end of 2007 as Professor-in-Residence. In September 2014 Prof. Hewison returned to The University of Birmingham to join the newly-established IMSR as Deputy Director. Prof. Hewison has published over 200 peer-reviewed manuscripts focused on various facets of steroid hormone endocrinology, and he is Chair of the Vitamin D Workshop. He currently has a team of two postdocs, four PhD students and a clinical fellow who are funded by US and UK research grants.