Dr sadaf farooqi biography definition

British consultant physician

Ismaa Sadaf FarooqiFMedSci FRS is a Wellcome Trust Senior Research fellow^[2] in Clinical Science, professor of Metabolism and Medicine at the University of Cambridge and a consultant physician at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, UK.^[1][3][4][5]

Education

Farooqi was educated at the University of Birmingham where she studied medicine, and was awarded a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree in 1993.^[3] After working as a pre-registration house officer and senior house officer,^[3] she moved into research and was awarded a PhD in 2001 from the University of Cambridge for research on the genetics of severe childhood obesity.^[6][7]

Research

Farooqi's research investigates the genetics of obesity.^{[8][9][10][11]} Using candidate genes found in patients with severe obesity, her research gro Sadaf Farooqi facts for kids - Kids encyclopedia VUB