Professor Rick Dunn elected President of the Metabolomics Society
Professor Warwick (Rick) Dunn, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology, has been appointed as President of the Metabolomics Society.
The Metabolomics Society is dedicated to promoting the growth, use and understanding of metabolomics in the life sciences. The Society is an independent, non-profit organisation, governed by a Board of Directors composed of dedicated members of the metabolomics community but ultimately responsive to its members. Rick follows in the footsteps of his colleague, Professor Roy Goodacre, who steps down following a successful two-year term.
Professor Dunn leads the Analytical and Clinical Metabolomics Group, which has six core objectives focused on metabolism research, analytical chemistry and metabolomics. He is one of four Directors of the Centre for Metabolomics Research in the Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, alongside Professor Roy Goodacre, Professor Douglas Kell and Dr Howbeer Muhamadali. Rick, Roy and Doug have been pioneers in the metabolomics field for over 20 years, driving the field forward scientifically. For example, their work on moving metabolomics from small-scale to large-scale human studies in the HUSERMET project has been implemented globally, as demonstrated by a major publication from the study with more than 2700 citations.
Rick’s goal as President will be to ensure the Society operates for all in the metabolomics community across the globe and to drive forward the next generation of harmonised reporting standards for metabolomics.
Professor Dunn said: "It is very humbling as well as a great honour and privilege to be able to work for the community as President of the Metabolomics Society. The Metabolomics Society and community as a whole are very close to my heart and I look forward to serving the Society as President over the next two years. I have worked with the Society from 2009 in different roles and hope to continue serving the society after the next two years."
Professor Sonia Rocha, Executive Dean of the Institute commented: "Rick’s appointment is testament to the strength of metabolomics research here in Liverpool, and really demonstrates Rick’s standing and leadership in this area."