Prof Tim Aitman is Emeritus Professor at the University of Edinburgh, formerly Professor of Molecular Pathology and Genetics and Director of the Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, and Consultant Physician in NHS Lothian.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and London, and the Academy of Medical Sciences where he is also a Council Member. He was the Specialist Advisor for the 2009 House of Lords Inquiry in Genomic Medicine. From 2015-2022, he was co-PI of the Scottish Genomes Partnership, a nationally important collaboration with the NHS and Genomics England. In 2022, he founded the cross-species, cross-disciplinary One Health Genomics Edinburgh community at the University of Edinburgh, now a thriving community of over 1100 genome researchers.
Professor Aitman’s research uses genome technology and information to elucidate the genetic basis of both common and rare human disorders, aiming to use this information to diagnose and stratify human disease, and to move such advances towards routine healthcare.
