Emeritus Professor Graeme Murray was recently awarded the Ritchie Medal from the Pathological Society. The Ritchie Medal is awarded in recognition of a member of the Society who has given long term and outstanding service to Pathology, or to the Society, or who has promoted the art and science of Pathology to the wider community.
The Ritchie Medal is the Pathological Society’s most prestigious award and is awarded for a distinguished contribution to Pathology. The medal is named after the first general secretary of The Pathological Society and is only given on those occasions when there is considered to be an outstanding recipient. This is reflected in that Professor Murray is only the fifth recipient of the award since its inception in 2006 which was the centenary year of the Pathological Society.
Professor Murray has previously been the recipient of The Pathological Society’s other major awards namely the Oakley Lecture in 2000 and the Doniach Lecture and award in 2019.
Prior to his retirement from the University of Aberdeen Professor Murray was the Regius Professor of Pathology. His research programme was focussed on cancer biomarker discovery and validation especially in colorectal cancer. He also led the NHS Grampian diagnostic gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary pathology services.
Professor Murray said of the achievement: “It is a great honour and privilege to be awarded the highly prestigious Ritchie Medal from the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland in recognition of my distinguished contribution to pathology.”
He was presented with the medal by the President of the Pathological Society at the summer scientific meeting of The Pathological Society of Great Britain which was held in Manchester in June and is the major international academic pathology meeting held in the UK.