Stephen D Marks, United Kingdom

Professor Stephen Marks, MD MSc MRCP DCH FRCPCH is Professor of Paediatric Nephrology and Transplantation at University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and President of the British Association for Paediatric Nephrology.  He is clinical lead for renal transplantation and Director of the National Institute for Health Research Great Ormond Street Hospital Clinical Research Facility at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust.  He has local, national and international roles including Chair of the Education Committee of the International Pediatric Transplant Association (IPTA) having also been an IPTA Councillor.  His research continues to date in the fields of renal transplantation (including innovative drug trials concerning new anti-rejection therapies and assessment of children post-renal transplantation), systemic lupus erythematosus and vasculitis.  He is on the editorial board for “Pediatric Nephrology” and “British Journal of Renal Medicine” and is associate editor for “Transplantation” and “Pediatric Transplantation”, which are the journals of The Transplantation Society (TTS) and the International Pediatric Transplant Association (IPTA), respectively.