Background
Franks, Christopher Ralph was born on June 1, 1937 in Bombay. Son of Philip Irvin and Phylis Doreen (Cumber) Franks.
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Christopher Ralph Franks
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Education
Student, Guy's Hospital Medical School, London, 1967-1972; Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Science, London U., 1973; Doctor of Medicine, London U., 1983.
Career
House physician, house surgeon, Guy's Hospital, London, 1972-1973;
clinical research fellow, medical registrar, Guy's Hospital, London, 1973-1976;
assistant curator Gordon Museum, Guy's Hospital Medical School, London, 1974-1976;
acting head department cancer research, U. Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, 19777-79;
director Cancer Clinic, consultant physician medical oncology, University Hospital, Saskatoon, 1977-1978;
senior research associate Cancer Clinic, consultant physician medical oncology, University Hospital, Saskatoon, 1978-1979;
medical registrar general and nuclear medicine, Leeds (Yorkshire, England) General Infirmary, 1979-1981;
director anticancer clinical research Europe, Middle East and Africa, Bristol-Myers Company, Brussels, 1982-1987;
vice president medical, EuroCetus B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1987-1993;
managing director, Quintiles (United Kingdom) Ltd., Bracknell, England, since 1994. Honorary consultant, physician in medical oncology Westminster Hospital, London, 1985-1993. Member sub-commission on breast cancer National Cancer Institute Canada, 1978.
Honorary vice president Saskatoon division Canada Cancer Society, 1978-1979. Presenter and lecturer in field.
Achievements
Membership
Licentiate Royal College Physicians (fellow faculty pharmaceutical medicine, member qualifications and examinations committee faculty pharmaceutical medicine 1993-1995, registrar faculty pharmaceutical medicine since 1995, board directors faculty pharmaceutical medicine). Fellow Royal Society Health, American College Physicians, Institute Biology. Member Faculty Pharmaceutical Medicine Royal College Physicians United Kingdom, Royal College.Surgeons, British Association Cancer Research, British Medical Association, British Association Pharmaceutical Physicians, British Oncol.
Association, British Society Immunology, European Association Cancer Research, European Society Medical Oncoloby, Association Cancer Physicians, American Society Clinical Oncology, Royal Society Medicine, New York Academy Sciences.
Interests
Connections
Married Angela Lucy Malleson, July 31, 1971. Children: Timothy Ralph, Richard Christopher, Charlotte Angela.
