Alastair CompstonAlastair Compston, PhD is Emeritus Professor of Neurology in the Division of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Cambridge. Compston's research focuses on the clinical science of human demyelinating disease including the discovery of genetic isk factors for multiple sclerosis and the introduction of alemtuzumab. Compston was formerly Professor of Neurology at the University of Wales, president of the European Neurological Society and the Association of British Neurologists, and editor of the journal Brain. Compston's work has been recognised by prizes including the Charcot Award; the K-J Zülch Prize; the World Federation of Neurology Medal; the John Dystel Prize; the Richard and Mary Cave Award of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain; the Hughlings Jackson Medal; the Galen Medal; and the Association of British Neurologists Medal. Compston was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2016and appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours. Read More Read Less