30 December 2011
Last updated at 19:31 ET
Prof Stephen Bloom – knighted for services to medical science
A pioneer in the field of obesity and diabetes research has received a knighthood in the New Year’s Honours list.
Professor Stephen Bloom, from Imperial College London, is described as an “outstanding clinical academic” who has transformed how obesity is understood.
Christine Mills, founder of Hope for Tomorrow charity, receives an MBE for launching the first UK mobile chemotherapy unit.
Five nurses are also among the honours.
Prof Bloom is currently leading a research group investigating appetite control systems and gut hormones.
Their discovery that oxyntomodulin reduces appetite offers a potential new treatment for obesity.
Prof Bloom said he was delighted by his knighthood.
“This is a testament to the
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