Fiona Watt

Fiona Watt
Fiona Watt
Born	28 March 1956
Alma mater	University of Oxford; University of Cambridge ;
Employer	European Molecular Biology Organization (2022–); King's College London (–2022) ;
Spouse(s)	Jim Cuthbert Smith
Awards	Fellow of the Royal Society (2003); Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (2000); Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award; EMBO Membership (1999); Suffrage Science award (2011) ;
Website	http://www.wattlab.org

Fiona Watt, FRS FMedSci (born 28 March 1956) is a British scientist who is internationally known for her contributions to the field of stem cell biology. In the 1980s, when the field was in its infancy, she highlighted key characteristics of stem cells and their environment that laid the foundation for much present day research. She is currently Director of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). after previously serving as director of the Centre for Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine at King's College London, and Executive Chair of the Medical Research Council (United Kingdom) (MRC), the first woman to lead the MRC since its foundation in 1913.

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