Dr Bernard C Lamb has taught genetics, applied genetics and related molecular biology at Imperial College London, London University, since 1968. Dr Lamb is a Reader in Genetics, and is currently Chairman of the University of London Specialist Group in Genetics. He has given numerous talks, has published more than 100 research papers and has authored or co-authored nine books. For his outstanding contributions, he was awarded the higher doctorate of DSc by Bristol University in 2000. Dr Lamb was also recently described as "a genius of distinction" and "a great mind of the 21st century" by American reference books. In addition, Dr Lamb contributes to the creative writing of short stories and light verse. He is a judge of two literary competitions and is the Chairman of the London branch of the Queen's English Society. He is also a trustee of the Vitiligo Society and in 2005 was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine.