Geoffrey Burnstock is Emeritus Professor and President of the Autonomic Neuroscience Centre of the UCL Medical School. He was educated at King's College London

King's College London

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 (BSc) and at University College London

University College London

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 (PhD). He played a key role in the discovery of ATP as neurotransmitter. In 2000, he was awarded a Royal Medal

Royal Medal

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 from the Royal Society

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His lasting work with ATP-related signalling since 1970's, and surge of interest in the field, made him the most cited scientist in pharmacology and toxicology for several years during 2000's.