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Nicholas Peter Franks FRS FRSB (born 14 October 1949) has been Professor of Biophysics and Anaesthetics at Imperial College London since 1993.[1] His research focuses on how general anaesthetics act at the cell and molecular levels as well as with neuronal networks.[2] Franks holds patents on use of xenon gas as a neuroprotectant [3] and has published research on the use of the anesthetic properties of xenon.[4]
He was educated at Mill Hill School and King's College London (BSc 1972; PhD 1975).[5] He was a lecturer in biophysics at Imperial College London from 1977 to 1989 and a reader in biophysics from 1989 to 1993.
Awards and honours
Along with being made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2011,[6] Franks was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2004,[7] and a Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists in 2008.[8] He was awarded the Gold Medal, Royal College of Anaesthetists in 2003,[9] the Excellence in Research Award, American Society of Anesthesiologists in 2006[10] and an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Montreal in 2011.[11]
Selected publications
- Franks, N.P.; Lieb, W.R. (1978). "Where do general anaesthetics act?". Nature. 274 (5669): 339–342. doi:10.1038/274339a0.
- Franks, N.P.; Lieb, W.R. (1979). "The structure of lipid bilayers and the effects of general anaesthetics: An X-ray and neutron diffraction study". Journal of Molecular Biology. 133 (4): 469–500. doi:10.1016/0022-2836(79)90403-0.
- Franks, N.P.; Lieb, W.R. (1981). "Is membrane expansion relevant to anaesthesia?". Nature. 292 (5820): 248–251. doi:10.1038/292248a0.
- Franks, N.P.; Lieb, W.R. (1982). "Molecular mechanisms of general anaesthesia". Nature. 300 (5892): 487–493. doi:10.1038/300487a0.
- Franks, N.P.; Lieb, W.R. (1984). "Do general anaesthetics act by competitive binding to specific receptors?". Nature. 310 (5978): 599–601. doi:10.1038/310599a0.
- Franks, N.P.; Lieb, W.R. (1985). "Mapping of general anaesthetic target sites provides a molecular basis for cutoff effects". Nature. 316 (6026): 349–351. doi:10.1038/316349a0.
- Franks, N.P.; Lieb, W.R. (1986). "Partitioning of long-chain alcohols into lipid bilayers: implications for mechanisms of general anesthesia". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 83 (14): 5116–5120. doi:10.1073/pnas.83.14.5116. PMC 323901.
- Franks, N.P.; Lieb, W.R. (1988). "Volatile general anaesthetics activate a novel neuronal K+ current". Nature. 333 (6174): 662–664. doi:10.1038/333662a0.
- Franks, N.P.; Lieb, W.R. (1991). "Stereospecific effects of inhalational general anesthetic optical isomers on nerve ion channels". Science. 254 (5030): 427–430. doi:10.1126/science.1925602.
- Franks, N.P.; Lieb, W.R. (1993). "Selective actions of volatile general anaesthetics at molecular and cellular levels". British Journal of Anaesthesia. 71 (1): 65–76. doi:10.1093/bja/71.1.65.
- Franks, N.P.; Lieb, W.R. (1994). "Molecular and cellular mechanisms of general anaesthesia". Nature. 367 (6464): 607–614. doi:10.1038/367607a0.
- Franks, N.P.; Dickinson, R.; de Sousa, S.L.M.; Hall, A.C.; Lieb, W.R. (1998). "How does xenon produce anaesthesia?". Nature. 396 (6709): 324–324. doi:10.1038/24525.
- de Sousa, S.L.M.; Dickinson, R.; Lieb, W.R.; Franks, N.P. (2000). "Contrasting synaptic actions of the inhalational general anesthetics isoflurane and xenon". Anesthesiology. 92 (4): 1055–1066. doi:10.1097/00000542-200004000-00024.
- Nelson, L.E.; Guo, T.Z.; Lu, J.; Saper, C.B.; Franks, N.P.; Maze, M. (2002). "The sedative component of anesthesia is mediated by GABAA receptors in an endogenous sleep pathway". Nature Neuroscience. 5 (10): 979–984. doi:10.1038/nn913.
- Ma, D.; Wilhelm, S.; Maze, M.; Franks, N.P. (2002). "Neuroprotective and neurotoxic properties of the 'inert' gas, xenon". British Journal of Anaesthesia. 89 (5): 739–746. doi:10.1093/bja/aef258.
- Franks, N.P. (2008). "General anaesthesia: from molecular targets to neuronal pathways of sleep and arousal". Nature Reviews Neuroscience. 9 (5): 370–386. doi:10.1038/nrn2372.
- Zhang, Z.; Ferretti, V.; Güntan, İ.; Moro, A.; Steinberg, E.A.; Ye, Z.; Zecharia, A.Y.; Yu, X.; Vyssotski, A.L.; Brickley, S.G.; Yustos, R.; Pillidge, Z.E.; Harding, E.C.; Wisden, W.; Franks, N.P. (2015). "Neuronal ensembles sufficient for recovery sleep and the sedative actions of α2 adrenergic agonists". Nature Neuroscience. 18 (4): 553–561. doi:10.1038/nn.3957. PMC 4836567.
References
- ^ "Professor Nick Franks, FRS". Imperial College London. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ Franks, Nicholas (2014). "The role of K2P channels in anaesthesia and sleep". European Journal of Physiology. 467 (5): 907–916. doi:10.1007/s00424-014-1654-4. PMC 4428837. PMID 25482669.
- ^ Dickinson, R (2007). "Competitive inhibition at the glycine site of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor by the anesthetics xenon and isoflurane: evidence from molecular modeling and electrophysiology". Anesthesiology. 107 (5): 756–67. doi:10.1097/01.anes.0000287061.77674.71. PMID 18073551.
- ^ Franks, Nicholas (1998). "How does xenon produce anaesthesia?". Nature. 396 (6709): 324. Bibcode:1998Natur.396..324F. doi:10.1038/24525. PMID 9845069. S2CID 4415640.
- ^ "FRANKS, Prof. Nicholas Peter", Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, 2016
- ^ "Nicholas Franks". The Royal Society. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Fellow: Professor Nicholas Franks FRS FMedSci". Academy of Medical Sciences. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Criteria for Honours and Prizes (PDF) (Report). Royal College of Anaesthetists. November 2023. p. 14.
- ^ "The Gold Medal". Royal College of Anaesthetists. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Evers, Alex S. (2006). "Nicholas P. Franks, Ph.D.: Recipient of the 2006 Excellence in Research Award". Anesthesiology. 105 (4): 649–651. doi:10.1097/00000542-200610000-00006.
- ^ "Doctorats honoris causa 2011". Université de Montréal. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
External links
- Neuroprotexeon Scientific Advisory Board
- "Moderate hypothermia within 6 h of birth plus inhaled xenon versus moderate hypothermia alone after birth asphyxia (TOBY-Xe): a proof-of-concept, open-label, randomised controlled trial", The Lancet Neurology, volume 15, issue 2, p 145-153, 1 February 2016
- "Xenon Improves Neurologic Outcome and Reduces Secondary Injury Following Trauma in an In Vivo Model of Traumatic Brain Injury", Critical Care Medicine, January 2015, volume 43, issue 1, p 149-158, doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000000624
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