Dean Houston

Dean graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a BSc (Hons) in Medical Sciences, where he specialised in antibiotic resistance and the emerging field of targeted therapeutics. He then carried out a PhD at the Roslin Institute, focussing on the endocrine and genetic regulation of bone mineralisation. Dean’s research also involved the use of genome editors for the creation of large animal models of bone disease. He has presented his research at national and international conferences and has a number of publications in leading journals within the field.