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Professor Alan J. Sinclair (West House, Newcastle under Lyme School, 1969-72) qualified in Medicine at St Bartholomews's Hospital in 1979 having gained a First Class Honours in Biochemistry at the University of London in 1976. During his undergraduate career, Alan represented British Universities Football First XI. After training posts in London at St Bartholomew's Hospital, St Mary's Hospital and the Hammersmith Hospital, Alan undertook Lecturer and Senior Lecturer posts in geriatric medicine at Birmingham and Cardiff, respectively, and then took the Charles Hayward Endowed Chair in Geriatric Medicine at the University of Birmingham in 1995. He also became accreditated in Diabetes and Endocrinology during this period. In 2001 he accepted a post in Coventry and Warwick, and this was followed by becoming Asoociate and then full Dean at the Beds & Herts Postgraduate Medical School during the period 2005-2014. In 2014 Professor Sinclair established a new not for profit research organisation called Diabetes Frail Ltd.

Professor Sinclair is a distinguished clinical scientist and has provided advice to the Department of Health, Care Quality Commission, Diabetes UK and the International Diabetes Federation. In 2013, he was awarded the IAGG Presidential Medal for services to older people and diabetes. He was the first appointed National Clinical Lead for diabetes in older people in 2011. His research interests are in the area of older people, diabetes and frailty and is a co-applicant on 6 major European Union- funded clinical research studies. He publishes widely and recently co-chaired the IDF Global Guidance on the Management of Older People with Diabetes.