Ian Tomlinson (scientist)
Ian Tomlinson is a director of the Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences at the University of Birmingham. Career and research. Highlights of Tomlinson's research include the discovery of colorectal cancer genes and kidney cancer predisposition genes that are transferred by Mendelian inheritance. Awards and honours. Tomlinson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2019 for "substantial contributions to the improvement of natural knowledge". He is also elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) in 2009.