Professor Moira Whyte and Dr Jasmin Paris have been named among those in the King's Birthday Honours The King’s Birthday Honours are announced each year to mark extraordinary contributions and achievements of people across the United Kingdom, including exceptional service to the UK overseas or internationally. This is the second Birthday Honours list for King Charles III. Professor Moira Whyte OBE, the Sir John Crofton Professor of Respiratory Medicine, has been appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE). Professor Whyte was previously Director of the University of Edinburgh Centre for Inflammation Research and Head of Edinburgh Medical School. She has also held the position of Vice-Principal and Head of the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine in Edinburgh from 2018 to 2023. Professor Moira Whyte Dr Jasmin Paris, an ultramarathon runner and veterinarian and research scientist in the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, has been awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to fell and long-distance running. Earlier this year Dr Paris made history as the first woman to complete the Barkley Marathons, one of the world's most challenging endurance races. She finished the 100-mile competition, featuring 63,000 feet of elevation gain, within the 60-hour time limit. She previously won the 268-mile Spine Race across the Pennine Way in just over 83 hours, famously pausing to express breast milk for her baby, before going on to win the gruelling challenge, slicing 12 hours off the record time. Dr Jasmin Paris competing in an ultramarathon This article was published on 2024-07-08
