Professorial chairs and units funded in perpetuity by Action Medical Research

1963	Action Medical Research Chair of Virology and Cell Biology (previously Chair of Virology)	£100,000
	Professor Martin J Allday (2001–present) Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London Previous holders Professor B E Griffin (1984–1997) Professor A P Waterson (1967–1981)
1965	Action Medical Research Chair of Orthopaedics	£100,000
	Mr Alister J Hart (2012 – present) Institute of Orthopaedics, Stanmore Previous holder Professor David Marsh (2005 - 2012) Professor G Bentley (1982–2004)
1966	Action Medical Research Chair of Clinical Neurology	£100,000
	Professor George C Ebers (1999–present) Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford Previous holders Professor J Newsom-Davis (1987–1999) Professor B Mathews (1970–1987) Professor W R Russell (1966–1970)
1969	Action Medical Research Chair of Neurology	£100,000
	Professor P Nigel Leigh (1989–present) Institute of Psychiatry, London Previous holder Professor C D Marsden (1971–1987)
1969	Action Medical Research Chair of Neurochemistry	£33,333
	Department of Neurochemistry, Institute of Neurology, London Previous holders Professor John B Clark (1990–2006) Professor A Davison (1971–1990) – this was a third share of a grant awarded with the Multiple Sclerosis Society and the Muscular Dystrophy Group.
1970	Action Medical Research Chair of Paediatrics	£200,000
	Professor Georg Holländer Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford Previous holders Professor Richard Moxon (1984–2008) Professor Sir P Tizard (1972–1984)
1974	Action Medical Research Chair of Neuromuscular Genetics (previously Chair of Experimental Neurology)	£200,000
	Professor Kate Bushby (2002–present) University of Newcastle upon Tyne Previous holders Professor John B Harris (1980–2001) Professor Frank L Mastaglia (1977–1980) Professor W G Bradley (1974–1977)
1974	Action Medical Research Chair of Cell Biology (previously Chair of Human Morphology and Experimental Orthopaedics)	£200,000
	Dr Uwe Vinkemeier (2007–present) University of Nottingham Previous holders Professor Paul O’Shea (1999–2005) Professor Sandra Downes (1994–1998) Professor R G Burwell (1974–1993)
1974	Action Medical Research Endowed Placental and Perinatal Research Unit (previously Chair of Child Growth and Development)	£200,000
	Professor Colin P Sibley (1990–present) Department of Child Health, University of Manchester Previous holders Professor R D H Boyd (1985–1990) Professor J Dobbing (1974–1984)