Julian Huppert
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Julian Huppert FRSC |
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Member of Parliament for Cambridge |
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In office 6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | David Howarth |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Zeichner |
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Julian Leon Huppert 21 July 1978 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Spouse(s) | Dr Caroline Wright |
| Parents | Herbert Huppert, Felicia Huppert |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (MSci, PhD) |
| Website | www |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Studies on genomic G-quadruplexes (2005) |
| Doctoral advisor | Shankar Balasubramanian |
| Notable awards | Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry |
Julian Leon Huppert (born 21 July 1978) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom and former Member of Parliament for Cambridge parliamentary constituency. He succeeded the previously elected David Howarth, who stood down after one term. After one term in office he failed in his bid to be reelected, and was replaced by Daniel Zeichner of the Labour Party.
The son of two academics (Australian-born geophysicist Herbert Huppert and psychologist Felicia Huppert), Huppert has lived in Cambridge since he was a small child. Having attended The Perse School in the city, Huppert went on to study at the Trinity College, Cambridge, completing an Master of Science degree in 2000 followed by a PhD in Biological Chemistry in 2005 supervised by Shankar Balasubramanian on G-quadruplexes.
After his PhD, Huppert was elected a Junior Research Fellow of Trinity in 2004, and became a fellow of Clare College, Cambridge in 2009 (the College at which the previous Liberal Democrat MP for the city, David Howarth, was a member). He worked as a research scientist studying the structures of DNA as well as tutoring students.
During his eight years serving as a County Councillor on Cambridgeshire County Council for Cambridge's East Chesterton area, Huppert helped open Brown's Field Community Centre, chaired the Cambridge Traffic Management Committee and served on the Regional Assembly. His interests in internationalism, the UN and human rights have led him to his position on the National Council of Liberty, formerly the National Council for Civil Liberties, from which he has since stood down.
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