Richard Thompson is the Professor of Molecular Hepatology at King’s College London and honorary Consultant Pediatric Hepatologist at King’s College Hospital, London. He specializes in pediatric liver disease and is particularly interested in genetic liver disease in both children and adults. Through worldwide collaborations, Richard’s lab continues to identify new causes of genetic liver disease. Additionally, Richard served as the clinical lead for genomics and the 100,000 genome project at King’s College Hospital, and is the clinical lead for a diagnostic laboratory specializing in liver and gastrointestinal disease. He has been the principal investigator on several clinical trials. Richard has published over 50 peer reviewed articles, as well as several book chapters and editorials. He has been an invited speaker at numerous conferences worldwide. Richard received his undergraduate, medical and research degrees from the University of Oxford.