Lionel Crawford
Lionel Crawford Imperial Cancer Research Fund University of Cambridge |
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Dr Lionel Vivian Crawford FRSE (born 1932[1]) is a British cancer expert and virologist.
He was educated at
Imperial Cancer Research Fund, a position he held until 1988 when he returned to the University of Cambridge to join the Pathology Department as a researcher.[2] The same year he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was awarded the Gabor Medal of the Royal Society in 2005 "in recognition for his work on the small DNA tumour viruses, specifically the papova virus group, papilloma, polyoma and SV40".[3] In 1979, he published the first description of the p53
protein and in the following years made essential contributions that showed the significance of this protein to tumorogenesis.
References
- Wikidata Q29581772.
- ^ a b c "New Honorary Members for the Biochemical Society - Dr Lionel Crawford FRSE FRS" (PDF). The Biochemical Society. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
- ^ "Gabor previous winners 2005 - 1989". The Royal Society. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
External links
- Lionel Crawford on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website
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