Peter J. Ratcliffe
Sir Peter John Ratcliffe,
Ratcliffe is best known for his work on cellular reactions to
Education and training
Ratcliffe was born in Lancashire[8] on 14 May 1954, to William Ratcliffe and Alice Margaret Ratcliffe.[9] He attended Lancaster Royal Grammar School from 1965 to 1972.[10]
He won an open scholarship to
Ratcliffe then trained in renal medicine at Oxford University, focusing on renal oxygenation.[13] He earned a higher MD degree from University of Cambridge in 1987.[14]
Career
In 1990, Ratcliffe received a
From 1992 to 2004 he was senior research fellow in clinical medicine at Jesus College, Oxford.[16] In 2002, Ratcliffe was accepted into the Academy of Medical Sciences and was appointed the following year the Nuffield Professor and head of the Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine at Oxford.[17]Research
In 1989, Ratcliffe established a laboratory in
Building on these discoveries, the Ratcliffe group, along with joint studies with
This same pathway is also switched on in many cancer tumours, allowing them to create new blood vessels to sustain their growth. Much of the current understanding of hypoxia has emerged from the laboratory of Ratcliffe.
Personal life
Ratcliffe married Fiona Mary MacDougall in 1983.[9]
Selected honours and awards
Ratcliffe has received a number of awards, accolades, and honours for his seminal work on hypoxia.
- The Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine (2009)[19][20]
- The Canada Gairdner International Award (2010)[12]
- The
- Buchanan Medal of the Royal Society (2017)[22]
- Massry Prize (2018)[23]
- Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (2020)[25]
He was knighted in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to clinical medicine.[26]
References
- ^ Peter Ratcliffe - Hypoxia Biology Laboratory - website of the Francis Crick Institute
- ^ S2CID 203928827.
- ^ Sir Peter Ratcliffe - website of the Hellenic Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- ^ "Peter Ratcliffe | The Francis Crick Institute". The Francis Crick Institute. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Peter Ratcliffe". Crick. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ a b Kolata, Gina; Specia, Megan (7 October 2019). "Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded for Research on How Cells Manage Oxygen". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe – Facts – 2019". The Nobel Prize. Nobel Media AB. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ Gayle Rouncivell (8 October 2019). "Former Lancaster Royal Grammar School pupil to be awarded Nobel Prize". The Francis Crick Institute. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Cambridge alumnus Sir Peter Ratcliffe awarded 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine". University of Cambridge. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Peter J. Ratcliffe". Gairdner. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Sir Peter J Ratcliffe wins the Nobel Prize in Medicine 2019". University of Oxford. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Peter Ratcliffe". The Francis Crick Institute. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Professor Sir Peter Ratcliffe". Magdalen College. University of Oxford. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Sir Peter J Ratcliffe wins the Nobel Prize in Medicine 2019". Jesus College. University of Oxford. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Professor Sir Peter Ratcliffe to give this year's Linacre Lecture". St John's College Cambridge. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ erythrocyteproduction [...] During the same time period in which Semenza was developing EPO-transgenic mice, Peter Ratcliffe, a physician and kidney specialist, was establishing a laboratory in Oxford University's Nuffield Department of Medicine to study the regulation of EPO
- ^ "Wellcome Trust | Wellcome Trust". Wellcome.ac.uk. 26 March 2009. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ "Nuffield Department of Medicine - Prof Peter J Ratcliffe FRS". Ndm.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ Foundation, Lasker. "Oxygen sensing – an essential process for survival". The Lasker Foundation. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Buchanan Medal". Royal Society. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Massry Prize 2018 – Keck School of Medicine of USC". 14 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Peter J. Ratcliffe". German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "No. 60728". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2013. p. 2.
External links
- Personal Webpage at the University of Oxford
- Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe on Nobelprize.org including the Nobel Lecture on 7 December 2019 Elucidation of Oxygen Sensing Systems in Human and Animal Cells