Ron Laskey

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Ron Laskey
CBE FRS FMedSci
Prof Laskey (right) presented with the 2014 Cancer Research UK Lifetime Achievement Prize by Chief Scientist Nic Jones[5]
Born
Ronald Alfred Laskey

(1945-01-26) 26 January 1945 (age 79)[6]
EducationRoyal Grammar School, High Wycombe
Alma materUniversity of Oxford (DPhil)
Spouse
Margaret Ann Page
​
(m. 1971)​
[6]
Awards
Scientific career
ThesisApplication of cell cultures to the study of differentiation in Xenopus laevis : effects of the environment on the proliferation and behaviour of differentiating amphibian cells (1970)
Doctoral studentsRichard Harland[3][4]
Websitewww.zoo.cam.ac.uk/directory/professor-ron-laskey

Ronald Alfred Laskey

CBE FRS FMedSci FLSW (born 26 January 1945) is a British cell biologist and cancer
researcher.

Career and research

Laskey was the Charles Darwin Professor of Embryology at the

Medical Research Council Cancer Cell Unit in 2001,[8] and was Director of the Unit until 2010. Laskey is also a Fellow of Darwin College, Cambridge.[9]

Awards and honours

Laskey was appointed

Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours. Other significant honours include the Royal Society Royal Medal, for his "pivotal contributions to our understanding of the control of DNA replication and nuclear protein transport, which has led to a novel screening method for cancer diagnosis",[10] and the Cancer Research UK Lifetime Achievement Prize.[5]

Personal life

Laskey married Margaret Ann Page in 1971.[6] Laskey is an author, composer and singer of (mostly) science-based humorous songs, in the tradition of Tom Lehrer. Various combinations of these songs were published by the Cold Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press in three records: "Songs for Cynical Scientists" (audio cassette), More Songs for Cynical Scientists and Selected Songs for Cynical Scientists (CDs). Only the last-mentioned record is still available.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Professor Ronald A. LASKEY | Jeantet". 1 October 2017.
  2. PMID 6266896
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  3. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.256803
    .
  4. ^ "Richard Harland". www.nasonline.org.
  5. ^ a b "Prof Laskey receives Lifetime Achievement Prize - ecancer". ecancer.org.
  6. ^
    doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U23843. (Subscription or UK public library membership
    required.)
  7. ^ Regnier, Michael (29 June 2012). "Simply science: the Gurdon at 21".
  8. Times Higher Education Supplement
    . 30 October 1998. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  9. ^ "Master & fellows | www.darwin.cam.ac.uk". www.darwin.cam.ac.uk.
  10. ^ "Royal Medals | Royal Society". royalsociety.org.
  11. ^ "Fellows | Royal Society". royalsociety.org.
  12. ^ "Prize winners | Jeantet". 11 December 2017.
  13. ^ Medical Research Council: News & Publications: Royal Society awards recognise MRC scientists (accessed 13 January 2013)
  14. ^ RAE 2001: Clinical Laboratory Sciences: University of Cambridge: RA6a Additional observations, Evidence of esteem (accessed 13 January 2013)
  15. PMID 16147513
    .
  16. ^ "New Year Honours list 2011".
  17. ^ Wales, The Learned Society of. "Ron Laskey". The Learned Society of Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Release "Selected Songs for Cynical Scientists" by Ron Laskey - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org.
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