John Sulston#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 2034 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2000 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
John Sulston passed away March 6, 2018.
Positions Held
- 2000- Chair of Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation at University of Manchester
- 1992-2000 Director of the Sanger Centre, Cambridge, UK
- 1969 Staff Scientist MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
- 1966 Ph.D. University of Cambridge, UK
Fields of Scholarship
- Biology
- Apoptosis
- Caenorhabditis elegans
Honours and Awards
- 2017 Companion of Honour
- 2002 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- 2001 Knight Bachelor in New Year's Honours list
- 2001 The Edinburgh Medal 2001 Prince of Asturias Award (Spain)
- 2000 George W Beadle Medal
- 2000 Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins Medal
- 2000 Pfizer Prize for Innovative Science
- 1998 Rosenstiel Award
- 1996 Darwin Medal of the Royal Society
- 1991 Gairdner Foundation International Award
- 1986 Elected to the Royal Society
- 1986 W. Alden Spencer Award
