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Alan Fersht

British chemist (1943-) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists

Sir Alan Roy Fersht is a British chemist at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, and an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge. He was Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge from 2012 to 2018.

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A life in dates

2020Copley MedalAward2009Wilhelm Exner MedalAward2008Bijvoet MedalAwardRoyal MedalAward2007Fellow of the Academy of Medical SciencesAward1999Honorary Doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit BrusselAward1998Davy MedalAward1996Feldberg Foundation PrizeAward1991Gabor MedalAward1983Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward1943Born21 April 1943

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Awards

Copley Medal2020
Wilhelm Exner Medal2009
Royal Medal2008
Bijvoet Medal2008
Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences2007
Honorary Doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel1999
Davy Medal1998
Feldberg Foundation Prize1996
Gabor Medal1991
Fellow of the Royal Society1983
EMBO Membership
Knight Bachelor

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He works at the interface of chemistry, molecular biology and biophysics on protein science, and is sometimes described as a founder of protein engineering.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1943 · age 83

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