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Azim Surani

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Developmental biologist

United KingdomAcademicsBorn 1945 · age 81
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Azim Surani is a Kenyan-British developmental biologist who has been Marshall-Walton Professor at the Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute at the University of Cambridge since 1992, and Director of Germline and Epigenomics Research since 2013.

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Azim Surani in 2026, talking on his 2025 Kyoto Prize in OxfordAzim Surani in 2026, talking on his 2025 Kyoto Prize in Oxford

Awards 10

2025Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences
2022Mendel Medal
2018Canada Gairdner International Award
2010Royal Medal
2006Rosenstiel Award
2001Gabor Medal
1991William Bate Hardy Prize
1990Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Connected to Azim 6

Simon Conway MorrisAlso won William Bate Hardy PrizeAdrian Peter BirdAlso won Gabor MedalLalita RamakrishnanAlso won Fellow of the Academy of Medical SciencesAnthony PawsonAlso won Kyoto Prize in Basic SciencesW. Ian LipkinAlso won Mendel MedalNahum SonenbergAlso won Rosenstiel Award

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
living
Dates
Born 1945 · age 81
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8 languages

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