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Karen Vousden

British medical researcher · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Born 1957 · age 69

Karen Heather Vousden is a British medical researcher. She is known for her work on the tumour suppressor protein, p53, and in particular her discovery of the important regulatory role of Mdm2, an attractive target for anti-cancer agents.

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2017Fellow of the AACR AcademyAward2013Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAward2004Fellow of the Royal Society of EdinburghAward2003Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward1957Born19 July 1957

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Awards

Fellow of the AACR Academy2017
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science2013
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh2004
Fellow of the Royal Society2003
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
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From 2003 to 2016, she was the director of the Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute in Glasgow, UK, moving back to London in 2016 to take up the role of Chief Scientist at CRUK and Group Leader at the Francis Crick Institute.

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United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1957 · age 69