Stephen C. West
British biochemist and molecular biologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stephen Craig West FRS (born 11 April 1952) is a British biochemist and molecular biologist specialising in research on DNA recombination and repair. He is known for pioneering studies on genome instability diseases including cancer. West obtained his BSc in 1974, and his PhD in 1977, both from Newcastle University. He is currently a Principal Group Leader at the Francis Crick Institute in London. He is an honorary Professor at University College London, and at Imperial College London. In recognition of his work he was awarded the Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine in 2007, is a fellow of the Royal Society, the Academy of Medical Sciences, an International Member of the National Academy of Sciences, and an International Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He received the 2022 Royal Medal for 'discovering and determining the functions of key enzymes that are essential for DNA recombination, repair and the maintenance of genomes'.
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Born | (1952-04-11) 11 April 1952 (age 71) Hessle, England, United Kingdom |
Nationality | British |
Awards | FRS (1995) FMedSci (2000) Royal Medal (2022) American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2021) National Academy of Sciences (2016) Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine (2007)[1] The Genetics Society Medal (2012) Cancer Research UK Lifetime Achievement Prize (2018) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | DNA recombination and repair |
Institutions | Francis Crick Institute Newcastle University |