David P. Lane
Sir David Philip Lane (born July 1, 1952 in Wimbledon , Surrey , England ) is a British immunologist and cancer researcher . Lane works at the University of Dundee in Dundee , Scotland , and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore .
Lane is particularly known for the discovery of the tumor suppressor p53 (1979). In the course of his scientific career, Lane has made significant contributions to the understanding of the function of p53 in healthy individuals and the malfunction of genetically modified p53 in cancer patients.
Life
Lane received a BA in Microbiology from University College London in 1973 and a Ph.D. from Avrion Mitchison in 1976. in immunology . As a postdoctoral fellow , Lane worked with Lionel Crawford at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund in London , before he worked as a lecturer in the Department of Zoology from 1977 and from 1981 in the Department of Biochemistry at Imperial College London . From 1978 to 1980 Lane did a research stay at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Cold Spring Harbor , New York . In 1985 he became head of the molecular immunochemistry laboratory at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund in South Mimms , Hertfordshire ; In 1988 he became the head of the entire facility. In 1990, Lane took on a professorship in molecular oncology at the University of Dundee in Dundee , Scotland , and headed the Cancer Research UK research laboratory there . From 2007 to 2009, Lane was given leave of absence to head the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (A * STAR, Agency for Science, Technology and Research ) in Singapore . In 2007/2008 he headed the Experimental Therapeutics Center and in 2008/2009 the Biomedical Research Council in Singapore. From 2007 to 2010, Lane was Head of Research at Cancer Research UK and since 2009 he has been Head of Research at A * Star in Singapore.
Lane is married to Birgit Lane , a dermatologist and immunologist who also conducts research in Dundee and Singapore.
Awards (selection)
- 1990 member of the European Molecular Biology Organization
- 1992 membership in the Royal Society of Edinburgh
- 1993 Charles Rodolphe Brupbacher Prize for Cancer Research together with Arnold J. Levine
- 1993 Dr. Josef Steiner Cancer Research Prize with Arnold J. Levine
- 1995 Meyenburg Prize
- 1996 membership in the Royal Society
- 1996 Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists
- 1998 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize with Arnold J. Levine and Bert Vogelstein
- 1998 membership in the Academy of Medical Sciences
- 2000 Knight Bachelor ("Sir")
- 2001 member of the Academia Europaea
- 2004 Buchanan Medal from the Royal Society
- 2005 Prix International de l'INSERM
Web links
- Professor Sir David Lane , p53 Laboratory , CV of David P. Lane at a-star.edu.sg; Retrieved March 5, 2011
- Professor Sir David Lane at dundee.ac.uk ( Memento from June 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ^ Institute of Medical Biology (IMB), A * STAR> Research. In: a-star.edu.sg. Retrieved February 1, 2016 .
- ↑ RSE Fellows ( Memento from May 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF, 192 kB, p. 24) at royalsoced.org.uk
- ^ Brupbacher Prize. In: brupbacher-foundation.org. Retrieved March 12, 2019 .
- ↑ 1993 8. Dr. Josef Steiner Cancer Research Prize at the University of Bern (unibe.ch); Retrieved April 26, 2012
- ^ Winner of the Meyenburg Foundation at meyenburg-stiftung.de; Retrieved March 6, 2011
- ↑ Fellows at royalsociety.org.uk; Retrieved March 5, 2011
- ^ Goethe University - laureate since 1952. In: uni-frankfurt.de. March 14, 2016, accessed January 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Directory of Members: David P. Lane. Academia Europaea, accessed on January 2, 2018 (English, with biographical and other information).
- ↑ Buchanan Medal at royalsociety.org; Retrieved March 6, 2011
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lane, David P. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lane, David; Lane, David Philip |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British immunologist and cancer researcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wimbledon , Surrey , England |