Kenneth Murray | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Kenneth_Murray_(1983).jpg) Kenneth Murray (1983) | |
| Born | 30 December 1930 |
| Died | 7 April 2013 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham (BSc, PhD) |
| Spouse | Noreen Murray[3] |
| Awards | FRS[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular biology |
| Institutions | University of Edinburgh |
Sir Kenneth "Ken" Murray FRS[1] FRSE FRCPath (30 December 1930 – 7 April 2013) was a British molecular biologist and the Biogen Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of Edinburgh.[4]
An important early figure in genetic engineering, Murray cofounded Biogen. There, he and his team developed one of the first vaccines against hepatitis B. Along with his wife, biologist Lady Noreen (née Parker), Murray also founded the Darwin Trust of Edinburgh, a charity supporting young biologists in their doctoral studies.[5]
- ^ a b Brammar, W. J.; Gratzer, W. (2014). "Sir Kenneth Murray 30 December 1930 -- 7 April 2013". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 60: 331–348. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2014.0008.
- ^ Watts, Geoff (1 June 2013). "Sir Kenneth Murray". The Lancet. 381 (9881): 1898. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61150-2. S2CID 205969579.
- ^ Gann, A.; Beggs, J. (2014). "Noreen Elizabeth Murray CBE. 26 February 1935 -- 12 May 2011". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 60: 349–374. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2014.0009.
- ^ ‘MURRAY, Sir Kenneth’, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 11 April 2013 (subscription required)
- ^ Obituaries : Professor Sir Kenneth Murray, The Telegraph, 14 April 2013