Sir Leszek Borysiewicz | |
|---|---|
 Borysiewicz in 2008 | |
| 345th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge | |
| In office 1 October 2010 – 1 October 2017 | |
| Chancellor | |
| Preceded by | Dame Alison Richard |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Toope |
| Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council | |
| In office 1 October 2007 – 30 September 2010 | |
| Minister | |
| Preceded by | Colin Blakemore |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Savill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leszek Krzysztof Borysiewicz 13 April 1951 Cardiff, Wales, UK |
| Residence(s) | Cambridge, England |
| Alma mater | Cardiff University School of Medicine (MB BCh) Imperial College London (PhD) |
| Occupation | Immunologist and academic |
| Awards | Knight Bachelor |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Cell mediated immunity to human cytomegalovirus infection (cytotoxic T cell and natural killer cell mediated lysis of human cytomegalovirus infected cells) (1986) |
| Doctoral advisor | J.G.P. Sissons[1] Keith Peters[1] |
Sir Leszek Krzysztof Borysiewicz (born 13 April 1951) is a British professor, immunologist and scientific administrator.[2] He served as the 345th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, his term of office (a maximum of seven years)[3] started on 1 October 2010 and ended on 1 October 2017.[4] Borysiewicz also served as chief executive of the Medical Research Council of the UK from 2007-2010 and was the chairman of Cancer Research UK from 2016 to 2023.[5][6][7][8]
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- ^ Appointment of Vice-Chancellor prospectus, 2009
- ^ "Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz confirmed as next Vice-Chancellor". Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ Nigel Hawkes, Mobile phones don’t cause cancer – in the short-term. Long-term, who knows?, The Times, 13 September 2007
- ^ Roger Highfield, Medical Research Council's new head announced[dead link], The Daily Telegraph, 12 September 2007.
- ^ Brumfiel, G. (2009). "Medical Research Council chief to step down". Nature. doi:10.1038/news.2009.1109.
- ^ "Cancer Research UK announces appointment of new Chair". Cancer Research UK. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.