Peter Lachmann

Sir
Peter Lachmann
FRS FMedSci
Born(1931-12-23)23 December 1931
Died26 December 2020(2020-12-26) (aged 89)
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Cambridge
Thesis The immunological properties of cell nuclei, with special reference to the serological aspects and patho-genesis of systemic Lupus Erythematosus  (1962)
Doctoral advisorsRobin Coombs and Henry Kunkel
Doctoral studentsMark Walport

Sir Peter Julius Lachmann FRS FMedSci (23 December 1931 – 26 December 2020)[1] was a British immunologist, specialising in the study of the complement system. He was emeritus Sheila Joan Smith Professor of Immunology at the University of Cambridge, a fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge and honorary fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge and of Imperial College. He was knighted for service to medical science in 2002.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ LACHMANN, Sir Peter (Julius), Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014
  2. ^ "Professor Sir Peter Lachman". The Academy of Medical Sciences. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  3. ^ Anon (2003). "Peter Lachmann". The Lancet. 362 (9380): 338. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(03)13998-0. S2CID 42319464.
  4. ^ "Tribute to founder President Sir Peter Lachmann". The Academy of Medical Science. Retrieved 29 January 2021.