Alan Ashworth

Alan Ashworth
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Bolton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Alma mater
Scientific career
Institutions
Thesis Cloning and characterisation of cDNAs derived from cytochrome P-450 mRNAs  (1984)
Doctoral studentsElizabeth Iorns[1]
Websitecancer.ucsf.edu/people/profiles/ashworth_alan/

Alan Ashworth, FRS (born 1960 in Bolton, Lancashire) is a British molecular biologist, noted for his work on genes involved in cancer susceptibility. He is currently the President of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of California, San Francisco, a multidisciplinary research and clinical care organisation that is one of the largest cancer centres in the Western United States.[2] He was previously CEO of the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London.[3]

  1. ^ Tansey, Bernadette (29 November 2012). "Xconomy: Science Exchange Creates a Trading Post for Research Services". Xconomy. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Research profiles: Professor Alan Ashworth FRS". UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.
  3. ^ "Management structure". The Institute of Cancer Research. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.