Chris Abell | |
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.jpg) Abell in 2016 | |
| Born | Christopher Abell 11 November 1957 |
| Died | 26 October 2020 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | University of Cambridge (BA, MA, PhD) |
| Known for | Astex[3] biosynthesis as targets for the rational design of antimicrobials; fragment-based approaches to enzyme inhibition; and biological nanotechnology |
| Awards | Hickinbottom Award (1991) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biological chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge Brown University |
| Thesis | Polyketide biosynthesis (1982) |
| Doctoral advisor | James Staunton |
| Doctoral students | Shankar Balasubramanian[1] Alessio Ciulli[2] |
| Website | www |
Christopher Abell (11 November 1957[4] – 26 October 2020[5]) was a British biological chemist who was a professor of biological chemistry at the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry and Todd-Hamied Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge.[6] On his 2016 election to the Royal Society, Abell's research was described as having "changed the face of drug discovery."[7]
- ^ Balasubramanian, Shankar (1991). Studies on the reaction mechanism of chorismate synthase. lib.cam.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University of Cambridge. OCLC 60112382. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.386780.
- ^ Ciulli, Alessio (2006). Biophysical studies of protein-ligand interactions. lib.cam.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University of Cambridge. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.613799.
- ^ "Christopher ABELL - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk.
- ^ Abell, Prof Christopher. In Debrett's People of Today 2012 (accessed 15 January 2012) (subscription required)
- ^ Professor Chris Abell FRS, FMedSci (1957 - 2020), Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, 27 October 2020, retrieved 15 November 2020
- ^ "Scientific Advisory Board". 7 April 2013. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013.
- ^ 50 leading scientists elected as Fellows of Royal Society, 29 April 2016, retrieved 2 September 2016