Dai Rees (biochemist)

Sir
Dai Rees
FRS
Born
David Allan Rees

(1936-04-28)28 April 1936[2]
Silloth, Cumberland, England
Died10 June 2021(2021-06-10) (aged 85)[3]
Alma materUniversity College of North Wales, Bangor (BSc, PhD)
Spouse
Myfanwy Margaret Parry Owen
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(m. 1959)​
[2]
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
Institutions

Sir David Allan "Dai" Rees, FRS[4] (28 April 1936 – 10 June 2021)[5] was a British biochemist and science administrator who was chief executive of the Medical Research Council between 1987 and 1996.[2]

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  3. ^ "The Times e-paper web". epaper.thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. ^ Lawson, Chris; Lillford, Peter (2023). "Sir David Allan (Dai) Rees. 28 April 1936—10 June 2021". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 74: 387–402. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2022.0043. S2CID 256416921.
  5. ^ "Sir Dai Rees, FRS". Debrett's People of Today. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.