Dame Honor Fell FRS, DBE | |
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| Born | Honor Bridget Fell 22 May 1900 Fowthorpe, near Filey, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 22 April 1986 (aged 85) Cambridge, England |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Known for | Directing Strangeways Research Laboratory, developing tissue culture technique |
| Awards | American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer (French Academy of Sciences), honorary doctorates at several universities |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoology, physiology, cell biology |
| Institutions | Strangeways Research Laboratory, University of Cambridge |
| Thesis | Histological studies on the gonads of the fowl: the histological basis of sex reversal (1924) |
| Academic advisors | Thomas Strangeways |
| Notable students | Margaret Hurlstone Hardy Fallding |
Dame Honor Bridget Fell, DBE, FRS[1] (22 May 1900 – 22 April 1986) was a British scientist and zoologist. Her contributions to science included the development of experimental methods in organ culture, tissue culture, and cell biology.[2][3][4]
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- ^ Poole, A. R. (1989). "Honor Bridgett Fell, Ph.D., D.Sc. F.R.S., D.B.E., 1900-1986. The scientist and her contributions". In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology. 25 (5): 450–453. doi:10.1007/bf02624631. PMID 2659579. S2CID 21614798.
- ^ Poole, A. R.; Caplan, A. I. (1987). "An appreciation. Dame Honor B. Fell, F.R.S. (1900-1986)". Developmental Biology. 122 (2): 296–299. doi:10.1016/0012-1606(87)90295-8. PMID 3297855.
- ^ Lasnitzki, I. (1986). "Dame Honor Fell FRS (1900–1986)". Nature. 322 (6076): 214. Bibcode:1986Natur.322..214L. doi:10.1038/322214a0. PMID 3526159. S2CID 5423024.