Richard Penry Ambler | |
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| Born | 26 May 1933 Bexleyheath, London, England |
| Died | 27 December 2013 (aged 80) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Molecular biologist |
| Known for | Research into antibiotic resistance and protein sequencing |
Richard Penry Ambler (26 May 1933 – 27 December 2013) was an English molecular biologist who conducted groundbreaking research into the evolution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.[1] Ambler was the first scientist to publish an amino acid sequence of a bacterial protein, and had a long academic career at the University of Edinburgh.[1][2]