Tessa Laurie Holyoake | |
|---|---|
 Tessa Holyoake | |
| Born | 17 March 1963 Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Died | 30 August 2017 (aged 54) Loch Tummel, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | University of Glasgow |
| Occupation(s) | medical doctor, clinical scientist |
| Years active | –2017 |
| Known for | discovered stem cell of chronic myeloid leukaemia |
| Medical career | |
| Institutions | University of Glasgow, Terry Fox Laboratory |
| Sub-specialties | oncology |
| Research | chronic myeloid leukaemia |
Tessa Laurie Holyoake, FRCP FRCPath FMedSci FRSE (17 March 1963 – 30 August 2017) was a Scottish haematology-oncology physician. She specialised in chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), and discovered its stem cell. She was considered a world leading expert in leukaemia research.[1]
- ^ "University of Glasgow - MyGlasgow - MyGlasgow News - Professor Tessa Holyoake". www.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2017.