Tony Pawson | |
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| Born | Anthony James Pawson 18 October 1952 Maidstone, England |
| Died | 7 August 2013 (aged 60) Toronto, Ontario |
| Nationality | British-Canadian |
| Alma mater | Clare College, Cambridge King's College London (PhD) |
| Known for | Cellular signal transduction |
| Awards | Gairdner Foundation International Award (1994) Flavelle Medal (1998) Wolf Prize in Medicine (2005) Royal Medal (2005) Kyoto Prize (2008) Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genetics, microbiology |
| Institutions | University of Toronto Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute |
| Thesis | Studies on the Proteins and Nucleic Acids of RNA Tumour Viruses (1976) |
Anthony James Pawson (18 October 1952 – 7 August 2013[1]) was a British-born Canadian genetic scientist. He was known and recognized for his work on cellular organization, including how cells respond to growth signals, and how they communicate with each other.[2]
Pawson is the recipient of several notable awards such as Gairdner Foundation International Award, Wolf Prize in Medicine, Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates and Kyoto Prize.
- ^ Bernstein, Alan; Rossant, Janet (2013). "Anthony James Pawson (1952–2013) Biochemist whose vision of cell signalling transformed cancer research". Nature. 501 (7466): 168. Bibcode:2013Natur.501..168B. doi:10.1038/501168a. PMID 24025833.
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