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Michael Ashburner
Michael Ashburner (23 May 1942 – 7 July 2023) was an English biologist and Professor in the Department of Genetics at University of Cambridge. He also served as joint-head and co-founder of the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge. Education Born in Brighton, Sussex, England, Ashburner was educated at the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe from 1953 to 1960. He studied the Natural Sciences Tripos at the University of Cambridge as an undergraduate student of Churchill College, Cambridge, receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in Genetics in 1964. His PhD was supervised by Alan Henderson and awarded in 1968, followed by a Doctor of Science in 1978. Research and career Most of Ashburner's research was on the model organism ''Drosophila melanogaster''. Ashburner's career began in the early period of molecular biology prior to the development of most of the recombinant D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world. Its first book was printed in Oxford in 1478, with the Press officially granted the legal right to print books by decree in 1586. It is the second-oldest university press after Cambridge University Press, which was founded in 1534. It is a department of the University of Oxford. It is governed by a group of 15 academics, the Delegates of the Press, appointed by the Vice Chancellor, vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford. The Delegates of the Press are led by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as OUP's chief executive and as its major representative on other university bodies. Oxford University Press has had a similar governance structure since the 17th century. The press is located on Walton Street, Oxford, Walton Street, Oxford, opposite Somerville College, Oxford, Somerville College, in the inner suburb of Jericho, Oxford, Jericho. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |