John Skehel

Sir John James Skehel (born 27 February 1941)[1] FRS FMedSci is a British virologist and Emeritus scientist at the Francis Crick Institute in London.

Sir John Skehel
Born
John James Skehel

(1941-02-27) 27 February 1941
Blackburn
NationalityUnited Kingdom
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Alma mater
  • University of Aberystwyth (BSc)
  • UMIST (PhD)
Known forresearch on influenza virus
Spouse(s)
Anita Varley (m. 1962)
Awards
  • Wilhelm Feldberg Prize (1986)
  • Robert Koch Prize (1987)
  • Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine (1988)
  • Royal Medal (2003)
Scientific career
FieldsVirology
Institutions
ThesisStudies on cation transport in yeast (1965)
Websitewww.crick.ac.uk/research/a-z-researchers/emeritus-scientists/john-skehel/

From 1987 to 2006 he was Director of the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) at Mill Hill. This was incorporated into the Crick Institute in 2016.[2]

References
  1. "Professor Sir John Skehel". Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
  2. "Emeritus Scientist - John Skehel". London: crick.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016.
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