| RefNo | EC/2022/02 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Boulton, Simon: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 21 April 2022 |
| Description | Certificate endorsing election of Simon Boulton as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Includes personal details of the elected Fellow, citation giving the reasons for election, and names of proposers. Signed by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton. |
| Citation | Simon Boulton has made important discoveries in the genome stability field. In his early career he discovered the importance of non-homologous end-joining in preventing error-prone repair and in maintaining telomeres. More recently, he has made a series of seminal contributions that define how Homologous Recombination (HR) is controlled in complex eukaryotes. His discovery of RTEL1 as a key regulator of HR and subsequent insights into its role in meiosis and during DNA replication, laid the foundations for his ground-breaking work on the function of RTEL1 at telomeres. His work has had a fundamental impact on our understanding of the molecular mechanisms that maintaining[sic] the integrity of chromosome ends, whilst also providing unexpected insights into the underlying causes of telomere dysfunction disorders and genetic instability in human cancers. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Computer printout |
| PhysicalDescription | A4 papers |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
| AccessConditions | Election certificates are subject to 50 year closure period from date of election. Details of proposers and date certificate was first submitted for candidacy are kept confidential until the 50 year closure period has elapsed. |