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Authorised form of name	Eaves; Connie Jean (1944-2024); cancer biologist
Other forms of name	Constance
Dates	1944-2024
Nationality	Canadian
Place of birth	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Date of birth	22/05/1944
Date of death	7 March 2024
Occupation	cancer biologist
Research field	Medical genetics
	Stem cells
	Cancer
	Cancer genetics
Activity	Education: Queen's University (BA), (MS); University of Manchester (PhD) Career: Moved to Vancouver and became the second research scientist to be hired to the staff of the BC Cancer Institute (1981-2023); founded the Terry Fox Laboratory with ther husband (1981), British Columbia Cancer Research Institute; University Professor, Departments of Medical Genetics, Medicine, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and the School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada. Awards/Medals: Royal Society of Canada 2008 Robert. L. Noble Prize for Excellence in Cancer Research from the National Cancer Institute of Canada 2003 Donald Metcalf Lecture Award by the International Society for Experimental Hematology 2008 Canadian Blood Services' 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award 2011 Corresponding Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 2105 Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research from the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Medicine 2016 American Society of Hematology's E. Donnall Thomas Prize 2018 Tobias Award from the International Society for Stem Cell Research 2018 Canada Gairdner Wightman Award 2019 Inductee, Canadian Medical Hall of Fame 2019 Officer Order of Canada 2021 Memberships: Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada 1994 Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 2015
Membership category	Fellow
Date of election	21/04/2021
Age at election	76
Relationships	Spouse: Dr. Allen Eaves Children: Four.
OtherInfo	Recognised for her development of robust functional methods to quantify and characterise distinct types of primitive blood and mammary cell precursors - now considered gold standards. Their use has enabled many discoveries, including Dr Eaves' first demonstration with her husband of quiescent malignant stem cells in chronic myeloid leukemia. Her group exploited new ways of prospectively analysing the process of human leukemia and breast cancer development from genetically engineered normal human cells.
Source	Sources: Fellows Directory, Dr Connie Eaves FRS, on The Royal Society website [URL: https://royalsociety.org/people/connie-eaves-35013/; last accessed: 05/12/2024] BC Cancer website [URL: http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/in-memorium-remembering-dr-connie-eaves-a-world-renowned-pioneer-in-stem-cell-research1; last accessed: 05/12/2024]
Code	NA10371

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EC/2021/12	Eaves, Connie J: certificate of election to the Royal Society	21 April 2021

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