| Authorised form of name | Sulston; Sir; John Edward (1942 - 2018) |
| Dates | 1942 - 2018 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | 27/03/1942 |
| Date of death | 06/03/2018 |
| Occupation | Biologist |
| Research field | Gene function |
| Activity | Career:
Researcher and Director, Wellcome Trust Sanger Centre, Cambridge
Medals and prizes:
Nobel Prize (Physiology or Medicine) 2002
Honours:
Knight 2001
Companion of Honour (CH) 2017 |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/03/1986 |
| Age at election | 43 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Darwin Medal 1996 |
| Source | References:
Mariana Cook 'Faces of Science' 2005 pp152-153 Photograph and account of how he became a scientist in his own words
Anne Purkiss 'Scientists 1985 - 2010; Portraits of Fellows of the Royal Society' 2010, p. 48 |
| Code | NA7841 |
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