| Authorised form of name | McLaren; Dame; Anne Laura Dorinthea (1927 - 2007) |
| Dates | 1927 - 2007 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Date of birth | 26/04/1927 |
| Date of death | 07/07/2007 |
| Research field | Reproductive biology |
| Activity | Education:
BSc in zoology (Oxford); doctorate, Oxford (1952)
Career:
Joined the Institute of Animal Genetics at the University of Edinburgh (1959-1974); MRC, London; Principal Research Associate Wellcome/Cancer Research Campaign Institute, Cambridge; European Woman Scientist of the Year (2001); awarded the Japan Prize in the category of 'Developmental Biology' with Dr Andrzej K Tarkowski of Republic of Poland by the Science and Technology Foundation of Japan (April 2002) for pioneering work on mammalian embyonic development.
Honours:
DBE 1993
Memberships:
FRCOG
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/03/1975 |
| Age at election | 47 |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
Council: 1985-1987, 1991-1996; For Sec 1991-1996 (first female Foreign Secretary); VP
Medals and prizes:
Royal Medal 1990 |
| Relationships | Married Dr Michie 1952, divorced 1959. Son and two daughters |
| PublishedWorks | 'Mammalian Chimaeras' (1976); 'Germ Cells and Soma: A New Look at an old Problem' (1980) |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/22201744 |
| Code | NA1981 |
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