Citizenship England Fields Chemistry Education University of Oxford | Died December 18, 2011 Name Philip Lawley | |
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Born 4 July 1927
Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, England ( 1927-07-04 ) Institutions University of London
Institute of Cancer Research
University of Oxford
University of Nottingham Alma mater University of Oxford
University of Nottingham Known for Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer | ||
Philip Douglas Lawley (4 July 1927 – 18 December 2011 ) was a British chemist, best known for demonstrating that DNA damage was the base cause of cancer working with Peter Brookes. In January 2003 the ICR honoured the achievements of Brookes and Lawley by naming a £21m laboratory after them. It is devoted to research on the genetic nature of cancer and located next to the Haddow laboratories.
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