John Skehel

Sir John Skehel
Born
John James Skehel

(1941-02-27) 27 February 1941 (age 85)
Blackburn
NationalityUnited Kingdom
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Alma mater
Known forresearch on influenza virus
Spouse
Anita Varley
​
(m. 1962)​
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsVirology
Institutions
ThesisStudies on cation transport in yeast (1965)
Websitewww.crick.ac.uk/research/a-z-researchers/emeritus-scientists/john-skehel/

Sir John James Skehel (born 27 February 1941) FRS FMedSci is a British virologist and Emeritus scientist at the Francis Crick Institute in London.

From 1987 to 2006 he was Director of the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) at Mill Hill. This was incorporated into the Crick Institute in 2016.

Skehel was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1992.

References

  1. ↑ "Professor Sir John Skehel". Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
  2. ↑ "Emeritus Scientist - John Skehel". London: crick.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "John Skehel". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.