Professor Sir Martin Evans

Professor Sir Martin Evans gained his BA in Biochemistry from Christ College, University of Cambridge in 1963 and his PhD from University College, London. His early PhD research led him to explore the use of cultures of mouse teratocarcinoma stem cells in tissue culture systems. In 1981 he was able to isolate similar cells from normal mouse embryos. These cells became known as "Embryonic Stem Cells“ and form the basis of all mouse knockout and targeted genetic manipulation. In 2007 Professor Sir Martin received the Nobel Prize for Medicine. He has published more than 120 scientific papers. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1993 and is a founder Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. In 1993 he was awarded the Walter Cottman Fellowship and the William Bate Hardy Prizes. He was knighted in 2004 and in 2009 was awarded the Gold Medal of The Royal Society of Medicine in recognition of his valuable contribution to medicine.