Anthony Pawson

Anthony (Tony) James Pawson, OC, O.Ont, CH, FRS, FRSC, Ph.D., (born October 18, 1952) is a British born[1] Canadian scientist whose research has revolutionized the understanding of signal transduction, and the molecular mechanisms by which cells respond to external cues.

He is a Distinguished Investigator (and former Director of Research) at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital and Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology at the University of Toronto both of which he joined in 1985.

Born in Maidstone, England, he received an MA in biochemistry from the University of Cambridge and received a Ph.D in 1976 from King's College London. From 1976 to 1980 he pursued postdoctoral work at the University of California, Berkeley. From 1981 to 1985, he was Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia.

[edit] Honours

In 1994 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of London and the Royal Society of Canada.
In 1998 he received the Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics.
In 1998 he was awarded the Flavelle Medal for meritorious achievement in biological science by the Royal Society of Canada.
In 2000 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
In 2004 he received the prestigious Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize.
In 2005 he was awarded the Order of Ontario.
In 2006 he was made a Companion of Honour.