Martin Evans

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Sir Martin John Evans is a British scientist, he is credited with discovering embryonic stem cells in 1981, and for his work in the development of the knockout mouse. Family man with one daughter and two sons.

[edit] Career and Awards

1963 - Graduated from the University of Cambridge.

1969 - Gained PhD at University College London.

1969-1978 - Worked in the Anatomy and Embryology department at University College London and taught PhD students and undergraduate students.

1978-(?date) - Department of Genetics University of Cambridge. Work in association with Matt Kaufman began 1980.

(? date) - Professor of Mammalian Genetics and Director of the School of Biosciences, Cardiff University.

11 March 1993 - FRS.

1998 - Founder Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

3 May 1999 - The USA charity March of Dimes awarded their annual prize in Developmental Biology for research into embryonic growth jointly to Professor Richard Gardner of Oxford University and Martin Evans.

2001 - Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, together with Mario Capecchi and Oliver Smithies.

2002 - Honorary doctorate from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA.

2004 - Knighthood (Queen’s New Years Honours) for his services to medical science.