Tomas Lindahl

Tomas Lindahl
Nationality Sweden
Fields Cancer research
Institutions London Research Institute
Alma mater Karolinska Institutet
Princeton University
Rockefeller University
Known for Clarification of cellular resistance to carcinogens
Notable awards Royal Medal (2007)
Copley Medal (2010)

Tomas Robert Lindahl FRS (born 28 January 1938) is a Swedish scientist specialising in cancer research.

He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[1] He was awarded the Royal Society's Royal Medal in 2007 and the Copley Medal in 2010.

He earned his PhD in 1967[2] and a Doctor of Medicine qualification in 1970 from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, followed by postgraduate work at Princeton University and Rockefeller University.[3]

After moving to the United Kingdom he joined the Imperial Cancer Research Fund (now Cancer Research UK) as a researcher in 1981.[3] He won the Royal Medal for "making fundamental contributions to our understanding of DNA repair. His achievements stand out for their great originality, breadth and lasting influence."[4]

References

  1. ^ "Gruppe 6: Cellebiologi og molekylærbiologi" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. http://www.dnva.no/c26849/artikkel/vis.html?tid=40126. Retrieved 7 October 2010. 
  2. ^ Lindahl, Tomas (1967). On the structure and stability of nucleic acids in solution. Stockholm. http://libris.kb.se/bib/1308970. 
  3. ^ a b "Cancer Research UK Grants & Research - Tomas Lindahl". http://science.cancerresearchuk.org/research/loc/london/lifch/lindahlt/. Retrieved 2008-11-10. 
  4. ^ "Royal recent winners". http://royalsociety.org/page.asp?id=1750. Retrieved 2008-11-10. 
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