Richard Perham
| Richard Perham FRS FMedSci | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Richard Nelson Perham 27 April 1937 Brentford, Middlesex, England |
| Died |
14 February 2015 (aged 77) Cambridge, England |
| Fields | Molecular biology |
| Institutions | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Alma mater | Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge University |
Richard Nelson Perham, FRS, FMedSci, FRSA (27 April 1937–14 February 2015),[1][2] was an English Professor of molecular biology, and Master of St John's College, Cambridge 2004–07.[3][4] He was also editor-in-chief of FEBS journal (Federation of European Biochemical Societies) from 1998 to 2013.[5][6]
Early life
Perham attended Latymer Upper School, then St John's College, Cambridge, where he completed his MA (Cantab), PhD and ScD. Perham then went on to become a MRC scholar at Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB), also at Cambridge.[3][7]
Societies
Professor Perham is a member of the following organisations and societies:[3]
- 1965 Biochemical Society member
- 1983 European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) member
- 1986 Royal Institution for Great Britain member
- 1992 Academia Europaea member
Awards and fellowships
Professor Perham's accolades include:[3]
- 1971 (EMBO) fellowship Max Planck Institute for Medical Research (Max-Planck-Institut für Medizinische Forschung), Heidelberg
- 1984 Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
- 1988 Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
- 1993 Max Planck Research Prize
- 1998 Novartis Medal and Prize Biochemical Society
- 2000 Silver Medal Italian Biochemical Society
- 2005 Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci)
- 2008 Edman Prize International Association of Protein Structure and Proteomics (IAPSAP)
- 2011 Diplôme d'Honneur Federation of European Biochemical Societies
Selected bibliography
- Perham, Richard N (1975). Instrumentation in amino acid sequence analysis. London New York: Academic Press. ISBN 9780125512503.
- Perham, Richard N; Chapman, Stephen; Scrutton, Nigel (2002). Flavins and flavoproteins 2002: proceedings of the Fourteenth International Symposium, St. John's College, University of Cambridge, UK, July 14-18, 2002. Berlin: Rudolf Weber, Agency for Scientific Publications. ISBN 9783000102295.
- Perham, Richard N; Baumeister, Wolfgang; Johnson, Louise; Steven, Alasdair (1975). Instrumentation in amino acid sequence analysis. London New York: Academic Press. ISBN 9780125512503.
References
- ↑ "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
Prof Richard Perham, Master of St John's College, Cambridge, 2004–07, 75
- ↑ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006?firstname=richard%20n&lastname=perham
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Richard Nelson PERHAM - Biography". Debretts. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ "Fellow - Professor Richard Perham FRS FMedSci". The Academy of Medical Sciences. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ Martin, Seamus J (January 2014). "Editorial - The FEBS Journal: passing the editorial baton". The FEBS Journal 281 (1): 1–2. doi:10.1111/febs.12650. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ Parham, Peter (December 2013). "Editorial - R. N. Perham at the helm: 1998–2013". The FEBS Journal 280 (24): 6279. doi:10.1111/febs.12585. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ "Professor Richard Perham 1937-2015". joh.cam.ac.uk. 16 February 2015.
External links
- Profile: Professor Richard Perham FRS FMedSci The Academy of Medical Sciences
- Profile: Richard Nelson Perham Debretts
| Academic offices | ||
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| Preceded by Peter Goddard |
Master of St John's College, Cambridge 2004–2007 |
Succeeded by Chris Dobson |
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