John Skehel

Sir John Skehel
Sir John Skehel
Born	John James Skehel; 27 February 1941 (aged 84); Blackburn
Nationality	United Kingdom
Citizenship	United Kingdom
Alma mater	University of Aberystwyth (BSc); UMIST (PhD);
Known for	research on influenza virus
Awards	Wilhelm Feldberg Prize (1986); Robert Koch Prize (1987); Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine (1988); Royal Medal (2003);
	Scientific career
Fields	Virology
Institutions	University of Aberdeen; National Institute for Medical Research;
Thesis	Studies on cation transport in yeast (1965)
Website	www.crick.ac.uk/research/a-z-researchers/emeritus-scientists/john-skehel/

Sir John James Skehel (born 27 February 1941)^[1] FRS FMedSci is a British virologist and Emeritus scientist at the Francis Crick Institute in London.

From 1987 to 2006 he was Director of the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) at Mill Hill. This was incorporated into the Crick Institute in 2016.^[2]

Skehel was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1992.^[3]

References

↑ "Professor Sir John Skehel". Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
↑ "Emeritus Scientist - John Skehel". London: crick.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016.
↑ "John Skehel". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.

Sir John Skehel
Born	John James Skehel 27 February 1941 (aged 84) Blackburn
Nationality	United Kingdom
Citizenship	United Kingdom
Alma mater	University of Aberystwyth (BSc) UMIST (PhD)
Known for	research on influenza virus
Awards	Wilhelm Feldberg Prize (1986) Robert Koch Prize (1987) Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine (1988) Royal Medal (2003)
Scientific career
Fields	Virology
Institutions	University of Aberdeen National Institute for Medical Research
Thesis	Studies on cation transport in yeast (1965)

Website	www.crick.ac.uk/research/a-z-researchers/emeritus-scientists/john-skehel/