Michael Joseph Crumpton

Michael Joseph Crumpton CBE, FRS (born 7 June 1929) is a British scientist who was Director of Research (Laboratories) for the Imperial Cancer Research Fund Laboratories based in London (now part of Cancer Research UK).

Early life and education Michael Joseph Crumpton was born on 7 June 1929, as the son of Charles and Edith Crumpton. He was educated at Poole Grammar School in Poole, Dorset, England, and University College Southampton (now Southampton University) and obtained a BSc from the University of London (the awarding body at the time). He then worked at the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, obtaining a PhD, also from London University.

Personal life In 1960 he married Janet Elizabeth Dean, and they had one son and two daughters.

Crumpton was created FRS in 1979 and was appointed a CBE in 1991. He was a founding fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) in 1998.