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William Charles Earnshaw

b. 1950

Professor of Chromosome Dynamics at the University of Edinburgh

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About William Charles Earnshaw

Born 1950. William Charles Earnshaw is a British scientist.

Education Earnshaw was educated at Lenox School for Boys, Colby College and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he was awarded a PhD in 1977 for research on Enterobacteria phage P22 supervised by Jonathan King.

Career and research Earnshaw completed postdoctoral research at the University of Cambridge with Aaron Klug and Ron Laskey and at the University of Geneva with Ulrich Laemmli. Following this, he moved to the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, working in Tom Pollard's department of cell biology for 13 years. Anca Petruti-Mot, Susana Ribeiro, Laura Wood, Zhenjie Xu, and Nikolaj Zuleger.

Awards and honours Earnshaw was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2013. His certificate of election reads:

Earnshaw is also an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE), the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) and a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

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Important facts

Born
1950
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Scientist
Nationality
United Kingdom
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lenox School for Boys, Colby College, Johns Hopkins University
Employers
University of Edinburgh, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Awards
Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellowship; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences; Fellow of the Royal Society; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; EMBO Member
Also known as
Bill Earnshaw, William C. Earnshaw, William C Earnshaw, William Earnshaw

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Frequently asked questions

Who is William Charles Earnshaw?

Professor of Chromosome Dynamics at the University of Edinburgh

When was William Charles Earnshaw born?

William Charles Earnshaw was born in 1950.

What is William Charles Earnshaw's occupation?

William Charles Earnshaw is a scientist.

What nationality is William Charles Earnshaw?

William Charles Earnshaw is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: William Charles Earnshaw

· Wikidata: Q21004362

· DBpedia: Bill Earnshaw

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