John Diffley (biologist)

John Francis Xavier Diffley (born 1958 in New York City)[1][2] is a molecular biologist who specializes in studying eukaryotic DNA replication. He was awarded the 2019 Canada Gairdner International Award for his "pioneering research on the eukaryotic DNA replication cycles including initiation, regulation and responses to DNA damage".[3]

He is associate research director at the Francis Crick Institute.[4]

Awards
  • 1998: Elected Member of European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO)
  • 2003: Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research
  • 2005: Elected Fellow of the Royal Society [5]
  • 2007: Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2009: Elected Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2011: Elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
  • 2011: Elected Member of the European Academy of Cancer Sciences
  • 2016: Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine[2]
  • 2019: Canada Gairdner International Award[6]
  • 2020: Elected Member, National Academy of Sciences, USA

References
  1. "Diffley, Dr John Francis Xavier". Who's Who. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  2. "John Diffley". Louis-Jeantet Foundation. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  3. "John F.X. Diffley". Gairdner Foundation. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  4. "John Diffley". Francis Crick Institute. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  5. "John Diffley". Royal Society. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  6. "Canada Gairdner Awards 2019 Laureates". Gairdner Foundation. Retrieved 2019-10-24.


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