# Gregory Winter

_British biochemist (born 1951)_

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> Sir Gregory Paul Winter (born 14 April 1951) is a Nobel Prize–winning British molecular biologist best known for his work on the therapeutic use of monoclonal antibodies. His research career has been based almost entirely at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology and the MRC Centre for Protein Engineering, in Cambridge, England.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 14 April 1951 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1545000#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Leicester ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1545000#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United Kingdom ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1545000#P27))
- **Occupation:** molecular biologist; engineer; biochemist; chemist; researcher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1545000#P106))
- **Education:** Trinity College; Royal Grammar School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1545000#P69))
- **Positions held:** Master of Trinity College, Cambridge (2012–2019) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1545000#P39))
- **Awards:** Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Royal Medal; Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research; Canada Gairdner International Award; Emil-von-Behring-Prize; William B. Coley Award; Wilhelm Exner Medal; Scheele Award; King Faisal Prize in Medicine; Knight Bachelor; Colworth Medal; Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering; Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences; Baly Medal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1545000#P166))

## About

He is credited with the invention of techniques to both humanize (1986) and, later, to fully humanize using phage display, antibodies for therapeutic uses. Previously, antibodies had been derived from mice, which made them difficult to use in human therapeutics because the human immune system had anti-mouse reactions to them. For these developments Winter was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with George Smith and Frances Arnold.

He is a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge and was appointed Master of Trinity College, Cambridge on 2 October 2012, remaining in office until 2019. From 2006 to 2011, he was Deputy Director of the Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Medical Research Council, acting Director from 2007 to 2008 and Head of the Division of Protein and Nucleic Acids Chemistry from 1994 to 2006. He was also Deputy Director of the MRC Centre for Protein Engineering from 1990 to its closure in 2010.

## Questions

**When was Gregory Winter born?**  
Gregory Winter was born on 14 April 1951 in Leicester.

**What positions has Gregory Winter held?**  
Positions held by Gregory Winter include: Master of Trinity College, Cambridge (2012–2019).

**Where did Gregory Winter study?**  
Gregory Winter was educated at Trinity College, Royal Grammar School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Gregory Winter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Winter) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1545000](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1545000) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Gregory Winter, 2016 (cropped).jpg by Aga Machaj (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gregory_Winter,_2016_(cropped).jpg)

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