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John Gurdon

British developmental biologist (1933–2025)

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Sir John Bertrand Gurdon (2 October 1933 – 7 October 2025) was a British developmental biologist, best known for his pioneering research in Cellular differentiation and nuclear transplantation and cloning.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Dippenhall wd
Died
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Citizenship
United Kingdom wd
Occupation
biologist, physician, university teacher, research scientist, Nobel Prize winner wd
Education
Christ Church, Eton College, Edgeborough School wd

Awards wd

  • Fellow of the Royal Society (1971)
  • Feldberg Foundation Prize (1975)
  • Croonian Medal and Lecture (1976)
  • Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (1977)
  • Portland Press Excellence in Science Award (1979)
  • William Bate Hardy Prize (1984)
  • Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer (1984)
  • Royal Medal (1985)
  • Ross G. Harrison Award (1985)
  • International Prize for Biology (1987)
  • Wolf Prize in Medicine (1989)
  • Knight Bachelor (1995)
  • Edwin Grant Conklin Medal (2001)
  • Copley Medal (2003)
  • Rosenstiel Award (2008)

About

Awarded the Lasker Award in 2009, in 2012, he and Shinya Yamanaka were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery that mature cells can be converted to stem cells.

Questions

When was John Gurdon born?
John Gurdon was born on 2 October 1933 in Dippenhall.
Where did John Gurdon study?
John Gurdon was educated at Christ Church, Eton College, Edgeborough School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): John Gurdon · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q81218 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: John Gurdon Cambridge 2012.JPG by Deryck Chan , courtesy to cameraman Sien Yi Tan. (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 10 November 2026

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"John Gurdon". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/john-gurdon. Retrieved 10 November 2026.

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