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John Sulston

British biologist and Nobel laureate (1942–2018)

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Sir John Edward Sulston was a British biologist and academic who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the cell lineage and genome of the worm Caenorhabditis elegans in 2002 with his colleagues Sydney Brenner and Robert Horvitz at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology. He was a leader in human genome research and Chair of the Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation at the University of Manchester. Sulston was in favour of science in the public interest, such as free public access of scientific information and against the patenting of genes and the privatisation of genetic technologies.

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Born
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Place of birth
Fulmer wd
Died
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Place of death
Fulmer wd
Citizenship
United Kingdom wd
Occupation
geneticist, physician, molecular biologist, chemist, biologist wd
Education
York House School, Merchant Taylors' School, Pembroke College, Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of Manchester wd

Awards wd

  • Darwin Medal (1996)
  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2002)
  • Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research (2001)
  • Robert Burns Humanitarian Award
  • George W. Beadle Award (2000)
  • Canada Gairdner International Award (2002)
  • EMBO Membership
  • Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize (2002)
  • Rosenstiel Award (1997)
  • Annual Review Prize Lecture (2002)
  • Dan David Prize (2002)
  • Companion of Honour (2017)
  • W. Alden Spencer Award (1986)
  • Knight Bachelor (2001)
  • Baly Medal (2003)

Questions

When was John Sulston born?
John Sulston was born on 27 March 1942 in Fulmer.
Where did John Sulston study?
John Sulston was educated at York House School, Merchant Taylors' School, Pembroke College, Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry.

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  1. Wikipedia (English): John Sulston · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q271532 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: John Sulston (2008).jpg by Arienette22 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 6 November 2026

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