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Chris Abell (Christopher Abell) was born on 11 November, 1957 in United Kingdom, is a British biological chemist (1957–2020). Discover Chris Abell's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?

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Age 62 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 11 November 1957
Birthday 11 November
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Date of death 26 October, 2020
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Nationality United Kingdom

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1957

Christopher Abell (11 November 1957 – 26 October 2020 ) was a British biological chemist who was a professor of biological chemistry at the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry and Todd-Hamied Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge.

1979

Abell was educated at St John's College, Cambridge, gaining an Bachelor of Arts degree in Natural Sciences in 1979 followed by PhD on the topic of polyketide biosynthesis for research supervised by James Staunton in 1982.

1981

In 1981, he married Katherine Abell, who worked with him at the department of chemistry in Cambridge; they had a son.

1982

Abell held a research fellowship in the laboratory of David E. Cane at Brown University, Providence, USA, studying terpene biosynthesis (1982–83).

1984

In 1984, Abell joined the department of chemistry of the University of Cambridge, successively holding the positions of demonstrator, lecturer and reader in chemical biology, and becoming professor in biological chemistry in 2002.

He held visiting professorships at the Australian National University in Canberra, University of Santiago de Compostela, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, and the Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse.

1986

He was a fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, from 1986; and was the college's Todd-Hamied Fellow.

1992

His awards include the Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) Prize in Organic Chemistry in 1992, the Hickinbottom Award of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and a Yamada Science Foundation Award.

1999

In 1999, he co-founded Astex Technology Ltd, which uses fragment-based drug discovery technology to discover cancer therapeutics.

2001

In 2001, he co-founded Akubio, which developed biosensors for detecting bacteria and viruses; it was acquired by Inverness Medical Innovations in 2008.

2008

In 2008 he was the MIT Novartis Lecturer, and in 2011 was a BIC International Fellow at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.

2010

In 2010, he co-founded Sphere Fluidics to develop microdroplet technology.

2012

In 2012 he co-founded Aqdot, a company developing a new microencapsulation technology.

He was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) in 2012 and a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2016.

2013

In 2013 he was appointed the first director of postdoctoral affairs at the University of Cambridge, and in 2016 was appointed pro-vice-chancellor for research.

Abell published over 200 papers.

His research interests include vitamin and amino acid biosynthesis as targets for the rational design of antimicrobials; fragment-based approaches to enzyme inhibition; bacterial and plant riboswitches; reactions in microdroplets; and biological nanotechnology.

His former doctoral students include Shankar Balasubramanian.

Abell was the co-founder of several companies.

2016

On his 2016 election to the Royal Society, Abell's research was described as having "changed the face of drug discovery."

2020

He died suddenly on 26 October 2020.