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Professor Chris Abell

November 11, 1957 - October 26, 2020

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Professor Chris Abell FRS FMedsci was Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research, and Professor of Biological Chemistry at the University of Cambridge. A biological chemist, he was an undergraduate and postgraduate at Cambridge, before doing postdoctoral research at Brown University, USA. Chris was admitted as a Fellow of Christ's College in 1986. He led research teams in the Department of Chemistry pioneering the use of fragment-based approaches in drug discovery and developing microdroplets as an experimental platform. Chris cofounded Astex, Sphere Fluidics and Aqdot, and was a founding director of Cambridge Enterprise. From 2013-2015 Chris was the first Director of Postdoctoral Affairs at the University.

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2020-10-27 16:12:53 wrote:

It is quite something when a very successful researcher commits to a role such as a Pro-Vice Chancellorship, the achievements of which are not always conspicuously acknowledged. I have had, through the Board of Scrutiny, the opportunity to observe at first hand the generosity and commitment with which he served the University Community in his role as PVC in Research. So, on this very sad occasion, I would like to mark and acknowledge the significant and substantial contribution Chris made, often quietly, but always thoughtfully and constructively, to the University’s research effort. That is on top of being a most warm and approachable human being. He will be sorely missed, and my sincere condolences go to his family and those close to him.

2020-10-27 16:12:53 wrote: It is quite something when a very successful researcher commits to a role such as a Pro-Vice Chancellorship, the achievements of which are not always conspicuously acknowledged. I have had, through the Board of Scrutiny, the opportunity to observe at first hand the generosity and commitment with which he served the University Community in his role as PVC in Research. So, on this very sad occasion, I would like to mark and acknowledge the significant and substantial contribution Chris made, often quietly, but always thoughtfully and constructively, to the University’s research effort. That is on top of being a most warm and approachable human being. He will be sorely missed, and my sincere condolences go to his family and those close to him.

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