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Professor Chris Abell

November 11, 1957 - October 26, 2020

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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2020-10-30 23:15:06 wrote:

It is with great sadness that I hear of Chris's death. His visits to Australia have been highly appreciated scientifically and personally. I remember with pleasure working together on a review of Chemistry at the National University of Singapore. His personality and scientific wisdom helped make the occasion most memorable. He was a great scientist and a cheerful one.

2020-10-30 23:15:06 wrote: It is with great sadness that I hear of Chris's death. His visits to Australia have been highly appreciated scientifically and personally. I remember with pleasure working together on a review of Chemistry at the National University of Singapore. His personality and scientific wisdom helped make the occasion most memorable. He was a great scientist and a cheerful one.

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