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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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2020-11-02 10:15:20 wrote:

I got to know chris well in the run-up to a large international project. I was impressed by his integrity, his personal approach to things, and the way in which he radiated being not just an excellent researcher and leader but also a lovely family man. I will miss him much. My sympathies to his family.

2020-11-02 10:15:20 wrote: I got to know chris well in the run-up to a large international project. I was impressed by his integrity, his personal approach to things, and the way in which he radiated being not just an excellent researcher and leader but also a lovely family man. I will miss him much. My sympathies to his family.

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