Fiona Watt
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Fiona Watt, FRS
is a British scientist. She studies epidermal stem cells at the Cancer Research UK
Cambridge Research Institute and the Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research
, at both of which she holds the position of Deputy Director. She received a DPhil degree in 1979 from the University of Oxford
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Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
is a British scientist. She studies epidermal stem cells at the Cancer Research UK
Cancer Research UK
Cancer Research UK is a cancer research and awareness charity in the United Kingdom, formed on 4 February 2002 by the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. Its aim is to reduce the number of deaths from cancer. As the world's largest independent cancer...
Cambridge Research Institute and the Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research
Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research
The Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research at the University of Cambridge is a research centre on the nature and potential medical uses of stem cells. It is located on Tennis Court Road in Central Cambridge....
, at both of which she holds the position of Deputy Director. She received a DPhil degree in 1979 from the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
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External links
- Royal Society: Dr. Fiona Watt FRS - Getting under the skin
- University of Cambridge – School of the Biological Sciences – Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research – Epidermal Stem Cell Biology – Fiona Watt
- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute
- Nature Reports Stem Cells Q&A with Fiona Watt