Margaret Stanley (virologist)
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Margaret Anne Stanley, BSc PhD OBE FMedSci
is a British virologist and epithelial biologist
. As of 2009, she is Professor of Epithelial Biology at the Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge
, and a fellow of Christ's College
.
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She has served on the Council of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
(BBSRC) and has been a member of two of their major committees for the past ten years.
She has been a fellow of Christ's College
since 1991.
in 2005.
Academy of Medical Sciences
The Academy of Medical Sciences is the United Kingdom's national academy of medical sciences. It was established in 1998 on the recommendation of a group that was chaired by Michael Atiyah. Its president is John Irving Bell....
is a British virologist and epithelial biologist
Epithelium
Epithelium is one of the four basic types of animal tissue, along with connective tissue, muscle tissue and nervous tissue. Epithelial tissues line the cavities and surfaces of structures throughout the body, and also form many glands. Functions of epithelial cells include secretion, selective...
. As of 2009, she is Professor of Epithelial Biology at the Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, and a fellow of Christ's College
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
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Career and research
Stanley leads a research group focusing on the prevention and treatment of human papilloma virus infection, which causes cervical cancerCervical cancer
Cervical cancer is malignant neoplasm of the cervix uteri or cervical area. One of the most common symptoms is abnormal vaginal bleeding, but in some cases there may be no obvious symptoms until the cancer is in its advanced stages...
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She has served on the Council of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council is a UK Research Council and NDPB and is the largest UK public funder of non-medical bioscience...
(BBSRC) and has been a member of two of their major committees for the past ten years.
She has been a fellow of Christ's College
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
since 1991.
Awards and honours
Stanley was awarded an OBE in 2004 for services to virology. She was elected a fellow of the Academy of Medical SciencesAcademy of Medical Sciences
The Academy of Medical Sciences is the United Kingdom's national academy of medical sciences. It was established in 1998 on the recommendation of a group that was chaired by Michael Atiyah. Its president is John Irving Bell....
in 2005.