Christopher John Lamb

For other people of the same name, see Christopher Lamb.

Chris Lamb
Born	19 March 1950(1950-03-19)
Died	21 August 2009(2009-08-21) (aged 59)
Institutions	University of Cambridge University of Oxford University of Edinburgh University of East Anglia John Innes Centre Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Alma mater	University of Cambridge
Notable awards	Fellow of the Royal Society

Christoper John Lamb CBE FRS^[1] (19 March 1950 - 21 August 2009) was a Professor of Plant Biology at the University of East Anglia and director of the John Innes Centre.^[2][3][4]

His field of study was plant–pathogen interactions, and he made many contributions to the understanding of plant pathology.

Lamb graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts in Natural Sciences in 1972 which was followed by a PhD in Plant Biochemistry in 1976 also in Cambridge. From 1975 to 1982 he worked at the University of Oxford, first as an ICI Research Fellow in the School of Botany, then as a Browne Research Fellow at The Queen's College. In 1982 he moved to the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California where he was director of the plant biology laboratory until 1998. In 1999 he returned to the United Kingdom, first at the University of Edinburgh where he was Regius Professor of Plant Science then at the University of East Anglia where he was a Professor and director of the John Innes Centre.

References

1. ^ Chory, J.; Casey, R. (2010). "Christopher John Lamb CBE. 19 March 1950 -- 21 August 2009". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 56: 189. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2010.0014.  edit
2. ^ Bevan, Mike (31 August 2009). "Chris Lamb Obituary in The Guardian". London. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/aug/31/chris-lamb-obituary. Retrieved 2011-08-03. 
3. ^ "Professor Chris Lamb obituary in the Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/science-obituaries/6309097/Professor-Chris-Lamb.html. Retrieved 2011-08-03. 
4. ^ "Professor Chris Lamb at the John Innes Centre". http://www.jic.ac.uk/staff/chris-lamb/. Retrieved 2011-08-03. 

Persondata
Name	Lamb, Christopher John
Alternative names
Short description	English biologist
Date of birth	19 March 1950
Place of birth
Date of death	21 August 2009
Place of death