Congratulations to Frank Uhlmann of
the Francis Crick Institute, who became a Fellow of the Royal
Society on 30 April 2015.
Royal Society Fellowship is made up
of the most eminent scientists, engineers and technologists from
the UK and the Commonwealth. Fellows and Foreign Members are
elected for life through a peer review process on the basis of
excellence in science. There are approximately 1,600 Fellows and
Foreign Members, including around 80 Nobel Laureates.
Frank Uhlmann was recognised for
his discovery of 'separase', the protease that cleaves the cohesive
links between sister chromatids to trigger anaphase, a key
contribution to our understanding of the cell cycle. The Royal
Society said: "He has made major contributions to our understanding
of the mechanisms of sister chromatid cohesion, and their
relationship to cell cycle regulation."
Several members of the Crick's
partner organisations also joined the prestigious Fellowship,
including Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust, Annette
Dolphin, Michael Häusser, David Phillips and Lisa Jardine of UCL
(University College London) and Richard Thomas of Imperial College
London.
Read more about the new Fellows
from the Crick and its partners on the Royal Society's website:
Frank Uhlmann
Jeremy Farrar
Annette Dolphin
Michael Häusser
David Phillips
Lisa Jardine
Richard Thomas