New Year Honours for Scientists
31 December, 2010
Congratulations to the following MRC-associated people whose achievements were recognised in the 2011 New Year Honours list:
Knights Bachelor
Professor Rory Collins, co-director of the MRC Clinical Trial Service Unit, for services to Science.
Professor Robin Murray, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London and MRC grant holder, for services to Medicine.
Professor Adrian Smith, FRS, director-general, knowledge and innovation, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Order of the British Empire - Commander (CBE)
Professor Stephen Holgate, chair of the MRC Population and Systems Medicine Board, for services to Clinical Science.
Professor Ronald Laskey, former director of the MRC Cancer Cell Unit, for services to Science.
Order of the British Empire – Officer (OBE)
Professor Sheila Bird, Senior Scientist, MRC Biostatistics Unit, for services to Social Science.
Vivienne Parry, MRC Council, for services to the Public Understanding of Science.
Member of the British Empire (MBE)
Lindsay Green, Administrative Director of the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, for services to Science
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