Jeremy Brockes
Jeremy Patrick Brockes FRS (born 29 February 1948) is a British biochemist who worked as an MRC Research Professor at University College London until 2016.[1][2] Early life and educationBrockes was born in Haslemere, Surrey. He attended Winchester College,[3] and then earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Cambridge (1969) and a PhD in molecular biology from the University of Edinburgh (1972), where he studied in the laboratory of the late Kenneth Murray and Noreen Murray. He did post-doctoral research at Harvard Medical School with Zach Hall, and at University College London with Martin Raff. CareerAfter completing post-doctoral studies, Brockes conducted research and teaching at California Institute of Technology, King's College London and University College London. He investigated cellular interactions in the mammalian peripheral nervous system, and the mechanisms underlying limb regeneration in salamanders.[4] His work on the PNS yielded a method for purification and culture of rodent Schwann cells.[5] This led to the identification of Glial Growth Factor, an early member of the Neuregulin family of growth factors that are key regulators in tissues such as heart and brain, as well as the PNS. His work on limb regeneration included studies on dedifferentiation, nerve dependence of regeneration, positional identity, senescent cells, and regeneration as an evolutionary variable. He plays chess as a FIDE and ECF-rated player.[6] Personal lifeHe is the uncle of award-winning journalist and author Emma Brockes. Works
Honours and Prizes1985 Scientific Medal, Zoological Society of London. 1989 Elected to Membership of the European Molecular Biology Organisation 1989 Elected to Membership of the Academia Europaea 1994 Elected to Fellowship of the Royal Society 2008 Newcomb Cleveland Prize (joint recipient), AAAS 2022 Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award, International Society for Regenerative Biology References
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