Cheryll Tickle
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Cheryll Tickle CBE
FRS
FRSE is a distinguished British scientist, known for her work in developmental biology
and specifically for her research into the process by which vertebrate
limbs
develop ab ovo
.
Prof. Tickle graduated from Cambridge University in 1967, and received her Ph.D. from Glasgow University in 1970. She worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Yale University
, as a lecturer and reader at the Middlesex Hospital
Medical School, and (after Middlesex merged with it in 1987) a reader and professor at University College London
. She then moved to the University of Dundee
in 1998, where she became Foulerton Professor of the Royal Society in 2000, and moved again to the University of Bath
in 2007, retaining the Foulerton Professor title. She was elected as a fellow
of the Royal Society
in 1998, a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
in 2000, a fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2001, and a member of the European Molecular Biology Organisation in 2001. In 2004 the University of St. Andrews awarded her an honorary doctorate. In 2005 she was named a Commander of the British Empire. She also serves as a governor of the Caledonian Research Foundation.
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
FRS
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
FRSE is a distinguished British scientist, known for her work in developmental biology
Developmental biology
Developmental biology is the study of the process by which organisms grow and develop. Modern developmental biology studies the genetic control of cell growth, differentiation and "morphogenesis", which is the process that gives rise to tissues, organs and anatomy.- Related fields of study...
and specifically for her research into the process by which vertebrate
Vertebrate
Vertebrates are animals that are members of the subphylum Vertebrata . Vertebrates are the largest group of chordates, with currently about 58,000 species described. Vertebrates include the jawless fishes, bony fishes, sharks and rays, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds...
limbs
Limb (anatomy)
A limb is a jointed, or prehensile , appendage of the human or other animal body....
develop ab ovo
Ab ovo
Ab ovo is a reference to one of the twin eggs of Leda and Zeus, disguised as a swan, from which Helen was born...
.
Prof. Tickle graduated from Cambridge University in 1967, and received her Ph.D. from Glasgow University in 1970. She worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, as a lecturer and reader at the Middlesex Hospital
Middlesex Hospital
The Middlesex Hospital was a teaching hospital located in the Fitzrovia area of London, United Kingdom. First opened in 1745 on Windmill Street, it was moved in 1757 to Mortimer Street where it remained until it was finally closed in 2005. Its staff and services were transferred to various sites...
Medical School, and (after Middlesex merged with it in 1987) a reader and professor at University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
. She then moved to the University of Dundee
University of Dundee
The University of Dundee is a university based in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee on eastern coast of the central Lowlands of Scotland and with a small number of institutions elsewhere....
in 1998, where she became Foulerton Professor of the Royal Society in 2000, and moved again to the University of Bath
University of Bath
The University of Bath is a campus university located in Bath, United Kingdom. It received its Royal Charter in 1966....
in 2007, retaining the Foulerton Professor title. She was elected as a fellow
Fellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
in 1998, a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Royal Society of Edinburgh
The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland...
in 2000, a fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2001, and a member of the European Molecular Biology Organisation in 2001. In 2004 the University of St. Andrews awarded her an honorary doctorate. In 2005 she was named a Commander of the British Empire. She also serves as a governor of the Caledonian Research Foundation.