Michael Stoker
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Sir Michael George Parke Stoker CBE
FRS MD
FRCP
(born July 4, 1918) is a British physician.
He studied medicine at Clare College, Cambridge
and St Thomas' Hospital
in London, gaining his MD in 1947, after serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps
during WWII. He was a Fellow of Clare College from 1948 and an assistant tutor and Director of Medical Studies there from 1949 until he moved to Glasgow University in 1958. There he was the first Professor of Virology at the University (the first Chair of Virology to be established at a British university) from 1958 to 1968 and was appointed Honorary Director of the Medical Research Council
Unit in 1959. He was the Director of Imperial Cancer Research Fund Laboratories from 1968-79 and President of Clare Hall 1980-87.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1968 and delivered their Leeuwenhoek Lecture
in 1971. He was made a CBE
in 1974 and was knighted in 1980.
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 MD
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
FRCP
Royal College of Physicians
The Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...
(born July 4, 1918) is a British physician.
He studied medicine at Clare College, Cambridge
Clare College, Cambridge
Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1326, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse. Clare is famous for its chapel choir and for its gardens on "the Backs"...
and St Thomas' Hospital
St Thomas' Hospital
St Thomas' Hospital is a large NHS hospital in London, England. It is administratively a part of Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. It has provided health care freely or under charitable auspices since the 12th century and was originally located in Southwark.St Thomas' Hospital is accessible...
in London, gaining his MD in 1947, after serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps
Royal Army Medical Corps
The Royal Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace...
during WWII. He was a Fellow of Clare College from 1948 and an assistant tutor and Director of Medical Studies there from 1949 until he moved to Glasgow University in 1958. There he was the first Professor of Virology at the University (the first Chair of Virology to be established at a British university) from 1958 to 1968 and was appointed Honorary Director of the Medical Research Council
Medical Research Council (UK)
The Medical Research Council is a publicly-funded agency responsible for co-ordinating and funding medical research in the United Kingdom. It is one of seven Research Councils in the UK and is answerable to, although politically independent from, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills...
Unit in 1959. He was the Director of Imperial Cancer Research Fund Laboratories from 1968-79 and President of Clare Hall 1980-87.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1968 and delivered their Leeuwenhoek Lecture
Leeuwenhoek Lecture
The Leeuwenhoek Lecture is a prize lecture of the Royal Society originally given annually, but now every three years, on the subject of microbiology. It is named after the Dutch microscopist Anton van Leeuwenhoek and was instituted in 1948 from a bequest...
in 1971. He was made a CBE
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...
in 1974 and was knighted in 1980.