Silvanus Thompson Medal

Dr Edwin Aird (right) receives his medal from Professor Andy Beavis. The Silvanus Thompson Medal for 2014 was awarded to BIR member Dr Edwin Aird at UKRO in October.  Dr Aird delivered the Silvanus Thompson memorial lecture entitled ‘The impact of quality control on clinical trials’ prior to receiving the medal, which was presented by BIR […]

Professor Penny Jeggo with BIR president Professor Andrew Jones. The Silvanus Thompson Medal was awarded to Professor Penny Jeggo from the University of Sussex who delivered the memorial lecture.  Professor Jeggo has been, and continues to be, a pioneer in the field of radiobiology.  The title of her lecture was ‘Analysis of DNA damage response […]