!!!Shankar Balasubramanian \\ %%(float:left;margin-left:20px;margin-right:30px;) [{Image src='Balasubramanian_Shankar_studio portrait-5265 taken by Nathan Pitt, ©University of Cambridge-2_small.jpg' alt='Shankar Balasubramanian' caption='Photo: Nathan Pitt, © University of Cambridge' height='230'}] %% [{AcadMemberDataPlugin}] \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ __Present and Previous Positions__ * 2010 Senior Group Leader, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute * 2008 Herchel Smith Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge (joint faculty appointment). * 2007 - 2008 Professor of Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge. * 2003 - 2007 Reader in Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge. * 1998 - 2003 University Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge. * 1994 - 1998 Royal Society University Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge * 1991 - 1993 SERC/NATO Research Fellow, Penn State University, USA (lab of S J Benkovic) \\ __Fields of Scholarship__ [{AcadMemberFOScholarshipPlugin}] \\ __Honours and Awards__ * 2021 2022 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (for sequencing technologies) * 2021 2020 Millennium Technology Prize (for sequencing technologies) * 2021 Honorary Doctorate, The Chinese University of Hong Kong * 2018 Royal Medal (for sequencing) * 2018 Paul Ehrlich Award (Société de Chimie Thérapeutique) * 2017 Charlie Butcher Award, University of Colorado (for sequencing technologies) * 2017 ABRF Annual Award for Outstanding Contribution to Biomolecular Technologies (sequencing) * 2017 Knight Bachelor (Knighthood from the Queen; for sequencing) * 2016 Honorary Doctorate, Glasgow University * 2015 CRSI Medal of the Chemical Society of India * 2014 Heatley Medal and Prize of the Biochemical Society (for sequencing) * 2014 Honorary Doctorate University of Liverpool * 2013 Tetrahedron Prize for creativity in Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry * 2012 Elected member of EMBO * 2012 Elected Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) * 2011 Elected Fellow, Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) * 2010 BBSRC Innovator of the Year * 2009 Royal Society Mullard Award (for sequencing) * 2002 Corday-Morgan Medal and Prize of the Royal Society of Chemistry * 1998 Glaxo-Wellcome Award for Innovative Organic Chemistry \\ %%columns-900 %%coolborders-140-70 [{Image src='User/paper_content_pencil_48.png' width='48px' class='image_left'}] [Curriculum Vitae |User/Balasubramanian_Shankar/CV] %% ---- %%coolborders-140-70 [{Image src='User/book_48.png' class='image_left'}] [Publication list|User/Balasubramanian_Shankar/Publications] %% ---- %%coolborders-140-70 [{Image src='User/camera_noflash_48.png' width='48px' class='image_left'}] [Highlights of my work and anecdotes|User/Balasubramanian_Shankar/Highlight] %% ---- %%coolborders-140-70 [{Image src='User/database_48.png' class='image_left'}] [Other information|User/Balasubramanian_Shankar/OtherInformation] %% %% [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW edit sbalasubramanian}][{ALLOW upload sbalasubramanian}][{ALLOW comment All}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW edit sbalasubramanian}][{ALLOW upload sbalasubramanian}][{ALLOW comment All}]