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Sir Ian Wilmut (1944–2023) was a British embryologist and inventor. Born in Hampton Lucy, he was educated at the University of Nottingham and the University of Cambridge. His professional work focused on genetics, embryology, and genetic engineering. He was employed by the University of Edinburgh and The Roslin Institute, and resided in Edinburgh. Wilmut is notably recognized for his work on Dolly the Sheep.
Wilmut received several honors, including the Ernst Schering Prize, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the National Academy of Sciences, and the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. He was also a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. Wilmut died in 2023 from Parkinson's disease, a condition he had previously been diagnosed with. He also had color blindness.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1944-07-07 ) 7 July 1944, Hampton Lucy , Warwickshire, England
- Died
- 10 September 2023 (2023-09-10) (aged 79)
- Education
- University of Nottingham ( BSc ) Darwin College, Cambridge (PhD)
- Known for
- Cloning Dolly the sheep
- Awards
- OBE (1999) Ernst Schering Prize (2002) Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (2005) Shaw Prize in Life science and medicine (2008) Knight Bachelor (2008)
- Fields
- Embryologist
- Institutions
- Roslin Institute University of Edinburgh
- Thesis
- The preservation of boar semen (1971)
- Doctoral advisor
- Christopher Polge
- Website
- crm .ed .ac .uk /research /group /redirecting-cell-fate
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ian
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Hampton Lucy
- Occupation
- inventor
- Educated at
- University of Cambridge
- Employer
- The Roslin Institute
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Dolly the Sheep
- Field of work
- genetic engineering
- Residence
- Edinburgh
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- date of birth
- 1944-07-07
- date of death
- 2023-09-10
- name in native language
- Ian Wilmut
- honorific prefix
- Sir
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- Parkinson's disease
- medical condition
- color blindness
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Ian Wilmut (7 July 1944 – 10 September 2023) was an English embryologist and the chair of the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He was the leader of the research group that in 1996 first cloned a mammal from an adult somatic cell, a Finnish Dorset lamb named Dolly.
Wilmut was appointed OBE in 1999 for services to embryo development and knighted in the 2008 New Year Honours. He, Keith Campbell and Shinya Yamanaka jointly received the 2008 Shaw Prize for Medicine and Life Sciences for their work on cell differentiation in mammals.
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