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Hugh John Forster Cairns FRS (21 November 1922 – 12 November 2018) was a British physician and molecular biologist who made significant contributions to molecular genetics, cancer research, and public health.
Jan 31, 2019 · Cairns produced one of the most famous images in biology (pictured below), from which he coined the term ‘replication fork’ for the Y-shaped junctions viewed in this partially replicated...
- Leona D. Samson
- lsamson@mit.edu
- 2019
John Cairns, physician and molecular biologist, received his degree in medicine from Oxford University in 1946. Cairns worked as a virologist at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne, at the Virus Research Institute in Entrebbe, Uganda and at the Curtain School of Medical Research in Canberra.
Oct 6, 2016 · Double amputee and motivational speaker John Cairns is set to receive the 2016 Peter Soumalias Unsung Hero award at the Canada’s Walk of Fame celebration on Thursday.
Cairns research at Mill Hill focused on DNA mutagenic agents and the role of certain chemical in cancer production. His research on E. coli demonstrated that there is a system to repair DNA mutations.
It is with mixed emotions that we announce the retirement of Dr. John Cairns on March 1st, 2018. Dr. Cairns is a Professor of Medicine in the UBC Division of Cardiology.
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He is one of the authors of The Molecular Biology of the Cell, a major textbook in the field. He served two-six years terms as a president of National Academy of Science (1993-2005). During his administration at NAS, he was involved in developing the landmark of National Science Education standards.
