David Flavell
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David J. Flavell is a British academic research scientist who specializes in the development of antibody-based treatments for adults and children with various forms of leukaemia and lymphoma.
Early life
Born in Southport, Lancashire, in 1953, he obtained his bachelor's degree in applied Biology from Liverpool in 1975, and his Ph.D. in cancer immunology from Sheffield in 1978. He has held posts at the University of Sheffield (1975–78), Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (1978–79), The University of London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (1979–1983){{cite web|url=https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/node/40496|title=The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine|website=LSHTM|date=8 November 2024 }} and the University of Southampton Medical School (1984–2005).{{cite web |url=http://www.som.soton.ac.uk/about/staff/listing/profile.asp?djf2%2F |title=Staff Profile :: All staff listings - Our staff - Who we are - School of Medicine - University of Southampton |access-date=2019-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719143720/http://www.som.soton.ac.uk/about/staff/listing/profile.asp?djf2%2F |archive-date=2011-07-19 |url-status=dead }} He became a member of The Royal Society of Pathologists in 1997, and later a Fellow of the same Royal Society in 2004.{{cite web|url=https://www.rcpath.org/|title=Homepage|last=The Royal College of Pathologists|website=www.rcpath.org}}
Career
With his wife Sopsamorn and two other couples, Flavell started a children's leukaemia research charity, Leukaemia Busters.[https://leukaemiabusters.org.uk/about-us/our-history Our history]. Leukaemia Busters. Accessed May 2023.
His research is concerned with the development of the next generation of genetically engineered immunotoxins.Lombardi, A., Bursomanno, S., Lopardo, T., Traini, R., Colombatti, M., Ippoliti, R., Flavell, D.J., Flavell, S.U., Ceriotti, A. & Fabbrini, M.S. (2010) FASEB J. 24(1) 253-65Flavell D. J. Saporin Immunotoxins, Curr Top Microbiol Immunol, 234, 57-61 (1998)
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Category:British cancer researchers
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