Tomas Lindahl

Author: Leandro Alegsa Creation date: November 14, 2022

Tomas Robert Lindahl FRS FMedSci (born 28 January 1938) is a Swedish scientist specialising in cancer research. In 2015, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with American chemist Paul Modrich and Turkish chemist Aziz Sancar for mechanistic studies of DNA repair.

Lindahl was professor of medical chemistry at the University of Gothenburg 1978-82. He moved to England and joined the Imperial Cancer Research Fund (now Cancer Research UK) as a researcher in 1981. From 1986 he was the first Director of Cancer Research UK's Clare Hall research institute in Hertfordshire. Since 2015 this has been part of the Francis Crick Institute.

When the Royal Society elected him as a Fellow, his achievements were extraordinary (though rather technical):

Questions and Answers

Q: Who is Tomas Robert Lindahl?

A: Tomas Robert Lindahl is a Swedish scientist who specializes in cancer research.

Q: What did Lindahl win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for?

A: Lindahl won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2015 for his mechanistic studies of DNA repair, which he conducted alongside American chemist Paul Modrich and Turkish chemist Aziz Sancar.

Q: Where did Lindahl work as a professor of medical chemistry?

A: Lindahl worked as a professor of medical chemistry at the University of Gothenburg from 1978-1982.

Q: When did Lindahl start working at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund (now Cancer Research UK)?

A: Lindahl started working at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund in 1981 as a researcher.

Q: What was Lindahl's role at Cancer Research UK's Clare Hall research institute in Hertfordshire?

A: Lindahl was the first Director of Cancer Research UK's Clare Hall research institute in Hertfordshire, a role he held from 1986 until the institute became part of the Francis Crick Institute in 2015.

Q: What organization elected Lindahl as a Fellow?

A: The Royal Society elected Lindahl as a Fellow.

Q: What were Lindahl's achievements that the Royal Society deemed extraordinary?

A: While rather technical, Lindahl's achievements in the field of DNA repair were deemed extraordinary by the Royal Society.