Adam S. G. Curtis

Adam Sebastian Genevieve Curtis (3 January 1934 8 August 2017) was a British cell biologist who researched cell adhesion and contact inhibition. He worked at the University of Glasgow from 1967 until he became a professor emeritus in 2004. He was president of the Society for Experimental Biology from 1993 to 1995 and an elected fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Royal Society of Biology.

Adam S. G. Curtis
Born3 January 1934
London
Died8 August 2017(2017-08-08) (aged 83)
Education
  • University of Cambridge
  • University of Edinburgh
SpouseAnn Curtis
Children2, including Penelope Curtis
Scientific career
Institutions
  • University College London
  • Glasgow University
ThesisSome biophysical studies of developmental processes (1957)
Doctoral advisorsC. H. Waddington, Geoffrey G. Selman
Notable studentsCheryll Tickle
Richard B. Gallagher
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