Dr David J Flavell BSc PhD FRCPath

Appointed 2014. Dr David Flavell is Emeritus Fellow in Cancer Sciences at the University of Southampton and has been a cancer research scientist for almost 50 years. He is also one of the founding members of Leukaemia Busters. David obtained his BSc in applied biology from Liverpool John Moores University in 1975 and then trained as a cancer immunologist obtaining his PhD from the University of Sheffield in 1978. His scientific interests and skills are centred on the development of antibody-based treatments for leukaemia and other blood-related cancers.

David has published numerous scientific papers in international scientific and medical journals detailing a lifetime of cancer research. He is a Fellow of The Royal College of Pathologists and was conferred the title of Honorary Fellow of the Liverpool John Moores University in 2013 in recognition of his contribution to cancer research.

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