Peter Lachmann
Peter Lachmann | |
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| Born | 23 December 1931 |
| Died | 26 December 2020 (aged 89) |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
| Thesis | The immunological properties of cell nuclei, with special reference to the serological aspects and patho-genesis of systemic Lupus Erythematosus (1962) |
| Doctoral advisors | Robin Coombs and Henry Kunkel |
| Doctoral students | Mark Walport |
Sir Peter Julius Lachmann FRS FMedSci (23 December 1931 – 26 December 2020) was a British immunologist, specialising in the study of the complement system. He was emeritus Sheila Joan Smith Professor of Immunology at the University of Cambridge, a fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge and honorary fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge and of Imperial College. He was knighted for service to medical science in 2002.