Rex Malcolm Chaplin Dawson
Rex Malcolm Chaplin Dawson FRS | |
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| Born | 3 June 1924 |
| Died | 29 March 2021 (aged 96) |
| Education | Hinckley Grammar School |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Known for | Work on how phospholipids govern membrane biology |
| Spouses | Emily Elizabeth Hodder June Margaret Buschman (née Pepper) |
| Children | Hazel Anne John Rex |
| Awards | FRS |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Cardiff University University of Oxford Babraham Institute |
| Thesis | (1949) |
| Doctoral advisor | Derek Richter |
Rex Malcolm Chaplin Dawson FRS (1924–2021) was a British biochemist whose research was primarily dedicated to the study of phospholipids. His career was based at the Babraham Institute, Cambridge, starting in 1955, in the newly formed biochemistry department.
He served as honorary publications secretary for The Biochemical Society (1973–1980), and was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1981.