Leszek Borysiewicz
Leszek Borysiewicz | |
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Borysiewicz in 2008 | |
| 345th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge | |
| In office 1 October 2010 – 1 October 2017 | |
| Chancellor | |
| Preceded by | Dame Alison Richard |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Toope |
| Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council | |
| In office 1 October 2007 – 30 September 2010 | |
| Minister | |
| Preceded by | Colin Blakemore |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Savill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leszek Krzysztof Borysiewicz 13 April 1951 Cardiff, Wales |
| Education | Cardiff University School of Medicine (MB BCh) Imperial College London (PhD) |
| Occupation | Immunologist and academic |
| Awards | Knight Bachelor GBE |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Cell mediated immunity to human cytomegalovirus infection (cytotoxic T cell and natural killer cell mediated lysis of human cytomegalovirus infected cells) (1986) |
| Doctoral advisor | J. G. P. Sissons Keith Peters |
Sir Leszek Krzysztof Borysiewicz (born 13 April 1951) is a British professor, immunologist and scientific administrator. He served as the 345th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, his term of office (a maximum of seven years) started on 1 October 2010 and ended on 1 October 2017. Borysiewicz also served as chief executive of the Medical Research Council of the UK from 2007-2010 and was the chairman of Cancer Research UK from 2016 to 2023.