David J. Flavell is a British academic research scientist who specializes in the development of antibody-based treatments for adults and children with various forms of

leukaemia Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia; pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and produce high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or '' ...

and

lymphoma Lymphoma is a group of blood and lymph tumors that develop from lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell). The name typically refers to just the cancerous versions rather than all such tumours. Signs and symptoms may include enlarged lymph node ...

Early life

Born in

Southport, Lancashire Southport is a seaside resort, seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. It lies on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain, West Lancashire coastal plain and the east coast of the Irish Sea, approximately north of ...

, in 1953, he obtained his bachelor's degree in applied Biology from

Liverpool Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...

in 1975, and his Ph.D. in cancer immunology from Sheffield in 1978. He has held posts at the

University of Sheffield The University of Sheffield (informally Sheffield University or TUOS) is a public university, public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Its history traces back to the foundation of Sheffield Medical School in 1828, Fir ...

(1975–78),

Mahidol University Mahidol University is an autonomous university, autonomous public university, public research university in Thailand. The university was founded as part of Siriraj Hospital in 1888. It was first called the University of Medical Science in 1943, ...

, Bangkok, Thailand (1978–79), The University of London,

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is a public university, public research university in Bloomsbury, central London, and a constituent college, member institution of the University of London that specialises in public hea ...

(1979–1983) and the

University of Southampton The University of Southampton (abbreviated as ''Soton'' in post-nominal letters) is a public university, public research university in Southampton, England. Southampton is a founding member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universit ...

Medical School (1984–2005). He became a member of The Royal Society of Pathologists in 1997, and later a Fellow of the same Royal Society in 2004.

Career

With his wife Sopsamorn and two other couples, Flavell started a

children's leukaemia A child () is a human being between the stages of childbirth, birth and puberty, or between the Development of the human body, developmental period of infancy and puberty. The term may also refer to an unborn human being. In English-speaking ...

research charity, Leukaemia Busters.Our history
Leukaemia Busters. Accessed May 2023. His research is concerned with the development of the next generation of genetically engineered immunotoxins.Flavell D. J. Saporin Immunotoxins, Curr Top Microbiol Immunol, 234, 57-61 (1998)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Flavell, David Living people British cancer researchers 1953 births 20th-century British scientists 21st-century British scientists Scientists from Lancashire People from Southport Academics of the University of Sheffield David Flavell Academics of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Academics of the University of Southampton Fellows of the Royal College of Pathologists