Tony Minson
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| Born |
8 February 1944 Ilford, Essex, England, UK |
| Institutions |
University of Cambridge University of Birmingham Australian National University |
| Alma mater |
University of Birmingham (BSc) Australian National University (PhD) |
| Thesis | Studies of the biosynthesis of histidine in Neurospora crassa (1968) |
| Doctoral students | Tony Kouzarides |
| Notable awards | FMedSci (2002) |
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Anthony (Tony) Charles Minson, PhD, FMedSci (born 8 February 1944) is a British virologist known for his work on the biology of herpesviruses, and a university administrator. He was the Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 2003 to 2009. As of 2013, he is professor of virology at the university's Department of Pathology and an emeritus fellow of Wolfson College.
Born in Ilford, Essex, Minson was educated at Ilford High School and went on to study microbiology from the University of Birmingham in 1965. His postgraduate work was at the Research School of Biological Sciences of Australian National University, researching fungal genetics with E. H. Creaser. He gained his PhD in 1968 for work on the biosynthesis of histidine in Neurospora crassa.
By the early 1970s, Minson had returned to the University of Birmingham. In 1976, he took up a position as Senior Research Associate at the University of Cambridge. In the mid-1980s, he became head of the Division of Virology and, in 1991, was appointed professor of virology in the Department of Pathology. He is a fellow of Wolfson College.
Since moving to Cambridge, Minson's research has focused on animal viruses, particularly those of the herpesvirus family, including herpes simplex virus (HSV) and human cytomegalovirus. These large and complex enveloped DNA viruses commonly infect humans, causing a lifelong latent infection. Conditions associated with HSV include cold sores and genital herpes, and both HSV and cytomegalovirus can be life-threatening in people who are immunodeficient. Much of Minson's research has investigated herpesvirus replication and life cycle, and viral pathogenesis and the immune response. His work has contributed to understanding the processes by which HSV fuses with the cell membrane and acquires its envelope. As of 2013, his research focuses on herpesvirus entry, in particular how the viral membrane proteins cooperate to induce fusion, as well as assembly, in particular of the viral membrane proteins.
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