Alun Davies (biologist)

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Alun Millward Davies FRS FRSE FLSW FMedSci (born 2 August 1955) is a Welsh biologist, Distinguished Research Professor, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, since 2004. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 'DAVIES, Prof. Alun Millward’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011 ; online edn, Nov 2011 accessed 14 Jan 2012
  2. "Prof Alun Davies - MB ChB, PhD, FRSE". School of Biosciences, Cardiff University. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009.