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Dame Anne Laura Dorinthea McLaren, DBE, FRS, FRCOG (26 April 1927 – 7 July 2007) [ 1] was a British scientist who was a leading figure in developmental biology. [ 2] She paved the way for women in science and her work helped lead to human in vitro fertilisation (IVF). [ 3] She left an enduring legacy marked by her research and ethical ...
6 days ago · Dame Anne McLaren (born April 26, 1927, London, Eng.—died July 7, 2007, near London) was an English geneticist who pioneered fundamental advances in mammalian genetics and embryology that contributed to a greater understanding of reproductive biology and paved the way for advances in in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments.
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Mar 1, 2023 · When Anne retired as director of the unit in 1992, it closed—as is the custom with MRC units. She was philosophical about this development, saying that subjects move on. In 1974 there had been very little research on mammalian development going on elsewhere, other than Oxford and Cambridge—at that time she and her colleagues were pioneers.
the director of the newly established MRC ... they become extinct. McLaren held many prominent offices. ... Anne McLaren (1927–2007)
- Azim Surani, Jim Smith
- 2007
McLaren then returned to London, as director of the Medical Research Council’s mammalian development unit. She was elected to the Royal Society in 1975 and became its first female foreign ...
Jun 23, 2010 · Published: 2010-06-23. Anne Laura Dorinthea McLaren was a developmental biologist known for her work with embryology in the twentieth century. McLaren was the first researcher to grow mouse embryos outside of the womb. She experimented by culturing mouse eggs and successfully developing them into embryos, leading to advancements with in vitro ...
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Jul 27, 2007 · This had been a celebratory year for Anne McLaren. In April, her 80th birthday was marked in Cambridge, UK by a special symposium in her honor on germ cells and stem cells, two subjects very close to her heart and the main themes of her research endeavors throughout her career. Many of her colleagues and friends from all over the world gathered to participate in lively scientific sessions ...
