Tessa holyoake biography examples

Hundreds of people gathered in the University Chapel on 8 September to pay tribute to the life and work of Professor Tessa Holyoake.

Professor Holyoake, a world-renowned expert in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) and one of the most exceptional scientists and clinicians of her generation, died peacefully on 30 August, aged

Professor Holyoake was the Professor of Experimental Haematology in the Institute of Cancer Sciences at the University of Glasgow and Director of the Paul O'Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre.

She is remembered for her world-leading contributions to CML, and as an inspiration and friend by colleagues and patients alike.

Born in in Aberdeen, she was educated at Albyn school and later went on to study medicine at the University of Glasgow before embarking on a research career in Glasgow and then Vancouver, where she lived for two years with her husband Andy.

One of the most outstanding clinician scientists in the field of Experimental Haematolo