EXPERTS in the field of ageing and cancer from Newcastle University have been recognised.
Professor Louise Robinson, director of Newcastle University’s Institute for Ageing, has been awarded a Damehood.
She said: “I am overwhelmed and absolutely delighted to be recognised in this way for what, to me, has been not a job but a lifelong passion to improve the care of older people, especially those living with dementia."
Professor Herbie Newell, emeritus professor of cancer therapeutics and founding scientific director of the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, got a CBE.
He said: "This honour recognises the wonderful work of the charities that support our research, especially Cancer Research UK, the patients who have taken part in the clinical trials on the drugs I have helped to develop, and all the excellent colleagues in academia and industry I have had the privilege of working with over the years." He also paid tribute to the university's research teams.
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