Lord Cohen Medal Explained

The Lord Cohen Medal is a British medical award honouring individuals who "have made a considerable contribution to ageing research, either through original discoveries or in the promotion of the subject of gerontology in its broadest aspect". It is the highest award for services to gerontology in the United Kingdom and is named after British physician Henry Cohen.

The medal is awarded by the British Society for Research on Ageing^[1] on a sporadic basis.

Recipients

• 2024 Cynthia Kenyon, Calico (company)^[2]
• 2023 Lynne Cox (scientist), University of Oxford ^[3]
• 2017, Newcastle University ^[4]
• 2016, University of Brighton ^[5]
• 2015 Richard Aspinall, Coventry University^[6]
• 2014, University of Liverpool^[7]
• 2013 Janet Mary Lord, University of Birmingham^[8]
• 2011 Suresh I. S. Rattan, Aarhus University, Denmark^[9]
• 2008 Arlan G. Richardson, Barshop Institute, University of Texas^[10]
• 2007 Raymond Tallis, University of Manchester^[11]
• 2006 Tom Kirkwood, Newcastle University^[12]
• 2004 Linda Partridge, University College, London^[13]
• 1999 Leonard Hayflick, University of California, San Francisco^[14]
• 1987 Robin Holliday, National Institute of Medical Research^[15]
• 1984 Arthur Norman Exton-Smith, University College Hospital, London^[16]
• 1980, Leeds University^[17]

See also

• List of medicine awards

References

External links

• British Society for Research on Ageing - Lord Cohen Medal

Notes and References

1. [British Society for Research on Ageing (BSRA)]
2. Web site: Cynthia Kenyon Awarded the 2024 Lord Cohen of Birkenhead Medal by the British Society of Ageing Research.publisher= BSRA. 6 September 2024.
3. Web site: BSRA . bsra.org.uk . BSRA . 10 March 2024.
4. Web site: Professor Thomas von Zglinicki awarded Lord Cohen of Birkenhead Medal at BSRA 2017 ASM.. BSRA. 12 December 2017.
5. Web site: Richard Faragher. British Society for Research on Ageing. 7 November 2016.
6. Web site: Richard Aspinall. 2021-06-28. Coventry University. en.
7. Web site: UK’s highest award for ageing research for Liverpool scientist. University of Liverpool. 12 December 2014.
8. Web site: Janet M. Lord . 2022-12-31 . The Conversation . en.
9. Web site: Suresh Rattan awarded the Lord Cohen Medal in gerontology. 12 December 2014.
10. Web site: Arlan Richardson, PhD. Reynolds Oklahoma Center of Ageing. 12 December 2014.
11. Web site: Professor Raymond Tallis. 12 December 2014.
12. Web site: Press Kit. AXA Research Fund. 12 December 2014.
13. Web site: Linda PARTRIDGE Biography. Debretts. 12 December 2014.
14. Web site: Leonard Hayflick-Summary Biography (June, 2007). University of California. 12 December 2014.
15. Web site: Obituaries: Robin Holliday. Australian Academy of Science. 12 December 2014.
16. Web site: Munks Roll - Arthur Norman Exton-Smith. Royal College of Physicians. 12 December 2014.
17. Web site: The Lord Cohen Medal for Services to Gerontology. British Geriatrics Society. 12 December 2014.