Gabrielle
Persley awarded a CABI Bioscience UK fellowship
Dr Gabrielle
Persley was awarded a CABI Bioscience
fellowship at a ceremony at the House of Lords in London on Thursday 25th
July 2002. The fellowship
recognises Dr Persley’s outstanding contribution to the biotechnology
debate and the support of science in international development.
Dr Persley
was inaugurated along with three other outstanding scientists of
international standing. Guests from the government, scientific and commercial
worlds attended the inauguration ceremony, which was hosted by Lord Soulsby
of Swaffham Prior, with citations read by John Humphrys of BBC’s Radio 4
Today Programme.
CABI Bioscience
UK Director, Dr David Dent, said “We are delighted to welcome Dr Persley
to CABI Bioscience UK and we look
forward to continuing our long and fruitful relationship.”
The
Doyle Foundation 