Alan James Munro is a British immunologist and entrepreneur. His BA & PhD are from the University of Cambridge. His early posts were in the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge & the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge. Munro joined the Immunology Division of the Department of Pathology (University of Cambridge) in 1971, and later became its head. Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The University of Cambridge (often called Cambridge University, or just Cambridge), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Current MRC logo The Medical Research Council (MRC) is a UK organisation dedicated to promot[ing] the balanced development of medical and related biological research in the UK. // Organisation The MRC is one of eight Research Councils and is answerable to, although politically independent from, the Office of Science and... MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge EXTERNAL LINKS www. ...

Munro left the university in 1989 to co-found the highly successful Cambridge-based biotechnology company Immunology Ltd, later renamed Cantab Pharmaceuticals plc (now part of Xenova Group plc), specialising in therapeutic vaccines and immunotherapy. He was also Chairman of Lorantis Ltd, another Cambridge-based immunology company. Map of the Cambridgeshire area (1904) The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ... The structure of insulin Biotechnology is a technology based on biology, especially when used in agriculture, food science, and medicine. ...

He was Master of Christ's College, Cambridge 1995–2002. Full name Christs College Motto Souvent me Souvient I Often Remember Named after Christ Previous names Gods-house (1437), Christs College (1505) Established 1505 Sister College(s) Wadham College Master Prof. ...

As of 2006, Munro is an advisor to Cancer Research UK, and holds non-executive directorships of Blackwell Publishing Ltd & Paradigm Therapeutics. Cancer Research UK is a cancer research and awareness-promotion group in the United Kingdom, formed in 2002 by the merger of the Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. ... Blackwell Publishing was formed in 2001 from two Oxford-based academic publishing companies, Blackwell Science and Blackwell Publishers and is the worlds leading society publisher, partnering with 665 academic and professional societies. ...

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• Blackwell Publishing Board of Directors
• Cambridge Therapeutic Antibody Links
• Cancer Research UK Scientific Advisory Board
• Christ's College
• Paradigm Theraputics Management