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Azim Surani

Developmental biologist
Person human Q793786

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
1945
Place of birth
Kisumu
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, Kenya[4][5]
Occupation
university teacher
Employer
University of Cambridge[6]
Educated at
University of Plymouth, University of Strathclyde, University of Cambridge[7][8][9]
Award received
Rosenstiel Award, Fellow of the Royal Society, William Bate Hardy Prize, Canada Gairdner International Award, Royal Medal, Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Gabor Medal, Mendel Medal, Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Official website
www.gurdon.cam.ac.uk[29]
Doctoral advisor
Robert Edwards[10]
Doctoral student
Kat Arney, Anastasiya Sybirna[25][26]
Family name
Surani[27]
Given name
Azim[28]
Member of
Academia Europaea, Royal Society[22][23]
Student
Anne Ferguson-Smith[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Azim Surani en M. Azim Surani en MA Surani en M. A. H. Surani ar عزيم سوراني da M. Azim Surani da MA Surani de M. Azim Surani de MA Surani es MA Surani es M. Azim Surani fr MA Surani fr M. Azim Surani id MA Surani id M. Azim Surani it MA Surani it M. Azim Surani ja アジム・スラーニ nl MA Surani nl M. Azim Surani
🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
0000000049655084, 0000000124421350
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8640-4318
VIAF cluster ID
59237906
Library of Congress authority ID
nr91009897
AE member ID
Surani_Azim
BIBSYS ID
98028755
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13493718v
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11317332
EMBO member ID
m-azim-surani
Fellow of the Royal Society ID
12370
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120lqc2_
IdRef ID
050307630
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KBR person ID
14021766
NUKAT ID
n2013185702
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007442687905171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
079973442
Scopus author ID
55665446900
Who's Who UK ID
U255932
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJx8FqtYCtDVvwMTHdPYT3
Yale LUX ID
person/d2c4d428-d232-4d66-a19b-c9129204972d

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🔗 Connections
Award received 9
Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Medal, Canada Gairdner International Award, Gabor Medal, Rosenstiel Award, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, Mendel Medal +1 more
Affiliated with 3
University of Cambridge, Wellcome Trust, Gurdon Institute
Educated at 3
University of Cambridge, University of Strathclyde, University of Plymouth
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, Kenya
Member of 2
Royal Society, Academia Europaea
Author of 1
Stella modulates transcriptional and endogenous retrovirus programs during maternal-to-zygotic transition
Doctoral advisor 1
Robert Edwards
Doctoral advisors 1
Robert Edwards
Employer 1
University of Cambridge
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
university teacher
Place of birth 1
Kisumu
Sex or gender 1
male
Student 1
Anne Ferguson-Smith
Students 1
Anne Ferguson-Smith
← Authored by 1
Stella modulates transcriptional and endogenous retrovirus programs during maternal-to-zygotic transition
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Azim Surani was born on January 1, 1945, in Kisumu. He holds citizenship of the United Kingdom and Kenya.

FAQs

Where was Azim Surani born?

Azim Surani's place of birth was Kisumu[2].

What did Azim Surani do for work?

Azim Surani worked as a university teacher[3].

Where did Azim Surani go to school?

Azim Surani was educated at University of Plymouth[7], University of Strathclyde[8], and University of Cambridge[9].

What awards did Azim Surani receive?

Honors received include Rosenstiel Award[12], Fellow of the Royal Society[13], William Bate Hardy Prize[14], and Canada Gairdner International Award[15].

Related Entities

Gurdon Institute Kenya Kisumu Robert Edwards United Kingdom University of Plymouth

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  2. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . brandeis.edu. brandeis.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . royalsociety.org. royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . acmedsci.ac.uk. Retrieved . acmedsci.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . royalsociety.org. royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . genetics.org.uk. genetics.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . kyotoprize.org. Retrieved . kyotoprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . ae-info.org. ae-info.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . royalsociety.org. royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Rosenstiel Award, Fellow of the Royal Society, William Bate Hardy Prize +7
    "/* wbsetreference-set:2| */ Doctoral student: Anastasiya Sybirna, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P4536]]"
  2. 25w ago · Mvolz · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Educated at → University of Plymouth, University of Strathclyde, University of Cambridge
    Family name → Surani
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