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Peter J. Ratcliffe

Medicine

Sir Peter John Ratcliffe (born 14 May 1954) is a British physician-scientist trained as a nephrologist, Clinical Research Director at the Francis Crick Institute and former Nuffield Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Oxford. He shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with William Kaelin Jr. and Gregg L. Semenza for contributions to understanding how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability.

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1954 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1954-05-14 1
Nationality
United Kingdom 2
Birthplace
Morecambe, United Kingdom 2
Field
Field (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Medicine 1
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Additional Source Gregg L. Semenza (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine co-laureates
Additional Source Gregg L. Semenza (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine co-laureates

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Medicine, Disciplines
Additional Source Peter J. Ratcliffe (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1. Peter J. Ratcliffe (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Sir Peter John Ratcliffe (born 14 May 1954) is a British physician-scientist who is trained as a nephrologist.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    Peter John Ratcliffe (1954-05-14) 14 May 1954 (age 72) Morecambe, England
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    Peter John Ratcliffe (1954-05-14) 14 May 1954 (age 72) Morecambe, England
  • Wikipedia 'Peter J. Ratcliffe': stated occupation/field in article intro, checked 2026-09-27
  • Works In: Medicine, Lead section, 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
    He shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with William Kaelin Jr. and Gregg L. Semenza.
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2. Peter J. Ratcliffe (Wikidata)
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United Kingdom
    Q145
  • P19 (place of birth): Morecambe, United Kingdom
    Q985279
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Gregg L. Semenza (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Associated With: William G. Kaelin Jr., Lead section, 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine co-laureates
    He shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability" with William Kaelin Jr. and Peter J. Ratcliffe.
  • Associated With: Gregg L. Semenza, Lead section, 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine co-laureates
    He shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability" with William Kaelin Jr. and Peter J. Ratcliffe.
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