Karen Vousden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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British medical researcher
Date of Birth: 19-Jul-1957
Place of Birth: Gravesend, England, United Kingdom
Profession: biologist
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Karen Vousden
- Professor Karen Heather Vousden, CBE, FRS, FRSE, FMedSci (born 19 July 1957) is a British medical researcher.
- She is known for her work on the tumour suppressor protein, p53, and in particular her discovery of the important regulatory role of Mdm2, an attractive target for anti-cancer agents.
- From 2003 to 2016, she was the director of the Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute in Glasgow, UK, moving back to London in 2016 to take up the role of Chief Scientist at CRUK and Group Leader at the Francis Crick Institute.
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