A Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Professor Terry John Hamblin‚ who passed away on Sunday 8th January 2012‚ will take place at Lansdowne Baptist Church‚ Bournemouth‚ at 1.30pm on Tuesday 24th January. All are most welcome to attend. The service will also be streamed live across the internet at: http://www.lansdownebaptistchurch.org.uk/live/
Professor Martin Glennie, Director of Cancer Sciences at the University of Southampton and long-standing colleague of Professor Hamblin, comments: “Professor Hamblin was one of the founder scientists who helped establish Southampton and Bournemouth as centres of excellence for cancer research back in the early 70’s. He was a leader in characterising different types of lymphoid cancers, identifying new drug-targets, and pioneering the development of antibody and vaccine-based drugs. His research and insight were world renowned, including showing that leukaemia patients must be treated and managed individually, with some needing aggressive intervention and others thriving under a ‘wait and see’ schedule. Professor Hamblin was one of our brightest scientists and his insights and enthusiasm will be sadly missed by all who knew him.”