Anthony Butterworth
Anthony Butterworth FRS was a British immunologist.
He worked for the Schistosomiasis Research Group at the University of Cambridge. His laboratory work was supplemented by field studies in sub-Saharan Africa, the Philippines, South America and the United States.
He was a former trustee of the international water and sanitation charity Pump Aid.
Professor Butterworth died on 2 March 2024.
Honours and awards
- 1990: King Faisal International Prize for Medicine
- 1990: Chalmers Medal of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- 1994: Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society