Sir Philip Cohen, a Dundee Egyetem (Skócia) professzorának díszdoktori avatása a Debreceni Egyetemen 2004. november 27.
Philip Cohen was born in Edgeware, Middlesex in 1945. He obtained a BSc in Biochemistry in 1966, and a PhD in Biochemistry in 1969. From 1969 -1971 he was a NATO Postdoctoral Fellow of the Science Research Council at the University of Washington, Seattle. Philip Cohen was appointed to a Lectureship in Dundee in 1971, being promoted to a readership in 1977 and to a Professorship in 1981. From 1975-78 he held a Special Research Fellowship from the Wellcome Trust and from 1979-1984 he was employed by the Medical Research Council. In 1984 he became one of the 18 Royal Society Researchers, a position that he holds today. He is also Director of the Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation Unit and Director of the Wellcome Trust Building at the University of Dundee. During his 34 years in Dundee, The University of Dundee has become home to one of the UK’s most exciting biomedical clusters and has one of the largest life science and research communities of the UK. Professor Philip Cohen received many awards and in 1998 he was awarded a knighthood in the Queen's birthday honours list. Professor Sir Philip Cohen has published over 400 peer reviewed research papers, and given over 200 lectures at national and international scientific meetings. Professor Cohen is among most-cited scientist in the field of Biology & Biochemistry.