Background
Sumner, Adrian Thomas was born on October 10, 1940 in Coventry, England. Son of Thomas Calvert and Winifred (Black) Sumner.
Sumner, Adrian Thomas was born on October 10, 1940 in Coventry, England. Son of Thomas Calvert and Winifred (Black) Sumner.
Bachelor, Oxford University, 1962. Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford University, 1966.
Demonstrator in zoology University Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, 1965-1969. Science staff Medical Research Council Human Genetics Unit, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1969-1995. Independent consultant, since 1995.
Visiting professor human genetics university of Guelph. D'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy, since 1990. Chairman Standing Committee of the International Chromosome Conferences, since 1995.
Fellow: Royal Microscopical Society. Member Conchological Society Great Britain and Ireland, Genetical Society, British Society for Cell Biology, Biological X-ray Microanalysis Group (treasurer since 1989), Society Freelance Editors and Proofreaders (committee member, conference coordinator since 1999), Society Indexers.
Married Barbara Elizabeth Howard Charke, July 18, 1964. Children: Victoria Katharine Howard, Charles Edward Dunstan, Phyllida Claire Charke.