Background
Lane, Richard Paul was born on May 16, 1951 in Hampton, Middlesex, England. Son of Alfred George and Patricia Ann (Trotter) Lane.
Lane, Richard Paul was born on May 16, 1951 in Hampton, Middlesex, England. Son of Alfred George and Patricia Ann (Trotter) Lane.
Bachelor of Science, Imperial College, London, 1974; Diploma, Imperial College, London, 1979; Doctor of Philosophy, Imperial College, London, 1979.
Head medical insects section, British Museum, London, 1983-1985;
senior lecturer, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 1985-1992;
head entomology department, Natural History Museum, London, since 1992. Consultant World Health Organization, Africa, Asia, South American, since 1986, expert panel on parasitic diseases, Geneva, since 1988. Panel member Wellcome Trust, London, since 1986.
Trustee BIOSIS, Philadelphia, since 1993.
Fellow Royal Entomological Society (president 1994-1996), Royal Society Tropical Medicine (county member 1985-1989). Member British Society of Parasitology.
Married Maureen Anne Grogan, June 24, 1972. Children: Lucy Alexandria, Roland James, Nicholas Piers.