Anthony Hollander (born 4 February 1964) has worked at the University of Liverpool since June 2014, starting out as the Head of the Institute of Integrative Biology, he was then appointed as the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research & Impact in August 2017.
A post he still occupies as well as being the Professor of Stem Cell Biology at the university and the Chair of the N8 Research Partnership Strategic Executive Group.
Having gone on to pioneer stem cell therapies for diseases of the cartilage, he now says that he owes his career to Miss Baxter: "If her letter had shown any hint of ridicule or disbelief I might perhaps never have trained to become a medical scientist or been driven to achieve the impossible dream, and really make a difference to a human being's life.
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