Sir Frank George Young FRS[1] (25 March 1908 – 20 September 1988) was a distinguished biochemist, noted for his work on diabetes, Sir William Dunn Professor of Biochemistry at Cambridge University, and the first Master of Darwin College, Cambridge.
At the age of 34 he was awarded his first chair when appointed in 1942 as the Professor of Biochemistry at St Thomas's Hospital Medical School, University of London.
[1] At Cambridge, Young became a Fellow of Trinity Hall until in 1964 he was appointed as the first Master of the new Darwin College, a position he held until 1976.
Doctoral students of Young's during his tenure at Cambridge include Sir Philip Randle.
He also served on various government advisory bodies, including the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy (1957 - 1980), the Advisory Committee on the Irradiation of Food, the Royal Commission on Medical Education (1965 - 1968), the Council of the International Union of Biochemistry (1961 - 1972) and the Executive Board of the International Council of Scientific Unions (1970- 1974).