Veronica van Heyningen (née Daniel; born 12 November 1946,[6] Békéscsaba, Hungary[8]) is an English geneticist who specialises in the etiology of anophthalmia as an honorary professor at University College London (UCL).
Veronica van Heyningen has commented that these experiences made her and her sister "very aware that education is life's major portable asset".
[8] With Bodmer, van Heyningen worked on early gene mapping studies using somatic cell hybrids.
In June 1977, after the fellowship ended, she joined the MRC Clinical and Population Cytogenetics Unit (CAPCU).
In 1992, Van Heyningen received funding as part of the International Research Scholar program of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI).
She is an honorary (non-teaching) professor at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, associated with University College London and the Moorfields Eye Hospital.
[21][8] Van Heyningen has received many awards in recognition of her work, including being appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to science in the 2010 Birthday Honours.
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