John Cornforth blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Sir John Cornforth (1917-2013) Shell Research Ltd Millstead Laboratory of Chemical Enzymology. In recognition of the pioneering work carried out here when he was co-director of the laboratory. Cornforth led a team that revealed the detailed chemistry of how enzymes work, and explained how cholesterol builds up in the body. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1975. Recorded plaque organisation: Royal Society of Chemistry.

Sir John Cornforth was a distinguished chemist who conducted pioneering research on enzyme chemistry and cholesterol synthesis at Shell Research Ltd's Millstead Laboratory, work which earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1975.