9 9 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁John ▁Evans ▁Professor ▁of ▁M ole cular ▁and ▁Cell ular ▁Bi ology ▁at ▁North western ▁University . ▁ ▁Lamb ' s ▁research ▁has ▁been ▁focused ▁on ▁influen za ▁and ▁param y x ov ir uses . ▁His ▁work ▁on ▁mechanism ▁of ▁action ▁of ▁vir al ▁prote ins ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁significant ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁v iro log y . ▁His ▁research ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁new ▁v acc ines ▁and ▁medic ines . ▁Lamb ▁has ▁also ▁done ▁considerable ▁research ▁on ▁how ▁cells ▁work . ▁ ▁For ▁his ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁v iro log y , ▁Lamb ▁has ▁won ▁several ▁awards . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Wal lace ▁P . ▁R owe ▁Award ▁for ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁V iro log y ▁Research . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁B irmingham ▁awarded ▁him ▁an ▁Sc . D . ▁hon aris ▁causa . ▁He ▁also ▁won ▁consecutive ▁M ER IT ▁awards ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Instit utes ▁of ▁Health ▁ 1 9 8 7 - 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 - 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Lamb ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁in ▁Mus well ▁Hill