, ▁London . ▁His ▁uncle ▁was ▁a ▁chem ist , ▁who ▁encourag ed ▁Lamb ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁same ▁field . ▁Lamb ▁completed ▁his ▁B . Sc . ▁in ▁Bio chem istry ▁from ▁University ▁of ▁B irmingham ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁followed ▁by ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁V iro log y ▁from ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁His ▁doctor al ▁ad visor ▁was ▁Brian ▁Mah y ▁and ▁his ▁th esis ▁was ▁about ▁Send ai ▁virus ▁and ▁explained ▁how ▁the ▁virus ▁rep licates . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Right ▁after ▁comple ting ▁his ▁Ph . D ., ▁Lamb ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁joined ▁The ▁Rock ef eller ▁University , ▁New ▁York ▁for ▁a ▁post do ctor al ▁program ▁in ▁v iro log y . ▁At ▁The ▁Rock ef eller ▁University , ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁P urn ell ▁Ch opp in . ▁Lamb ▁was ▁appointed ▁assistant ▁professor ▁at ▁The ▁Rock ef eller ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁leaving ▁the ▁inst itute ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁he ▁joined ▁North western ▁University ▁as ▁an ▁associate ▁professor ▁where ▁he ▁established ▁the ▁Lamb ▁Labor atory . ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁awarded ▁Lamb ▁an ▁Sc . D . ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁North western ▁University ▁appointed ▁him ▁the ▁John ▁Evans ▁Professor ▁of ▁M ole cular ▁and ▁Cell ular ▁Bi ology . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Howard ▁Hugh es ▁Medical