Philip Cohen, the MRC Unit's Director, recently had two surprise celebrations for his 60th Birthday in July, one in Colorado, USA and the other in Dundee.

The Colorado celebrations occurred when Philip was attended the FASEB Meeting on Protein Kinases in Snowmass, and the organisers secretly organised a birthday party.

In Dundee, Philip was again taken by surprise when Unit staff and students arranged a party for him. Among the gifts Philip received was a portrait drawn by a member of the Unit, two bottles of Special Edition Edradour whiskey, and a birthday cake depicting a few of his hobbies.