Miles Weatherall
Miles Weatherall | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1920 |
| Died | 2007 (age 86–87) |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Pharmacologist |
| Employer | London Hospital Medical College |
Professor Miles Weatherall (1920-2007) was a British pharmacologist.
He studied medicine at Oriel College, qualifying in 1943.[1]
He was Professor of Pharmacology at London Hospital Medical College, University of London (1958 to 1966), and subsequently Professor Emeritus; Head of Therapeutics Research Division and a director of the Wellcome Research Laboratories, from 1967 to 1975.[2]
He also served as a Medicines Commissioner from 1979 to 1981,[2] as editor of the British Journal of Pharmacology,[3] and was a contributor to New Scientist.[4] and to The Oxford Illustrated Companion to Medicine.[5]
He was married to the former Josephine Ogston, who collaborated with him, and also conducted research on fetal physiology, medical statistics and health services research, becoming a founding member and project leader for international initiatives.[6] They had three children.[1]
Works
- Hanley, T.; Udall, V.; Weatherall, M. (197). "An industrial view of current practice in predicting drug toxicity". British Medical Bulletin. 26 (3): 203–207. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.bmb.a070783. PMID 4924386.
References
- ^ a b Waters, Estlin (16 June 2007). "Miles Weatherall". BMJ: British Medical Journal. 334 (7606): 1278.1–1278. doi:10.1136/bmj.39241.578160.BE. ISSN 0959-8138. PMC 1892486.
- ^ a b No label or title -- debug: Q29581528, Wikidata Q29581528
- ^ "Wellcome Library Western Manuscripts and Archives catalogue". Wellcome Library .
- ^ Weatherall, Miles (19 July 1962). "A Scientific Approach to University Teaching". New Scientist (296): 149–151.
- ^ Lock, Stephen; Last, John M.; Dunea, George (2001). The Oxford Illustrated Companion to Medicine. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-262950-0.
- ^ Mugford, Miranda; Macfarlane, Alison (16 June 2007). "Josephine Alice Coreen Weatherall (nee Ogston)". BMJ: British Medical Journal. 334 (7606): 1278. doi:10.1136/bmj.39241.530116.BE. ISSN 0959-8138. PMC 1892452.
External links
- Miles Weatherall on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website
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