Hugh Davson
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Hugh Davson was a 20th century English physiologist who worked on membrane transport and ocular fluids.
He attended University College School
. He later studied at University College London
and took a variety of research posts at institutes such as UCL, and Canada
's Dalhousie University
. With James Danielli
he proposed a model for cell membrane structure which became known as the Davson-Danielli
or "protein sandwich" model.
In 1931 he married the society portrait painter Marjorie Heath with whom he had one daughter.
He attended University College School
University College School
University College School, generally known as UCS, is an Independent school charity situated in Hampstead, north west London, England. The school was founded in 1830 by University College London and inherited many of that institution's progressive and secular views...
. He later studied at University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
and took a variety of research posts at institutes such as UCL, and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University is a public research university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The university comprises eleven faculties including Schulich School of Law and Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine. It also includes the faculties of architecture, planning and engineering located at...
. With James Danielli
James Danielli
James Frederic Danielli was an English biologist.He was famous for research on the structure and the permeability of cell membranes, developing a physical-chemical model in collaboration with the physiologist Hugh Davson. This became known as the Davson-Danielli or "protein sandwich" model...
he proposed a model for cell membrane structure which became known as the Davson-Danielli
Davson-Danielli model
In 1935, Hugh Davson and James Danielli proposed a model of the cell membrane in which the phospholipid bilayer lay between two layers of globular protein...
or "protein sandwich" model.
In 1931 he married the society portrait painter Marjorie Heath with whom he had one daughter.