John Freeman Loutit
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John Freeman Loutit CBE
FRS FRCP Also known as 'Ian'. (19 February 1910 - 11 June 1992) was an Australian haematologist and radiobiologist
.
He was born in Western Australia, the son of a locomotive engineer.
He contributed significantly to the development of improved techniques for the storage and transfusion of blood during the Second World War. After the war he became a leading researcher in the then novel field of radiobiology
. He established and ran the Medical Research Council
's Radiobiology Unit at Harwell from 1947 to 1969. He gave the 1969 Bradshaw Lecture
to the Royal College of Physicians
on the subject of malignancies caused by radium.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
in 1963. His candidature citation read:
He died in 1992. He had married Thelma Salusbury in 1941; they had three children.
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
FRS FRCP Also known as 'Ian'. (19 February 1910 - 11 June 1992) was an Australian haematologist and radiobiologist
Radiobiology
Radiobiology , as a field of clinical and basic medical sciences, originated from Leopold Freund's 1896 demonstration of the therapeutic treatment of a hairy mole using a new type of electromagnetic radiation called x-rays, which was discovered 1 year previously by the German physicist, Wilhelm...
.
He was born in Western Australia, the son of a locomotive engineer.
He contributed significantly to the development of improved techniques for the storage and transfusion of blood during the Second World War. After the war he became a leading researcher in the then novel field of radiobiology
Radiobiology
Radiobiology , as a field of clinical and basic medical sciences, originated from Leopold Freund's 1896 demonstration of the therapeutic treatment of a hairy mole using a new type of electromagnetic radiation called x-rays, which was discovered 1 year previously by the German physicist, Wilhelm...
. He established and ran the Medical Research Council
Medical Research Council (UK)
The Medical Research Council is a publicly-funded agency responsible for co-ordinating and funding medical research in the United Kingdom. It is one of seven Research Councils in the UK and is answerable to, although politically independent from, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills...
's Radiobiology Unit at Harwell from 1947 to 1969. He gave the 1969 Bradshaw Lecture
Bradshaw Lecture
The Bradshaw Lectures are prestigious lectureships given at the invitation of the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Surgeons of England....
to the Royal College of Physicians
Royal College of Physicians
The Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...
on the subject of malignancies caused by radium.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
in 1963. His candidature citation read:
He died in 1992. He had married Thelma Salusbury in 1941; they had three children.
See also
- Blood bankBlood bankA blood bank is a cache or bank of blood or blood components, gathered as a result of blood donation, stored and preserved for later use in blood transfusion. The term "blood bank" typically refers to a division of a hospital laboratory where the storage of blood product occurs and where proper...