John Paul (medical scientist)

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John Paul (25 April 1922 – 27 June 1994) was a biomedical research scientist living in Scotland, UK. He was the founding director of the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research in Glasgow, Scotland.[1]

John Paul
Born(1922-04-25)25 April 1922
Wishaw, Scotland
Died27 June 1994(1994-06-27) (aged 72)
NationalityScottish
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
EducationUniversity of Glasgow
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
Known forresearch on cell biology, tissue culture and cancer
Scientific career
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He wrote five books on the subject of cell biology, tissue culture and cancer, including Cell Biology: A Current Summary[2] and Cell and Tissue Culture.[3]

In 1961 he invented and patented an apparatus for cell and tissue culture.[4] In 1966, he, along with Robert Edwards, derived the world’s first embryonic stem cells.[5]

Early life and education

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Paul was born on 25 April 1922 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland.[6] He graduated from the University of Glasgow with an MB ChB in 1944, then completed a PhD in biochemistry. He was the Ure scholar at Glasgow University in 1948–51 and the McCunn scholar at the University of Edinburgh, followed by a research fellowship (Rockefeller travelling research fellowship) at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York in 1952–53.[7]

Career

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He was director of the Tissue Culture Laboratories of the Department of Biochemistry in the University of Glasgow[8] and became a reader in 1962 and a Titular Professor in 1964.[7] He left Glasgow University in 1966 to become Director of the Cancer Research Laboratories of the Royal Beatson Memorial Hospital in Glasgow.[9][10][11]

He retired in 1987 and died 27 June 1994.[7]

Awards and honours

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Paul was awarded an honorary DSc by the University of Glasgow in 1989.[6]

There is a John Paul Career Award named after him, which third year PhD students at the Scotland Institute are eligible for.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "John Paul Career Award". www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk. Cancer Research UK. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ^ Reviews of Cell Biology:
  3. ^ Reviews of Cell and Tissue Culture:
    • Roy Cameron (1959), The British Medical Journal, JSTOR 25388296
    • Margaret R. Murray (1960), American Scientist, JSTOR 27827546
    • Kenneth M. Richter (1961), Bios, JSTOR 4606311
    • Journal of Medical Education (1961), [1]
    • Canadian Journal of Public Health (1962), JSTOR 41982774
    • Elli Kohen (1966), The Quarterly Review of Biology, JSTOR 2818837
    • Joshua R. C. Brown (1971), Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, JSTOR 3225043
  4. ^ "Apparatus for culture of biological cells and tissues". patents.google.com. Google Patents. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  5. ^ Johnson, Martin (2011). "Robert Edwards: the path to IVF". Reproductive Biomedicine Online. 23 (2): 245–262. doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.04.010. PMC 3171154. PMID 21680248.
  6. ^ a b Riddell, Alistair (1994). "J. Paul PHD, FRCPED, FRCPGLAS, FRCPATH, FIBIOL, FRSE". Obituaries. BMJ. 309 (1577): 1577–1578. doi:10.1136/bmj.309.6968.1577. JSTOR 29725757.
  7. ^ a b c R. I. Freshney (1 July 1994). "Obituary: Dr John Paul". The Independent. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  8. ^ "John Paul". The Herald. 30 June 1994. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  9. ^ "History of the Beatson". www.beatson.scot.nhs.uk. Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  10. ^ Currie, Alastair (December 1988). "The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research and Dr John Paul". The British Journal of Cancer. 9 (9): 2–3. PMC 2149102.
  11. ^ Long, Rosemary (11 April 1980). "End of an era at cancer care centre". Evening Times. p. 12. Retrieved 21 July 2024.