Ainsley Iggo
Ainsley Iggo (born August 2, 1924 in Napier , † March 25, 2012 in Edinburgh ) was a New Zealand neurophysiologist .
Career
Iggo studied at an agricultural college in Invercargill . He received a scholarship to study agricultural science at the University of New Zealand . Here he received a research grant that allowed him to continue his studies in Great Britain. He holds a BSc in Electrophysiology and Neuroscience from the University of Otago at Dunedin. He then went to Aberdeen to the Rowett Research Institute , an agricultural research facility at the University of Aberdeen . There he received the PhD for your studies on the vagus nerve of the sheep .
In 1954 he moved to Edinburgh and worked as a lecturer in physiology at the Edinburgh University Medical School . In 1962 he received the Chair of Physiology at the Royal School of Veterinary Studies at Edinburgh University.
He made an important contribution to developing the school known as "Dick Vet" into an internationally recognized institution. He was temporarily dean of the school and remained emeritus of veterinary physiology until his death.
In 1958 he was the first to record electrical signals from individual C-fibers (Group C nerve fibers), the thinnest nerves in the body. He determined the function of various receptors in the skin for touch, heat and pain. One of the receptors is named after him.
In 1973 he was co-founder and from 1981 to 1984 president of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). In 1978 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh .
Private life
Iggo was married from 1952 to the New Zealander Betty McCurdy, with whom he had three sons.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Obituary Professor Ainsley Iggo . The Telegraph. May 13, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Iggo, Ainsley |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand physiologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Napier (New Zealand) |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 25, 2012 |
| Place of death | Edinburgh |