Ernest McCulloch
Ernest Armstrong McCulloch (born April 27, 1926 in Toronto , † January 19, 2011 in Washington, DC ) was a Canadian hematologist and professor at the University of Toronto .
McCulloch is considered one of the pioneers in stem cell research . He and James Till jointly identified the stem cell and thus laid the foundations for stem cell research and research into hematopoiesis .
Life
McCulloch graduated from the University of Toronto with a medical degree in 1948 with an MD . He then spent a year of research at the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine in London. McCulloch gained his first clinical experience between 1949 and 1952 at Toronto General Hospital , then he worked at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto. In 1954 McCulloch moved to the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Toronto as a clinical teacher . In 1958 he became head of the hematology subdivision at the Ontario Cancer Institute in Toronto. In the Department of Medical Biophysics , he initially took on a junior professorship ( Assistant Professor 1959, Associate Professor 1964), and in 1966 a full professorship. In 1970 he became a professor in internal medicine. In 1982 he retired.
McCulloch worked until recently in research at the Ontario Cancer Institute and dealt with the growth of malignant blastic tumor cells in acute myeloid leukemia .
Awards (selection)
- 1969 Gairdner Foundation International Award
- 1974 Membership in the Royal Society of Canada
- 1988 Officer of the Order of Canada
- 1999 membership in the Royal Society
- 2004 Induction into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
- 2005 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (together with James Till )
- 2005 Order of Ontario
The Stem Cell Network , an association of Canadian stem cell researchers, has been presenting the Till and McCulloch Award for outstanding research in the field of stem cell research since 2005 .
Web links
- Ernest A. McCulloch ( Memento June 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- Ernest A McCulloch, FRCPC, MD at uhnresearch.ca; Retrieved December 20, 2010
- Ernest Armstrong McCulloch (PDF, 468 kB) at the University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services ; accessed on January 24, 2016
Individual evidence
- ↑ March 2011 ISEH Newsletter - ISEH - International Society for Experimental Hematology. In: iseh.org. Retrieved January 24, 2016 .
- ^ Ernest A. McCulloch - Gairdner Foundation. In: gairdner.org. Retrieved April 8, 2018 .
- ↑ Ernest A. McCulloch, OC, MD, FRSC at gg.ca; Retrieved December 20, 2010
- ↑ Dr. Ernest McCulloch at cdnmedhall.org; accessed on January 24, 2016
- ^ Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award 2005: Ernest McCulloch and James Till at laskerfoundation.org; Retrieved December 20, 2010
- ^ Till and McCulloch Award at stemcellnetwork.ca; Retrieved December 20, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McCulloch, Ernest |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McCulloch, Ernest A .; McCulloch, Ernest Armstrong |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian hematologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 27, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 2011 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC |