Fraser Mustard

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James Fraser Mustard, 1998

James Fraser Mustard (born October 16, 1927 in Toronto ; † November 16, 2011 ibid) was a Canadian medical doctor, director of research institutions and advocate of early childhood education .

Life

Mustard graduated from the University of Toronto with an MD in medicine in 1953 . First he worked at Toronto General Hospital , then at Sunnybrook Hospital , also in Toronto. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in 1956. He then became a research assistant in internal medicine at the University of Toronto.

In 1966 he was one of the founders of the Medical School at McMaster University in Hamilton , Ontario . In 1972 he became dean and vice-president of the Faculty of Health Sciences there. From 1982 to 1996 he was the founding president of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR).

Mustard was married to Betty Sifton (1929-2004) since 1952, and the couple had six children. Fraser Mustard died of cancer.

Act

Mustard was able to make outstanding contributions to the research of thrombosis and atherosclerosis , in particular to the function and metabolism of thrombocytes (blood platelets) and thus to the connection between thrombosis and atherosclerosis, the thrombus formation on the atheromatous plaques (see myocardial infarction pathophysiology ). Mustard carried out basic experiments on blood flow and thrombus formation (see Virchow's triad ). He showed that blood platelets are capable of phagocytosis and was able to contribute significantly to the elucidation of factors that influence platelet aggregation . In his working group, important insights into the effect of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA, aspirin) on platelet aggregation were obtained. Fraser was the first to associate ASA with an effect on heart attacks and strokes .

As a founding member of the Medical Faculty of McMaster University, Mustard advocated new forms of learning with few lectures, learning in small groups and problem-based learning with an interdisciplinary approach. The concept was later adopted by many medical schools on the North American continent. He was the founding president of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), where he successfully continued the concept of interdisciplinarity at a “university without walls”. Mustard has served as a member or chairman of numerous commissions and advisory boards in the governments of Canada, Ontario, British Columbia, and Manitoba .

In the last two decades of his life, Mustard was particularly committed to the early intervention of children. Together with Margaret Norrie McCain , the former Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick , Mustard co-led the groundbreaking study on the long-term success of early childhood education, published in 1999 ( Early Years Study: Reversing the Real Brain Drain ). In 2007 and 2011 - shortly after Mustard's death - the second and third parts of the study were published. Building on the results of these studies, the all-day kindergarten was introduced in Ontario . In 2004, Mustard was one of the founders of the Council for Early Childhood Development .

Mustard published more than 500 scientific publications .

Awards (selection)

Sources and References

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Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Kristin Rushowy: Dr. Fraser Mustard, world renowned for work in early childhood development. Toronto Star (thestar.com) November 17, 2012
  2. ↑ J. Fraser Mustard, MD, PhD, FRCP (C) at the Gairdner Foundation (gairdner.org); accessed on February 22, 2014
  3. ↑ Dr. James Mustard at the Royal Society of Canada (rsc-src.ca); accessed on February 22, 2014
  4. ↑ a b J. Fraser Mustard, CC, O.Ont., MD, LL.D., FRSC with the Governor General of Canada (gg.ca); accessed on February 22, 2014
  5. ↑ Order of Ontario Appointees (1992) with the Province of Ontario (gov.on.ca); accessed on February 22, 2014
  6. ^ Past Award Winners at the Royal Society of Canada (rsc-src.ca); accessed on April 12, 2019
  7. ^ Mustard, James Fraser - HPL. In: hpl.ca. Retrieved February 23, 2016 .
  8. ↑ J. Fraser Mustard, CC, O.Ont., MD, LL.D., FRSC with the Governor General of Canada (gg.ca); accessed on February 22, 2014

further reading

  • Marian A. Packham: J. Fraser Mustard: Connections & Careers. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-7727-1702-3 .
personal data
SURNAME Mustard, Fraser
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mustard, J. Fraser; Mustard, James Fraser; Mustard, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian medical professional and science coordinator
DATE OF BIRTH October 16, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Toronto
DATE OF DEATH November 16, 2011
Place of death Toronto