Regius Professor of Physiology (Glasgow)
The Regius Professor of Physiology (originally Regius Chair of Theory of Physic or Institutes of Medicine ) is a 1839 by Foundation of Queen Victoria founded Regius professorship at the University of Glasgow . In 1893 the name was changed to Regius Professor of Physiology.
In addition to the chair in Glasgow, there is another Regius professorship in physiology at the University of Aberdeen .
History of the chair
The first professor was Andrew Buchanan. He had worked as a surgeon at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary and made a name for himself among colleagues with the introduction of the Glasgow Medical Journal . Among biochemists he is considered one of the founders of the subject. His research on blood clotting was fundamental for later work on this topic. Buchanan taught physiology , pathology , therapy, and hygiene with the help of two assistants . But modernity did not move in until 1876 with his successor John Gray McKendrick , who was already trained as a physiologist.
When McKendrick took over the chair from the University of Edinburgh in 1876 , he said there were only a few ancient microscopes and a sphygmograph . McKendrick began teaching with equipment he had bought in Edinburgh after Hughes Bennett retired. In 1903 money became available for a new institute building and when McKendrick retired in 1906, he handed over a modern, well-equipped institute to his successor, Noel Paton. McKendrick added physiological chemistry and experimental physiology.
In the 20th century, three areas that were originally subordinate to the Department of Physiology were separated. 1908 Psychology (was first psychology ) put on their feet. In 1919, with the Gardiner Chair of Physiological Chemistry, biochemistry was separated. Edward Provan Cathcart took over the professorship until he was appointed Regius Professor himself in 1928. In 1964, with the Chair of Pharmacology, pharmacology was separated from physiology.
The acting Regius Professor is Tomasz Jan Guzik.
List of Regius Professors of Physiology
Surname | name suffix | from | to | annotation |
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Andrew Buchanan | MD | 1839 | 1876 | |
John Gray McKendrick | MD, LL.D., FRS | 1876 | 1906 | M'Kendrick preferred the apostrophized spelling of his name. Like the Professor of Institutes of Medicine at the University of Aberdeen, William Stirling was a student of Hughs Bennett . And like other students of Bennett, he completely restructured the work at his place of work, modernized the curriculum and added experimental work. |
Diarmid Noel Paton | MD, B.Sc., LL.D., FRS | 1906 | 1928 | |
Edward Provan Cathcart | CEB, MD, D.Sc., LL.D., FRS | 1928 | 1947 | |
Robert Campbell Garry | MB, Ch.B., D.Sc., FRSE | 1947 | 1970 | |
Otto Fred Hutter | B.Sc., Ph.D. | 1971 | 1990 | The Physiological Society has been awarding the Otto Hutter Prize for outstanding teachers of physiology since 2009. |
Ian McGrath | B.Sc., Ph.D. | 1991 | Apr 29, 2012 | |
Tomasz Jan Guzik | 2013 | today |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Physiology (Regius Chair). The University of Glasgow Story; Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Michael Moss, Moira Rankin, Lesley Richmond: Who, Where and When: The History & Constitution of the University of Glasgow. (PDF) Media Services, University of Glasgow, 2001; ISBN 0-85261-734-8 .
- ^ Aberdeen University & Aberdeen Royal Infirmary - Department of Physiological Chemistry: Biological Chemistry: Biochemistry. elliottsimpson.com; Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ↑ a b c d Andrew Buchanan. The University of Glasgow Story; Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ↑ a b c d e f g Administrative / Biographical History, Department of Physiology, accessed April 7, 2015.
- ^ A b c WJ O'Connor: Founders of British Physiology: A Biographical Dictionary, 1820-1885 . Manchester University Press, 1988, ISBN 978-0-7190-2537-2 .
- ^ WO O'Conner: British Physiologists 1885-1914: A Biographical Dictionary . Manchester University Press, 1991, p. 410 ff.
- ↑ a b c Warrants Under the Royal Sign Manual, Regius Chair of Physiology ; on the Gazette website; Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ↑ John Gray McKendrick. The University of Glasgow Story; Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ^ A b c WJ O'Connor: Founders of British Physiology: A Biographical Dictionary, 1820-1885 . Manchester University Press, 1988, ISBN 978-0-7190-2537-2
- ↑ Noel Paton. The University of Glasgow Story; Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ↑ a b Communication on the appointment of Robert Campbell Garry as Regius Professor of Physiology at the University of Glasgow. In: London Gazette , June 17, 1947.
- ↑ Edward Provan Cathcart. The University of Glasgow Story; Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ↑ Robert Garry. The University of Glasgow Story; Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ↑ Otto Hutter. The University of Glasgow Story; Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ^ Teaching Price Winners on the Physiological Society website; accessed on December 29, 2016.
- ↑ Ian McGrath. The University of Glasgow Story; Retrieved April 6, 2015.