Roderic Alfred Gregory

Roderic Alfred "Rod" Gregory (born December 29, 1913 in London ; † September 5, 1990 in Liverpool ) was a British physiologist at the University of Liverpool , who is best known for his work on gastrin .

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Gregory obtained a BSc in Physiology from University College London in 1934 , and graduated from there in 1939 with a degree in medicine. He was a postdoctoral fellow with Andrew Ivy at Northwestern University in Chicago on gastrointestinal physiology . In 1941, Gregory received a lectureship in physiology at University College, at the same time he worked for the Ministry of Supply on chemical warfare . He later received a position as Senior Lecturer in Experimental Physiology at the University of Liverpool and in 1948 a full professorship there. In 1981 he retired.

Gregory made a contribution to the elucidation of the biological activity and structure of peptide hormones . Together with George Wallace Kenner , he clarified the structure of gastrin and synthesized it. He was able to show similarities in gastrin in different species and that it shares the five C-terminal amino acids with cholecystokinin . It has also been shown that gastrin is the substance that mediates the symptoms of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome . Together with Graham Dockray , he developed a radioimmunoassay for the detection of gastrin. Gregory's late work looked at the effects of gastrin and other peptide hormones on the brain and enteric nervous system .

Rod Gregory became a member of the Royal Society in 1965 and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1980 . In 1966 he received the Feldberg Foundation Prize , the Royal Medal in 1978 and the International Antonio Feltrinelli Prize in 1979 . In 1971 he became Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).

Gregory was married and had a daughter.

literature

Dockray, GJ: Roderic Alfred Gregory, CBA, December 29, 1913-5 September 1990. In: Biographical memoirs of fellows of the Royal Society. Royal Society . Volume 44, 1998, pp. 206-215, PMID 11623981 (on- line ).
HJ Tracy: Roderic Alfred Gregory. In: Munks Roll. Royal College of Physicians ( online ).

Individual evidence

^ List of Fellows of the Royal Society 1660–2007 (PDF, 1.0 MB) at the Royal Society (royalsociety.org); Retrieved April 2, 2017.
↑ Book of Members 1780 – present (PDF, 1.1 MB) at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org); Retrieved April 2, 2017.
↑ Previous prize winners of the Feldberg Foundation. In: feldbergfoundation.org. Retrieved April 2, 2017 .
^ Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei - Premi e borse di studio - Premi "Antonio Feltrinelli" finora conferiti. In: lincei.it. Retrieved April 2, 2017 (Italian).

personal data
SURNAME	Gregory, Roderic Alfred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Gregory, Rod
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British physiologist
DATE OF BIRTH	December 29, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH	London
DATE OF DEATH	5th September 1990
Place of death	Liverpool

[1] List of Fellows of the Royal Society 1660–2007 (PDF, 1.0 MB) at the Royal Society (royalsociety.org); Retrieved April 2, 2017.

[2] Book of Members 1780 – present (PDF, 1.1 MB) at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org); Retrieved April 2, 2017.

[feldberg-Previous-3] Previous prize winners of the Feldberg Foundation. In: feldbergfoundation.org. Retrieved April 2, 2017 .

[lincei-Accademi-4] Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei - Premi e borse di studio - Premi "Antonio Feltrinelli" finora conferiti. In: lincei.it. Retrieved April 2, 2017 (Italian).