Bernard Dixon
Bernard Dixon | |
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| Born | 1938 (age 85–86) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | science journalist |
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Dr Bernard Dixon OBE, FIBiol (born 1938) is a British science journalist, who was editor of New Scientist from 1969 to 1979.[1]
Dixon was also European Editor for the American Society for Microbiology from 1997. He wrote a columns for Current Biology from 2000 and for Lancet Infectious Diseases from 2001.[1]
He was a member of the European Federation of Biotechnology's Task Group on Public Perceptions of Biotechnology.[1]
He received the Institute of Biology's Charter Award for services to biology; and the Biochemical Society Award (shared with Steven Rose) "for scientific communication in the public domain" in 2002.[1] The University of Edinburgh awarded him an honorary DSc "for contributions to public debate on scientific issues".[1]
He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2000 Birthday Honours for services to science journalism.[2]
He gave the 2003 Erasmus Darwin Memorial Lecture, on the subject of "Why Modify Genes?".[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e Lois Reynolds; Tilli Tansey, eds. (2008). Superbugs and Superdrugs: A History of MRSA. Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine. History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group. ISBN 978-0-85484-114-1. OL 23194335M. Wikidata Q29581755.
- ^ "No. 55879". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 19 June 2000. pp. 1–28.
- ^ "Past Darwin Lectures". Lichfield Science and Engineering Society. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
External links
- Bernard Dixon on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website
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