Alec Bangham
Alec Douglas Bangham FRS[1] (10 November 1921 Manchester - 9 March 2010 Great Shelford) was a British biophysicist who first studied blood clotting mechanisms but became well known for his research on liposomes and his invention of clinically useful artificial lung surfactants.[2][3][4]
Life
He was the son of Donald Bangham, and Edith Kerby. He studied at the Downs School, and then Bryanston School, and proceeded to earn a MB MS in medicine from University College London.
He was appointed to Addenbrooke's Hospital, where he served as a pathologist, in the Royal Army Medical Corps, becoming a captain in 1948.
Bangham worked at the Babraham Institute in Cambridge from 1952 to 1982.[3][4][5] He is best known for his research on liposomes.[6]
Family
He was married to Rosalind; they had four children and eleven grandchildren.
Awards
- 1965 doctorate of medicine from London University
- 1977 Fellow of the Royal Society
- 1981 Fellow of University College London
- 1997 distinguished fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
References
- ^ Heap, S. B.; Gregoriadis, G. (2011). "Alec Douglas Bangham. 10 November 1921 -- 9 March 2010". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2011.0004.
- ^ http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673610609506/fulltext
- ^ a b "Alec Bangham - 'father of liposomes' - dies aged 88". Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Cambridge News; Scientist who led the way in medical research dies". Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ Heap, Brian (31 March 2010). "Alec Bangham obituary | Technology | The Guardian". London. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ http://www.fasebj.org/content/24/5/1308.full
External links
- Watts, G. (2010). "Alec Douglas Bangham". The Lancet. 375 (9731): 2070–2012. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60950-6.
- Bangham, A. D.; Horne, R. W. (1964). "Negative Staining of Phospholipids and Their Structural Modification by Surface-Active Agents As Observed in the Electron Microscope". Journal of Molecular Biology. 8 (5): 660–668. doi:10.1016/S0022-2836(64)80115-7. PMID 14187392.
- Horne, R. W.; Bangham, A. D.; Whittaker, V. P. (1963). "Negatively Stained Lipoprotein Membranes". Nature. 200 (4913): 1340. doi:10.1038/2001340a0. PMID 14098499.
- Bangham, A. D.; Horne, R. W.; Glauert, A. M.; Dingle, J. T.; Lucy, J. A. (1962). "Action of saponin on biological cell membranes". Nature. 196: 952–955. doi:10.1038/196952a0. PMID 13966357.