David Hull (paediatrician)
Sir David Hull | |
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| Institutions | University of Oxford |
Sir David Hull Journal of Physiology with Michael Dawkins, about research into brown fat, an adipose-like tissue found in hibernating animals and in the human Infant and for later contributions considered outstanding in research conducted on Lipid metabolism and Thermoregulation.[2]
Early life and education
Hull was born in
Liverpool University.[3] He then spent two years in the Royal Army Medical Corps, most of which time was spent at the British Military Hospital in Berlin.[3]
Career
On his return, he underwent further medical training in London, and then obtained a post as
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children.[4] In 1972 he became Foundation Professor of Child Health at the University of Nottingham, where he worked until 1996.[4]
He served as president of the
British Paediatric Association from 1991 to 1994, and as an adviser on paediatrics to the Government Chief Scientist.[3][4] He received the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health's James Spence Medal in 1996, "due to his contributions to a host of organisations and working parties concerned with the health of children".[3] He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1993 New Year Honours, for his work in the field of childcare.[5]
In 2005 he was a character witness in the General Medical Council hearing into the conduct of Sir Roy Meadow.[6]
He died on 13 March 2021 at the age of 88 from complications of Parkinson's disease.[7]
Awards and honours
- Knight Bachelor in 1993.[2]
- James Spence Medal in 1996.
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ PMID 21032845.
- ^ a b c d e "Professor Sir David Hull". Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ Wikidata Q29581646.
- ^ "No. 53153". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1992. pp. 1–27.
- ^ Meikle, James (13 July 2005). "Professor's evidence misleading, rules GMC". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Professor Sir David Hull". Times Newspapers Ltd. The Times. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
External links
- David Hull on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website
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