Findlay E. Russell
Findlay Ewing Russell (1 September 1919 – 21 August 2011)
Biography
Russell served as a
In 1953 Russell moved to the
Throughout his career, he authored over 120 peer-reviewed publications and countless chapters on venoms in medical, pharmacological, and toxicological texts. He was instrumental in setting up the journal Toxicon in 1962 and he was an editor from 1962 until 1979.[2] In collaboration with Paul R. Saunders, Russell organised an international symposium on animal toxins, held in Atlantic City in April 1966. It was attended by over 80 participants and the papers were published the following year.[3]
Together with John Sullivan, Russell developed a method for the purification of antivenom that led to the licensure of
He was known for his wit, his passion for steam engines and vintage cars, and his extensive collections of spiders, scorpions, and rattlesnakes. Russell died in August 2011, a few days before his 92nd birthday.
Awards and accolades
- Honorary Doctor of Laws degree, University of California, Santa Barbara (1989)
- The UA College of Pharmacy established the Findlay E. Russell Distinguished Citizen Award in his honor and named him the first recipient in 1992
- Honorary member, Society of Toxicology (2000)
- Fulbright Scholar
- Consultant, Doctors Without Borders, and the National Science Foundation
Works
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Articles
- Russell, Findlay E. (December 1960). "Snake Venom Poisoning in Southern California". PMID 13744840.
- Russell, Findlay E. (1980). "Snake Venom Poisoning in the United States". PMID 6994610.
- Russell, F (1987). "Another warning about electric shock for snakebite". PMID 3671201.
- Russell, F. E. (1990). "When a snake strikes"'". Emerg Med. 22 (12): 33–4, 37–40, 43.
Books
- Russell, F. E. and Richard S. Scharffenberg (1964), Bibliography of Snake Venoms and Venomous Snakes; Bibliographic Associates
- Russell, F. E. (1965), Marine Toxins and Venomous and Poisonous Marine Animals; Academic Press.
- Russell, F. E. (1983), Snake Venom Poisoning; Scholium Intl
- Russell, F. E. and Rachakonda Nagabushanam (1997), The Venomous and Poisonous Marine Invertebrates of the Indian Ocean; Science Pub Inc.
- Russell, F. E. and James R. Campbell (2015), "Venomous Terrestrial Snakes of the Middle East"; Edition Chimaira.
References
- ^ Classifieds Arizona Daily Star (2011-08-23). "Findlay Ewing Russell". Azstarnet.com. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- ^ Harvey, A. (2017). Toxicon: Letter from the outgoing editor. Toxicon, 132, 18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2017.04.004
- ^ Russell, Findlay E. & Saunders, Paul R. (Eds) "Animal Toxins". Pergamon Press, 1967
- ^ US8048414B1, Sullivan, John B. & Russell, Findlay E., "Antivenom composition containing Fab fragments", issued 2011-11-01
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