Tilli Tansey
Tilli Tansey FRCP | |
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| Born | Elizabeth Matilda Tansey |
| Alma mater | University of Sheffield (BSc, PhD, Hon MD) University of London (PhD) |
| Known for | Witness seminars |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience History of science History of medicine |
| Institutions | Queen Mary University of London University College London |
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| Website | iris |
Elizabeth Matilda Tansey
Education
Tansey was educated at the
Career and research
Between 2012 and 2017, she was head of the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group, on a five-year research project funded by the Wellcome Trust titled The Makers of Modern Biomedicine: Testimonies and Legacy, to record oral testimonies from those who have contributed significantly to modern medical sciences.[5][6][7]
Tansey's Witness Seminar series, held at the Wellcome Trust Centre, had the aim of bringing together medical professionals, scientists and technicians in group discussions, with the purpose of learning about significant periods in the history recent medicine.
Selected publications
- She co-edited a book with Susan Wray celebrating one hundred years of women physiologists.[11][12][13]
- The History of Toxicology: the Long and Short of it[14]
- Rudolf Magnus; Physiologist and Pharmacologist (1873–1927): A Biography[15] concerning Rudolf Magnus
Awards and honours
Tansey is an honorary member of The Physiological Society.[16] In 2015, at the centenary of women's membership of the Physiological Society, Tansey received the Paton prize and presented her prize lecture entitled Maude, Nettie, Ghetel and George, a study of some women married to early nineteenth century Physiological Society members.[17][13][18]
In 2017 she was elected an honorary fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine.[19]
References
- ^ "Professor Tilli Tansey". acmedsci.ac.uk. The Academy of Medical Sciences. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- EThOS uk.bl.ethos.474559.
- PMID 6684218.
- EThOS uk.bl.ethos.294137.
- ^ "Project to reveal hidden pioneers of modern medicine". Queen Mary, University of London. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Reality behind research: 21 years of oral history with Wellcome Witness (2014)".
- ^ "Wellcome Witnesses Volumes - The History of Modern Biomedicine". histmodbiomed.org.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-415-27294-0.
- ^ "History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group celebrates 21 years of innovation | Wellcome". wellcome.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ "What is a Witness Seminar | The History of Modern Biomedicine". histmodbiomed.org. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- OCLC 922032986.
- ^ "Women in physiology".
- ^ a b "Professor Tilli Tansey awarded the Paton Prize - School of History". qmul.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- PMID 7904460.
- ISSN 0160-9327.
- Physiological Society. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ The Physiological Society (16 February 2016). "Welcome and Paton Prize Lecture" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Lectures and Prizes" (PDF). The Physiological Society. 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Honorary Fellowship Ceremony and inauguration of new President". Royal Society of Medicine. 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
Media related to Tilli Tansey at Wikimedia Commons
Further reading
- Caroline Overy; Lois Reynolds; Tilli Tansey, eds. (2011). History of the National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles. Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine. Wikidata Q29581782.
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