Background
Macpherson, Colin Robertson was born on September 2, 1924 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Came to the United States, 1956. Son of Donald J.R. and Nora (Tait) Macpherson.
Macpherson, Colin Robertson was born on September 2, 1924 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Came to the United States, 1956. Son of Donald J.R. and Nora (Tait) Macpherson.
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University Cape Town, Union South Africa, 1946. M.Med., Doctor of Medicine in Pathology, University Cape Town, Union South Africa, 1954.
Resident, instructor, U. Cape Town, 1948-1954; fellow, Postgraduate Medical School, London, 1955-1956; assistant, associate then professor pathology, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1956-1975; vice chairman laboratory medical, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1961-1975; director laboratory medicine, U. Cincinnati, 1975-1987; deputy director Hoxworth Blood Center, U. Cincinnati, 1988-1990; professor department pathology and laboratory medicine, U. Cincinnati, 1991-1995; professor emeritus, U. Cincinnati, since 1995.
Chairman board schools, review board National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 1968-1974. Member American Association Blood Banks.
Married Margaret E. Mitchell, December 21, 1949. Children: Shelagh, Catherine, Janet, Mary.