David John John Weatherall

Background

Weatherall, David John was born on March 9, 1933 in Liverpool, England. Son of Harry and Gwendoline Charlotte Miriam (Tharme) Weatherall.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, BChir, University Liverpool, 1956. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Liverpool, 1992. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Bristol, 1994.

Doctor of Science (honorary), University Manchester, 1988. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Edinburgh, 1989. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Aberdeen, 1991.

Doctor of Science (honorary), University Leicester, 1991. Doctor of Science (honorary), University London, 1993. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Keele, 1993.

Doctor of Science (honorary), Oxford Brookes University, 1995. Doctor of Science (honorary), South Bank University, 1995. Doctor of Science (honorary), Mahidol University, 1997.

Doctor of Science (honorary), University Exeter, 1999. Doctor of Science (honorary), McGill University, 1999. Doctor of Science (honorary), Cambridge, 2004.

Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Leeds, 1988. Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Sheffield, 1989. Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Nottingham, 1993.

Career

After house staff training, he joined the Army for 2 years. Returning from military service, he took a fellowship at Johns Hopkins University before returning to Liverpool, where he rose to the rank of Professor of Haematology. His research concentrated on the genetics of the haemoglobinopathies and, in particular, a group of inherited haematological disorders known as the thalassemias that are associated with abnormalities in the production of globin (the protein component of haemoglobin).

Weatherall is one of the world"s experts on the clinical and molecular basis of the thalassemias and the application of this information for the control and prevention of these diseases in the developing countries.

In 1974 Weatherall was appointed Nuffield Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Oxford, and, in 1992, he assumed the most prestigious chair, that of Regius Professor of Medicine, from 1992 to 2000. In 1989, Weatherall founded the Institute of Molecular Medicine at Oxford, which was renamed the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine in his honour in the year 2000 upon his retirement.

He then became Chancellor of Keele University. In 2002, Weatherall wrote a major report on the application of genomics for global health for the World Health Organization.

Sir David is a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association.

In 2009 a working group report under the Chairmanship of Professor David Weatherall concludes that there is a strong scientific case to maintain biomedical research activities using non-human primates in carefully selected areas.

Achievements

• David John Weatherall has been listed as a notable medical scientist, academic administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The New Genetics and Clinical Practice (Oxford Medical Publications)

    (In the last few years, dramatic advances in molecular bio...)

  • Oxford Textbook of Medicine
  • Oxford Textbook of Medicine

    (Medical Studies)

  • Oxford Textbook of Medicine: Volume 1, Sections 1-12; Volume 2, Section 13-Index.
  • Oxford Textbook of Medicine by Ledingham J. G. G. Warrell D. A. Weatherall D. J. (1996-06-01) Hardcover
  • The Thalassaemia Syndromes (1965)
  • Oxford Textbook of Medicine
  • Oxford Textbook of Medicine. Second Edition. Vols 1 & 2 Complete.

Membership

Fellow: Royal Society (Royal Medal 1989), Royal College Physicians. Member: National Academy of Sciences (foreign associate), American Philosophical Society, British Association for the Advancement of Science, Association American Physicians, American Society Hematology (honorary), American Academy Arts & Sciences, Association Physicians Great Britain & Ireland, British Society Hematology.

Interests

• Music.

Connections

Married Stella Isabel Mayorga-Nestler, June 20, 1962. 1 child, Mark William Weatherall.

Father:

Harry Weatherall

Mother:

Gwendoline Charlotte Miriam (Tharme) Weatherall

Spouse:

Stella Isabel Mayorga-Nestler

child:

Mark William Weatherall