Background
Webb, David John was born on September 1, 1953 in Greenwich, London. Son of Alfred William Owen and Edna May (Parish) Webb.
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David John Webb
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Education
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science, University London, 1977. Doctor of Medicine, University London, 1990. Doctor of Science, University Edinburgh, 2000.
Career
Clinical research fellow Medical Research Council Blood Pressure Unit, Glasgow, Scotland, 1982-1985. Lecturer in pharmacology St. George's Hospital and Medical School University London, 1985-1989. Senior lecturer department medicine University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1990-1995, Christison professor therapeutics and clinical pharmacology Scotland, since 1995, head Center Cardiovascular Science, 1998—2004.
Honorary consultant physician Lothian University Hospitals, National Health Service Trust, Edinburgh, since 1990, head department medicine, 1997-2001. Director clin research center University Edinburgh, 1990-1995. Member physiological medicine grants committee Medical Research Council, 1996.
Leader Wellcome Trust Cardiovasc. Research Initiative, 1997-2001. Member Medical Research Council Advisory Board, 1997, Wellcome Trust Physiology and Pharmacology Panel, 1997-2000 chairman Lothian Area Drug and Therapeutics Committee, 1998-2005.
Head Center for Cardiovascular Science, 2000-2004. Chairman Scottish Medicine Consortium, 2005-2008. Chairman project grant committee British Heart Foundation, 2004-2009, vice president Royal College Physicians Edinburgh, 2007-2009.
Head Wellcome Trust Scottish Translational Medicine and Therapeutics Initiative, since 2009.
Achievements
Membership
Honorary trustee, research director High Blood Pressure Foundation, Edinburgh, since 1991. Fellow Royal College Physicians Edinburgh (vice president 2006-2009), Royal College Physicians (United Kingdom), Royal College Physicians London, British Pharmacology Society, American Heart Association, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medical, Academy Medical Science (United Kingdom), Royal Society Edinburgh, European Society Cardiology. Member Medical Research Society, Scottish Society for Experimental Medicine (council 1994), British Hypertension Society (executive committee 1991-1994), European Society Hypertension, International Society Hypertension, British Pharmacological Society (executive committee clin section 1994-1999, secretary 1995, Honorary secretary, director, trustee 1996-1999), Scottish Cardiac Society, Research Defence Society, American Heart Association (Hypertension and Cardiology), European Network of Therapeutics Teachers, Association Physicians of Great British and Ireland, Scottish Society Physicians, Association Clinical Professors Medicine, Society for Medicines Research, United Kingdom Heads and Professors Clinical Pharmacology (chairman since 2004), International Union Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (executive committee 2005), European Association Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (president, 2009), Scottish Mountaineering Club.
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Married Margaret Jane Cullen, June 23, 1984 (dissolved). Married Louise Eleanor Bath, Mar 14, 2009 children: David Matthew, Matthew Owen Cullen, Mark Ewen.
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Recipient SmithKline Beecham Beecham prize and Silver medal, 1994, Lilly Biennial prize and Gold medal for clinical research, British Pharmacol. Society, 2003; fellow, American Heart Association.Recipient SmithKline Beecham Beecham prize and Silver medal, 1994, Lilly Biennial prize and Gold medal for clinical research, British Pharmacol. Society, 2003; fellow, American Heart Association.