Background

Scott, James was born on September 13, 1946 in Ashby de la Zouch, Leic., United Kingdom. Son of Robert Bentham and Iris Olive (Hill) Scott.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Anatomy with honors, London U., 1968; M.B.B.S., London U., 1971; Master of Science in Biochemistry, London U., 1978.

Career

House surgeon, London Hospital, 1971-1972; house physician, Hereford (United Kingdom) County Hospital, 1972; senior house officer, Queen Elizabeth Hospital/Midland Center Neurosurgery/Neurology, Birmingham, 1973; registrar in general medicine, General Hospital, Birmingham, 1974; registrar in academic department medicine, Royal Free Hospital, London, 1975-1976; honorary senior registrar and Medical Research Council research fellow department medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, 1976-1980; postdoctoral fellow department biochemistry/biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, 1980-1983; clinical scientist, head division molecular medicine, Medical Research Council Clinical Research Center, Harrow, Middlesex, 1983-1991; honorary consultant physician, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, 1983-1991; professor medicine, chief department medicine, Royal Postgraduate Medical School/Hammersmith Hospital, since 1992; director medicine, Hammersmith Hospitals National Health Service Trust, since 1994; chief service medical cardiology, Hammersmith Hospitals National Health Service Trust, since 1994. Visiting professor department medicine Royal Postgraduate Medical School, 1988. Humphrey Davy Rolleston lecturer Royal College Physicians, 1989, Simms lecturer, 1995.

Guest lecturer Medical Research Society, 1990, Gastroenterology Research Group ofAm. Gastroenterology Association, 1996. Pfizer lecturer Clinical Research Institute, Montreal, 1990.

External examiner Bachelor of Science Clinical Sciences, U. London, 1991. Guest lecturer Japan Atherosclerosis Society, 1992. Montreal Merck Frost-McGill lecturer in lipid metabolism, 1992.

External examiner Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science examinations U. London, 1993. Visiting professor University of California, San Diego, 1996, University of California at Los Angeles, 1996.

Membership

Fellow Royal College Physicians (Graham Bull prize 1989), Royal Society. Member Royal Society Medicine (higher merit award advising committee), Association Physicians of Great Britain and Ireland, Arteriosclerosis Discussion Group, Bio-chemical Society, European Molecular Biology Organisation.

Interests

• Avocations: 20th century novels, British impressionist and modern painting, long-distance running, swimming, family and friends.

Connections

Married Diane Marilyn Lowe, October 23, 1976. Children: William, Edward, Lucy.

Father:

Robert Bentham Scott

Mother:

Iris Olive (Hill) Scott

Spouse:

Diane Marilyn Lowe

child:

William Scott

child:

Edward Scott

child:

Lucy Scott