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consultant journalist medical physiology educator

Michael John Rennie, British physiology educator, scientific and medical journalist, consultant. Fellow Royal Society Edinburgh, 1995. Member Physiological Society Great Britain, Bio-chemical Society, Nutrition Society, American Society Physiology.

Background

Rennie, Michael John was born on July 28, 1946 in Wallsend-on-Tyne, England. Son of Thomas Denis and Margaret Joan (Reid) Rennie.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors in biological chemistry & zoology, University Hull, 1968. Master of Science in neurochemistry, University Manchester, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy in metabolism, University Glasgow, 1974.

Career

Lecturer in human metabolism, University College London School Medicine, 1976-1980; senior lecturer, University College London School Medicine, 1980-1983; professor, head department physiology, Dundee U., since 1983; head department anatomy & physiology, Dundee U., 1990-1996. Consultant to pharmaceutical industry.

Achievements

  • Michael John Rennie has been listed as a noteworthy physiology educator, journalist, consultant, medical by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Physiological Society Great Britain, Bio-chemical Society, Nutrition Society, American Society Physiology.

Interests

  • Avocations: reading, jazz, art and sculpture, tennis, running.

Connections

Married Anne MacGregor Gill, March 3, 1975. Chldren: Louise, Eleanor, Andrew.

Father:
Thomas Denis Rennie

Mother:
Margaret Joan (Reid) Rennie

Spouse:
Anne MacGregor Gill