Background
BILLINGHAM, Rupert was born on October 15, 1921 in Warminster, Wiltshire. Son of Albert Everett Billingham and Helen Louise Green.
BILLINGHAM, Rupert was born on October 15, 1921 in Warminster, Wiltshire. Son of Albert Everett Billingham and Helen Louise Green.
Bachelor, Oriel College, Oxford, England, 1943; Master of Arts, Oriel College, Oxford, England, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Oriel College, Oxford, England, 1950; Doctor of Science, Oriel College, Oxford, England, 1957; Doctor of Science (honorary), Trinity College, 1965; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Pennsylvania, 1992.
Lecturer zoology, U. Birmingham, England, 1947-1951;
research fellow, British Empire Cancer Campaign
honorary research associate department zoology, University College, London, 1951-1957;
member, Wistar Institute
Wistar professor zoology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1957-1965;
professor, department chairman medical genetics, director, Henry Phipps Institute, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, 1965-1971;
professor, department chairman cell biology and anatomy, University Texas Health Science Center at Dallas, 1971-1986;
professor emeritus, University Texas Health Science Center at Dallas, since 1990. Member allergy and immunology study section National Institutes of Health, 1959-1962. Member transplantation immunology committee National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 1968-1970, 71-73, member of council, 1980-1983.
Member science advisory board St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, 1965-1970. Member science advising committee Massachusetts General Hospital, 1976-1979.
Served to Lieutenant Royal Navy, 1942-1946. Fellow Royal Society (London), New York Academy Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Association Immunologists, Transplantation Society (president 1974-1976), American Association Transplant Surgeons (honorary), International Society Immunology of Reproduction (president 1983-1986), British Transplantation Society (honorary 1988).
Married Jean Mary Morpeth, March 29, 1951. Children: John David, Peter Jeremy, Elizabeth Anne.