Background
Pennington, Thomas Hugh was born on April 19, 1938 in Lancaster, England. Son of Thomas Wearing and Dorothy (Gardner) Pennington.
Pennington, Thomas Hugh was born on April 19, 1938 in Lancaster, England. Son of Thomas Wearing and Dorothy (Gardner) Pennington.
Bachelor of Medicine BChir with honors, University London, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1967. Doctor of Science(honorary), University Lancaster, England, 1999.
Casualty officer, house physician St. Thomas's Hospital, London, 1962-1963. From assistant lecturer to lecturer St. Thomas's Hospital Medical School, 1963-1967. Postgraduate fellow University Wisconsin, 1967-1969.
Science staff Medical Research Council, Glasgow, Scotland, 1969-1970. From lecturer to senior lecturer University Glasgow, 1970-1979. Professor bacteriology University Aberdeen, Scotland, since 1979.
Chairman Pennington Group Enquiry into the 1996 Center Scotland E. Coli Outbreak, 1996-1997. Member advisory board Medical Research Council, London, 1999. Governor Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen.
Fellow Royal College Pathologists, Royal Society Edinburgh, Academy Medical Sciences, Royal Society Arts.
Married Carolyn Ingram Beattie, April 14, 1966. Children: Jane, Catherine.