| Authorised form of name | Watkins; Winifred May (1924 - 2003); biochemist |
| Dates | 1924 - 2003 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Coningham Road, Hammersmith, London, England |
| Date of birth | 06 August 1924 |
| Place of death | Ashford Hospital, Stanwell, Surrey, England |
| Date of death | 03 October 2003 |
| Occupation | Biochemist |
| Research field | Biochemistry |
| Genetics |
| Immunochemistry |
| Activity | Education: St Stephen's parish elementary school, Shepherd's Bush, London; Godolphin and Latymer Girls' School, Hammersmith, London (1935); London University (BSc in Chemistry) (1947)
Career:
Laboratory assistant at the biochemistry department of the Lister Institute (c. 1942-1975); began a lifelong collaboration with Walter Morgan, biochemist (FRS 1949) (1943); reader in biochemistry, University of London (1965); professor in biochemistry, University of London (1968); upon closure of the Lister Institute, moved to Northwick Park, where the Medical Research Council established a division of immunochemical genetics, with her as its head (1975); upon closure of Northwick Park, she continued her work in the haematology department at Hammersmith Hospital (1989-2000); suffered a stroke (c. 2002); died of pneumonia following a second stroke.
Memberships:
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Awards/Medals:
Landsteiner memorial award (jointly) 1967
Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedte Prize (jointly) 1969
Honorary DSc, Utrecht 1990 |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/03/1969 |
| Age at election | 44 |
| Proposer | Robert Russell Race |
| Rodney Robert Porter |
| John Herbert Humphrey |
| Peter Brian Medawar |
| James Baddiley |
| Richard Laurence Millington Synge |
| Harry Harris |
| Walter Thomas James Morgan |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
Council: 1984-1986
Medals and prizes:
Royal Medal 1988 |
| Relationships | Parents: Albert Edward Watkins, process engraver for a firm that worked for newspapers, and Annie Bertha, née Delia. |
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| OtherInfo | Distinguished for her investigations that have enlarged understanding of the immunochemical and genetic aspects of the human blood groups.
Formulated a scheme for the biosynthetic pathways for the formation of the blood group specific substances within the ABO and Lewis systems. |
| Source | References:
Winifred M Watkins (and Kenneth D Bagshawe FRS), 'Walter Thomas James Morgan CBE', Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2005 vol 51 pp 291-303 |
| Code | NA5248 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/GA/RGRS/7976 | Watkins, Winifred May | 1977 |
| EC/1969/30 | Watkins, Winifred May: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |