| Authorised form of name | Tata; Jamshed Rustom (1930 - 2020) |
| Dates | 1930 - 2020 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Mumbai [Bombay], Mahrshtra, India, Asia |
| Date of birth | 13/04/1930 |
| Date of death | 08/10/2020 |
| Occupation | Endocrinologist |
| Research field | Cell biology |
| Developmental biology |
| Physiology |
| Endocrinology |
| Thyroid hormones |
| Amphibian metamorphosis |
| Genetics |
| Activity | Career:
Postdoctoral fellow, Sloan-Kettering Institute (1954-1956); National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), London (1956-1960), staff scientist (1962-1973), Head of the Division of Developmental Biochemistry (1973-1996); visiting scientist, University of Stockholm (1960-1962); retired 1996; visiting scientist at NIMR until the site closed in 2016
Medals/Awards:
Colworth Medal of the Biochemical Society 1964
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 15/03/1973 |
| Age at election | 42 |
| RSActivity | Committee and panels:
Panel III, North American and Australasia (1997-2002); International Networks Committee (2010-2014); Royal Society Research Grant Scheme, Board F (Chair 2005-2007); International Exchanges Committee (2013-2018) |
| PublishedWorks | https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85831170/ |
| OtherInfo | Jamshed Tata was an endocrinologist and developmental biologist whose research revealed much about the cellular and molecular actions of thyroid and other hormones. Critical for vital processes during development and in adulthood, Jamshed was the first to show that thyroid hormone has a direct effect on gene expression.
Born and educated in Bombay, he began his research career in Paris and changed scientific thinking on how thyroid hormone acts on cells to raise the basal metabolic rate. Although the consensus at the time suggested that thyroid hormone interfered with mitochondrial energy production, Jamshed proved that, in fact, it regulated the activity of genes.
Jamshed subsequently began to study metamorphosis in amphibians, a process in which thyroid hormone was known to be involved. Once again, he overturned an earlier theory by showing that as tadpoles develop into frogs, thyroid hormone controls gene expression to stimulate the loss of the tail. In addition, he played a role in demonstrating the multiplicity of RNA polymerase.
Dr Jamshed Tata FRS died on 8 October 2020. |
| Source | Sources:
Wikipedia
https://royalsociety.org/people/jamshed-tata-12388/ [accessed 16 October 2020] |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/5095785 |
| Code | NA3902 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/GA/RGRS/7901 | Tata, Jamshed Rustom | 1976 |
| EC/1973/27 | Tata, Jamshed Rustom: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |