Person Weatherall; Sir; David John (1933 - 2018) Weatherall David John Sir 1933 - 2018 British Male Liverpool, England 09/03/1933 19330309 08/12/2018 20181208

Honours: Kt 1987 Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE), 2017. 'For services to medicine'. David Weatherall was a haematologist and clinical researcher whose research focused on the genetics of blood disorders affecting haemoglobin, particularly thalassaemia. He was the first to describe thalassaemia outside the Mediterranean and his work led to the eradication of the disease in some parts of the world. Through his work on thalassaemia, David demonstrated for the first time that a gene deletion could cause a human disease. He developed new methods for analysing haemoglobin and measuring the synthesis of alpha- and beta-haemoglobin chains. This provided the first clear evidence of how thalassaemia arises. In addition, David’s work made possible the detection of thalassaemia early in pregnancy, enabling antenatal diagnosis. His characterisation of the mutations causing thalassaemia led to numerous families being offered genetic counselling. In 1989, David established the Oxford Institute of Molecular Medicine, which is now named in his honour. He was knighted in 1987. In 2010, he won the Lasker Award, a prestigious US medical research prize, and was the only scientist from outside the United States to win that year. Sir David Weatherall GBE FRS died on 8 December 2018. Royal Society roles: Council: 1989-1991; VP 1990-1991 Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1989; Buchanan Medal 1994 Lectures: Rutherford Memorial 1993 Fellow 17/03/1977 44 References: 'Address of the President, Sir Michael Atiyah, OM, Given at the Anniversary Meeting on 30 November 1994' in NR 1995 vol 49 pp 141-151 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 9 Mar 1933 - 12 Aug 2018 NA5411 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/27126444 ee3f7c56-2c25-4b86-9588-35ed7de598de