Person Catterall; William Albert (1946 - 2024); pharmacologist and neurobiologist Catterall William Albert pharmacologist and neurobiologist 1946 - 2024 British Male Providence, Rhode Island, USA 12/10/1946 19461012 Boracay, Western Visayas, Philippines, western Pacific Ocean 28/02/2024 20240228

Professor Cellular neuroscience Physiology Molecular biology Biochemistry Neurobiology Pharmacology Education: Brown University (BA), John Hopkins University (Ph.D) Career: Undertook posdoctoral training in neurobiology and molecular pharmacology as a Muscular Dystrophy Association Fellow with Marshall Nirenberg (1972-1974); Associate professor of pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Washington (1977); earned full professorship (1981); served as chair of the University of Washington's pharmacology department (1984-2016); published widely and trained many scientists at his lab; died suddenly of cardiac arrest whilst snorkeling, whislt attending the Sixth International Calcium Channel Conference. Awards/Medals: Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Neuroscience Research 2003 Canada International Gairdner Award 2010 Memberships: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2010 Spouse: Tina Catterall. Children: Elizabeth and Dounglas Catterall. Distinguished for his work on voltage-gated ion channels, which are essential for electrical signalling in the brain and body. Discovered the proteins that make up the sodium and calcium channels and shaped our understanding of their atomic-level structure and its relevance to medicine. Determined how toxins and common medicines interact with sodium channels to block ion transport. Used his expertise to identify potential solutions for diseases that are caused by channel dysfunction. Foreign Member 15/05/2008 61 Fellows Directory Professor William Catterall ForMemRS, on The Royal Society website [URL: https://royalsociety.org/people/william-catterall-11201/; last accessed: 04/12/2024] Obituary, William Albert Catterall (1946–2024), Nature Neuroscience volume 27, pages1035–1036 (2024), on the Nature Neuroscience website [URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-024-01641-3; last accessed: 04/12/2024] Hell, Johannes W; Herlitze, Stefan; Isom, Lori; Lee, Amy; and Yarov-Yarovoy, Vladimir, Obituary, William Albert Catterall (1946-2024), Nature articles [URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-024-01641-3.pdf; last accessed: 04/12/2024] International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 RCN R79835 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 04/12/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA9588 28/05/2008 Joanna 05/06/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 31de2ee4-98e1-43f0-b513-29434156d50c