| Authorised form of name | Ekins; Roger Philip (1926 - 2016) |
| Dates | 1926 - 2016 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | 22/09/1926 |
| Date of death | 26/07/2016 |
| Occupation | Biophysicist |
| Activity | Education:
PH.D at Cambridge
Career:
A biophysicist who pioneered approaches to analyse minute quantities of biological matter now used worldwide in medical diagnostics. In particular, Roger applied his techniques to the field of endocrinology, proposing the existence of previously unknown effects exerted by maternal hormones, e.g. thyroid and possibly steroid hormones, on early foetal brain development.
He was a researcher at the Barnato Joel Laboratory, at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School. His research was instrumental in the work of Dr Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, who was awarded the 1977 Nobel Prize in Medicine.[
He is internationally recognised as the originator of both radioimmunoassay and related ligand binding assays. These form the basis of routinely used diagnostic tests, such as for thyroid function or viral infection. In addition, in the 1980s Roger pioneered a technology that permits simultaneous measurement of the concentrations of thousands of substances, such as hormones, viruses and genes, from a drop or two of blood, leading to his receipt of a Prince of Wales Award for Innovation
Head of Molecular Endocrinology, University College London. In 2006, he received the Department of Health’s Lifetime Achievement Award — the first such award to a scientist made by the UK government department.
Emeritus Professor and Head of Department, Division of Molecular Endocrinology, University College London
Awards; awarded the 1998 Edwin F. Ullman Award. |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 10/05/2001 |
| Age at election | 75 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/45584953 |
| Code | NA6868 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/2001/12 | Ekins, Roger Philip: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/001275 | Ekins, Roger Philip | 2001 |