Burn worked on the internal control of the body by the autonomic nervous system, carrying out seminal work on the release of noradrenaline from these nerves and introducing the controversial Burn-Rand hypothesis.[3]
The Nobel LaureateJohn Vane claimed "If anyone can be said to have moulded the subject of pharmacology around the world, it is he".[4]
In October 1914, Burn enlisted in the army as a Signals Officer with the rank of corporal. By the end of 1917 he was required to return to England to finish his medical training. From 1920 to 1926 he worked with Henry Dale at the National Institute for Medical Research in Hampstead. His work involved the standardisation of medicines. In 1926 he became director of the Pharmacological Laboratories at the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, again involved in the standardisation of medicines. Between 1926 and 1937 Burn had 44 co-workers, of which 30 came from overseas.[8] From 1933 he worked closely with Edith Bülbring.[8] In 1931 he was a founder member of the British Pharmacological Society and he was a member of the commission that produced the reforming British Pharmacopoeia in 1932.[8] In 1933 he was appointed Dean of The School of Pharmacy, University of London.
From 1937 to 1959 Burn held the chair of Pharmacology at the University of Oxford.[9] Over the years he had 162 academic staff, including John Robert Vane (1927–2004), one of three winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1982.
Methods of Biological Assay, 1928; Recent Advances in Materia Medica, 1931; Biological Standardization, 1937; Background of Therapeutics, 1948; Lecture Notes on Pharmacology, 1948; Practical Pharmacology, 1952; Functions of Autonomic Transmitters, 1956; The Principles of Therapeutics, 1957; Drugs, Medicines and Man, 1962; The Autonomic Nervous System, 1963; Our most interesting Diseases, 1964; A Defence of John Balliol, 1970
joshua, harold, burn, march, 1892, july, 1981, english, pharmacologist, professor, pharmacology, oxford, university, born, 1892, march, 1892barnard, castle, englanddied13, july, 1981, 1981, aged, awardsfellow, royal, society, scientific, careerfieldspharmacolo. Joshua Harold Burn FRS 1 6 March 1892 13 July 1981 was an English pharmacologist and professor of pharmacology at Oxford University 2 Joshua Harold BurnBorn 1892 03 06 6 March 1892Barnard Castle EnglandDied13 July 1981 1981 07 13 aged 89 AwardsFellow of the Royal Society 1 Scientific careerFieldsPharmacologyBurn worked on the internal control of the body by the autonomic nervous system carrying out seminal work on the release of noradrenaline from these nerves and introducing the controversial Burn Rand hypothesis 3 The Nobel Laureate John Vane claimed If anyone can be said to have moulded the subject of pharmacology around the world it is he 4 Contents 1 Life 2 Publications 3 References 4 External linksLife editBurn was born in Barnard Castle County Durham England 5 He was educated at Barnard Castle School 5 Burn entered Emmanuel College Cambridge in 1909 where he read the Natural Sciences Tripos 5 He specialised in physiology for Part II 6 His tutor was Frederick Gowland Hopkins After receiving his BA he was awarded a research grant by Emmanuel College and a Michael Foster Studentship by the university The next 18 months were spent in research with Joseph Barcroft 7 Other figures in physiology at Cambridge at the time were Keith Lucas and the Nobel Laureates Archibald Hill and Edgar Adrian In January 1914 Burn went to work for Henry Hallett Dale in London In October 1914 Burn enlisted in the army as a Signals Officer with the rank of corporal By the end of 1917 he was required to return to England to finish his medical training From 1920 to 1926 he worked with Henry Dale at the National Institute for Medical Research in Hampstead His work involved the standardisation of medicines In 1926 he became director of the Pharmacological Laboratories at the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain again involved in the standardisation of medicines Between 1926 and 1937 Burn had 44 co workers of which 30 came from overseas 8 From 1933 he worked closely with Edith Bulbring 8 In 1931 he was a founder member of the British Pharmacological Society and he was a member of the commission that produced the reforming British Pharmacopoeia in 1932 8 In 1933 he was appointed Dean of The School of Pharmacy University of London From 1937 to 1959 Burn held the chair of Pharmacology at the University of Oxford 9 Over the years he had 162 academic staff including John Robert Vane 1927 2004 one of three winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1982 Burn was an honorary Doctor of Yale University the University of Mainz and the University of Bradford He was an honorary member of the British Pharmacological Society the German Pharmacological Society and the Czechoslovakian Medical Society of Jan Evangelista Purkyne and a member of the Leopoldina and a Fellow of the Royal Society elected 1942 1 In 1967 he received the Schmiedeberg badge of the German Pharmacological Society and in 1979 the Wellcome Gold Medal of the British Pharmacological Society Publications editMethods of Biological Assay 1928 Recent Advances in Materia Medica 1931 Biological Standardization 1937 Background of Therapeutics 1948 Lecture Notes on Pharmacology 1948 Practical Pharmacology 1952 Functions of Autonomic Transmitters 1956 The Principles of Therapeutics 1957 Drugs Medicines and Man 1962 The Autonomic Nervous System 1963 Our most interesting Diseases 1964 A Defence of John Balliol 1970References edit a b c Bulbring E Walker J M 1984 Joshua Harold Burn 6 March 1892 13 July 1981 Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 30 45 89 doi 10 1098 rsbm 1984 0002 JSTOR 769820 PMID 11616006 S2CID 32218225 BURN Joshua Harold Who Was Who A amp C Black 1920 2008 online edn Oxford University Press Dec 2007 accessed 21 March 2012 Joshua Harold Burn British Pharmacological Society Archived from the original on 29 October 2013 Retrieved 24 October 2013 Physiology or medicine 1981 1990 Volume 6 By Tore Frangsmyr Jan E Lindsten p142 a b c Joshua Harold Burn 6 March 1892 13 July 1981 Edith Bulbring and J M Walker Page 47 of 44 89 Archived copy Archived from the original on 29 October 2013 Retrieved 24 October 2013 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Joshua Harold Burn 6 March 1892 13 July 1981 Edith Bulbring and J M Walker Page 48 of 44 89 a b c Joshua Harold Burn 6 March 1892 13 July 1981 Edith Bulbring and J M Walker Page 52 of 44 89 Joshua Harold Burn 6 March 1892 13 July 1981 Edith Bulbring and J M Walker Page 53 of 44 89External links edit 1 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joshua Harold Burn amp oldid 1179854541, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
