Frank Woods (pharmacologist)
| Professor Frank Woods CBE, FRCP, FRCPE, FFPM, FMedSci | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Hubert Frank Woods 1937 |
| Died | January 2016 (aged 78–79) |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Pharmacologist |
| Employer | University of Sheffield |
Professor Hubert Frank Woods CBE, FRCP, FRCPE, FFPM, FMedSci (1937-2016), known as Frank, was a British pharmacologist.
He was appointed professor of pharmacology and therapeutics at the University of Sheffield in 1976.[1] In 1989 he became Sir George Franklin professor of medicine and was made the University's director of the division of clinical sciences (south).[1] He was dean of the faculty of medicine there from 1988 to 1998.[1]
He served as chair of the General Medical Council's Health Committee, and sat on the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment, and was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2001 Birthday Honours, for services to the latter.[2]
He was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 1998,[3] a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, and a Fellow of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine.[1]
He died in January 2016.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Lois Reynolds; Tilli Tansey, eds. (2008), Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine, History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group, ISBN 978-0-85484-117-2 http://www.histmodbiomed.org/witsem/vol33 Missing or empty
|title=(help), Wikidata Q29581757 - ↑ "No. 56237". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 16 June 2001. p. 9.
- 1 2 "Deceased Fellows". Academy of Medical Sciences. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
External links
- Frank Woods on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website
- Wellcome Trust Course Oral History Interviews in three parts (around two hours in all)
- - Frank Woods (G 51-57).html St Beghian Society obituary