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'''John Paul''' (1922{{snd}}27 June 1994) was a biomedical research scientist living in Scotland, UK. He was the founding director of the [[Beatson Institute for Cancer Research]] in Glasgow, Scotland.<ref name="award">{{Cite web |title=John Paul Career Award |url=https://www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk/cruk-si-education/phd-students/john-paul-career-award.html |publisher=[[Cancer Research UK]]|access-date=9 April 2024 |website=www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk}}</ref>
'''John Paul''' (1922{{snd}}27 June 1994) was a biomedical research scientist living in Scotland, UK. He was the founding director of the [[Beatson Institute for Cancer Research]] in Glasgow, Scotland.<ref name="award">{{Cite web |title=John Paul Career Award |url=https://www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk/cruk-si-education/phd-students/john-paul-career-award.html |publisher=[[Cancer Research UK]]|access-date=9 April 2024 |website=www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk}}</ref>


He wrote five books on the subject of cell biology, tissue culture and cancer, including ''Cell Biology''<ref>{{cite journal |journal= [[Science]] |title=Molecular Biology: A Summary: Cell Biology. A current summary. John Paul. Stanford University Press, Stanford, Calif., 1964. 197 pp. Illus. $4.75 |first=Courtney |last=Wemyss |date=11 Jun 1965 |volume=148 |issue=3676 |page=1 |doi= 10.1126/science.148.3676.1452}}</ref> and ''Cell and Tissue Culture''.
He wrote five books on the subject of cell biology, tissue culture and cancer, including ''Cell Biology''<ref>{{cite journal |journal= [[Science]] |title=Molecular Biology: A Summary: Cell Biology. A current summary. John Paul. Stanford University Press, Stanford, Calif., 1964. 197 pp. Illus. $4.75 |first=Courtney |last=Wemyss |date=11 Jun 1965 |volume=148 |issue=3676 |page=1 |doi= 10.1126/science.148.3676.1452}}</ref> and ''Cell and Tissue Culture''.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/citation/1961/05000/cell_and_tissue_culture.43.aspx |title=Cell and Tissue Culture by JOHN PAUL. 2d ed. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins Company, 1960. 307 pp $7.50 |journal=Journal of Medical Education |volume=36 |issue=5 |page=557 |date= May 1961}}</ref>


In 1961 he invented and patented an apparatus for cell and tissue culture.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apparatus for culture of biological cells and tissues |url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US2975553/en |publisher=[[Google Patents]] |website=patents.google.com |access-date=9 April 2024}}</ref> In 1966, he, along with [[Robert Edwards (physiologist)|Robert Edwards]], derived the world’s first [[embryonic stem cell]]s.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Johnson |first=Martin |title=Robert Edwards: the path to IVF |journal=Reproductive Biomedicine Online |date=2011 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=245–262 |doi=10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.04.010 |pmid=21680248 |pmc=3171154 }}</ref>
In 1961 he invented and patented an apparatus for cell and tissue culture.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apparatus for culture of biological cells and tissues |url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US2975553/en |publisher=[[Google Patents]] |website=patents.google.com |access-date=9 April 2024}}</ref> In 1966, he, along with [[Robert Edwards (physiologist)|Robert Edwards]], derived the world’s first [[embryonic stem cell]]s.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Johnson |first=Martin |title=Robert Edwards: the path to IVF |journal=Reproductive Biomedicine Online |date=2011 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=245–262 |doi=10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.04.010 |pmid=21680248 |pmc=3171154 }}</ref>

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John Paul
Born(1922-04-25)25 April 1922
Wishaw, Scotland
Died27 June 1994(1994-06-27) (aged 72)
NationalityScottish
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
EducationUniversity of Glasgow
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
Known forresearch on cell biology, tissue culture and cancer
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions

John Paul (1922 – 27 June 1994) was a biomedical research scientist living in Scotland, UK. He was the founding director of the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research in Glasgow, Scotland.[1]

He wrote five books on the subject of cell biology, tissue culture and cancer, including Cell Biology[2] and Cell and Tissue Culture.[3]

In 1961 he invented and patented an apparatus for cell and tissue culture.[4] In 1966, he, along with Robert Edwards, derived the world’s first embryonic stem cells.[5]

Early life and education

Paul was born on 25 April 1922 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland.[6] He graduated from the University of Glasgow with an MB ChB in 1944, then completed a PhD in biochemistry. He was the Ure scholar at Glasgow University in 1948–51 and the McCunn scholar at the University of Edinburgh, followed by a research fellowship (Rockefeller travelling research fellowship) at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York in 1952–53.[7]

Career

He was director of the Tissue Culture Laboratories of the Department of Biochemistry in the University of Glasgow[8] and became a reader in 1962 and a Titular Professor in 1964.[7] He left Glasgow University in 1966 to become Director of the Cancer Research Laboratories of the Royal Beatson Memorial Hospital in Glasgow.[9][10][11]

He retired in 1987 and died 27 June 1994.[7]

Awards and honours

Paul was awarded an honorary DSc by the University of Glasgow in 1989.[6]

There is a John Paul Career Award named after him, which third year PhD students at the Scotland Institute are eligible for.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "John Paul Career Award". www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk. Cancer Research UK. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ^ Wemyss, Courtney (11 Jun 1965). "Molecular Biology: A Summary: Cell Biology. A current summary. John Paul. Stanford University Press, Stanford, Calif., 1964. 197 pp. Illus. $4.75". Science. 148 (3676): 1. doi:10.1126/science.148.3676.1452.
  3. ^ "Cell and Tissue Culture by JOHN PAUL. 2d ed. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins Company, 1960. 307 pp $7.50". Journal of Medical Education. 36 (5): 557. May 1961.
  4. ^ "Apparatus for culture of biological cells and tissues". patents.google.com. Google Patents. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  5. ^ Johnson, Martin (2011). "Robert Edwards: the path to IVF". Reproductive Biomedicine Online. 23 (2): 245–262. doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.04.010. PMC 3171154. PMID 21680248.
  6. ^ a b Riddell, Alistair (1994). "Obituaries". BMJ. 309 (1577). doi:10.1136/bmj.309.6968.1577.
  7. ^ a b c R. I. Freshney (1 July 1994). "Obituary: Dr John Paul". The Independent. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  8. ^ "John Paul". The Herald. 30 June 1994. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  9. ^ "History of the Beatson". www.beatson.scot.nhs.uk. Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  10. ^ Currie, Alastair (December 1988). "The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research and Dr John Paul". The British Journal of Cancer. 9 (9): 2–3. PMC 2149102.
  11. ^ Long, Rosemary (11 April 1980). "End of an era at cancer care centre". Evening Times. p. 12. Retrieved 2 June 2024.