Robert Russell Race
Robert Russell Race | |
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| Born | 28 November 1907 |
| Died | 15 April 1984 |
| Education | St Bartholomew's Hospital,London |
| Known for | Blood Groups in Man,mapping the X chromosome |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Monica Rotton (1938–1956) Ruth Sanger(1956–1984) |
| Awards | Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award,Gairdner Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine, human genetics |
| Institutions | Galton Laboratory,University College London;MRC Blood Group Research Unit |
Robert Russell RaceCBEFRSFRCPFRCPathMRCS(28 November 1907 – 15 April 1984) was a British medical doctor and human geneticist. He was Director of theMedical Research CouncilBlood Group Unit,of theLister Institute of Preventive Medicine.His second wife, whom he married in 1956, wasRuth Sanger,who succeeded him in the post.
Career[edit]
In 1937, after training atSt Bartholomew's HospitalinLondon,Race worked as aserologistin the blood-typing department being established byRonald Fisherat theGalton LaboratoryatUniversity College London.[1][2]The serum unit moved to Cambridge at the beginning of the Second World War, and in 1941 Race andArthur Mourantbegan investigating the family ofRh antigens.[2]This work followed from developments made byKarl LandsteinerandAlexander S. Wienerin the USA.[3]
In 1946 Race was appointed head of theMedical Research Council Blood Group Research Unit.[4]During the same year,Ruth Sangermoved toLondonto complete her PhD. She joined Race's group as assistant to Race. Sanger and Race married in 1956 following the death of Race's first wife.[3]
Together Race and Sanger publishedBlood Groups in Manin 1950,[5]which eventually spanned six editions.[6]Their work continued in the 1960s with the discovery of theXg antigen systemand mapping theX chromosome.
Race retired in 1973, and Sanger was named as director of the MRC Blood Group Unit. They received many honors and awards in their joint names, including theKarl Landsteiner Memorial Awardand theGairdner Award.[3]
References[edit]
- ^"RACE, Robert Russell".Who Was Who.Online Edition: A & C Black, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 2014.
- ^abMollison, P.L.(2004)."Robert Race".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.Vol. 1 (online ed.). Oxford University Press.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31575.(Subscription orUK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^abc"The Robert Race and Ruth Sanger papers".Wellcome Library.Retrieved23 August2016.
- ^Clarke, Cyril(1 January 1985)."Robert Russell Race. 28 November 1907 – 15 April 1984".Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society.31:455–492.doi:10.1098/rsbm.1985.0016.JSTOR769933.PMID11621207.
- ^Mollison, P. L. (13 January 1951)."Review ofBlood Groups in Manby R. R. Race and Ruth Sanger ".Br Med J.1(4697): 75.doi:10.1136/bmj.1.4697.75.PMC2068012.
- ^"Dr R. R. Race".The Times.London, England. 1 May 1984.
External links[edit]
The Robert Race and Ruth Sanger papers are kept at theWellcome Library.They have been digitised and areavailable online.
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