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Kenneth Boyd Fraser
Prof Kenneth Boyd Fraser FRSE MC (10 March 1917 – 17 July 2001) was a British virologist and hero of the Second World War. He was known to friends as Kenny Fraser. He introduced Immunofluorescence in both academic and clinical fields. He discovered a link between the measles virus and multiple sclerosis. Life He was born in Aberdeen on 10 March 1917, the son of Kenneth Fraser and Mary Fraser (née Boyd). He studied Medicine at Aberdeen University graduating MB ChB in 1940. In 1941, he joined the Royal Army Medical Corps and given the rank of captain. He was posted to the Chin Hills in Burma. Here a combined British and Indian force fought Japanese troops. In 1943 Fraser won the Military Cross for rescuing a sepoy whilst under heavy fire and then carrying him on his back 3 km over rough terrain to a place of safety. He returned to Aberdeen University after the war as a lecturer in the Department of Bacteriology. He was given his doctorate in 1950. Being awarded a Nuffi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FRSE
Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of science and letters, judged to be "eminently distinguished in their subject". This society received a royal charter in 1783, allowing for its expansion. Elections Around 50 new fellows are elected each year in March. there are around 1,650 Fellows, including 71 Honorary Fellows and 76 Corresponding Fellows. Fellows are entitled to use the post-nominal letters FRSE, Honorary Fellows HonFRSE, and Corresponding Fellows CorrFRSE. Disciplines The Fellowship is split into four broad sectors, covering the full range of physical and life sciences, arts, humanities, social sciences, education, professions, industry, business and public life. A: Life Sciences * A1: Biomedical and Cognitive Sciences * A2: Clinical Sciences * A3: Organismal and Environmental Biology * A4: Cell and Molecular Biology B: Physical, Engineering and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |