Allan Watt Downie
FRS (5 September 1901 – 26 January 1988)
was a
Scottish microbiologist involved in the eradication of
smallpox
Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by variola virus (often called smallpox virus) which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus. The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977, and the World Health Organization (WHO) c ...
.
He was elected a
Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the judges of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathemati ...
in March 1955.
Downie bodies Downie bodies, also known as a type of A-type inclusion, are a type of inclusion body associated with cowpox. They are named for Allan Watt Downie.
A Downie body is different from a ''Downey cell'' which is a reactive lymphocyte
In immunology, r ...
are named for him.
See also
*
Hal Downey
Hal Downey (1877–1959) was an American hematologist.
In 1923, he contributed to the characterization of reactive lymphocytes, which are sometimes called "Downey cells".
References
See also
* Allan Watt Downie
Allan Watt Downie FRS (5 Se ...
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Image held at The National Portrait Gallery
1901 births
1988 deaths
British microbiologists
Fellows of the Royal Society
20th-century Scottish medical doctors
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