Sir George Radda
Radda in July 1996
Born (1936-06-09) 9 June 1936 (age 87)
Hungary
NationalityHungarian-British
CitizenshipBritish citizenship and Hungarian citizenship - Dual citizenship
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Known forMolecular imaging of heart metabolism and function
Awards
Scientific career
Institutions
Doctoral studentsStephen Busby
Alister McGrath
George H. Dodd
Websiteimaging.ox.ac.uk/network-members/gradda/

Sir George Charles Radda CBE FRS (Hungarian: György Károly Radda; born 9 June 1936)[6] is a Hungarian - British chemist. In 1957, he attended Merton College, Oxford, to study chemistry, having set aside an earlier interest in literary criticism.[2][7] His early work was concerned with the development and use of fluorescent probes for the study of structure and function of membranes and enzymes. He became interested in using spectroscopic methods including nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to study complex biological material.[7] In 1974, his research paper was the first to introduce the use of NMR to study tissue metabolites. In 1981, he and his colleagues published the first scientific report on the clinical application of his work. This resulted in the installation of a magnet large enough to accommodate the whole human body for NMR investigations in 1983 at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.[7][8]

In 1982, Radda published about the relationship between deoxygenated haemoglobin and the NMR signal.[9]

From 1996, until his retirement in 2004, Sir George was Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council in the UK.

Awards

He has received numerous prestigious awards and honours for his pioneering efforts in using spectroscopic techniques for metabolic studies, including a Buchanan Medal in 1987,[3] an CBE in June 1993 and a knighthood in June 2000. He is a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford,[10] a Fellow of the Royal Society[11] and is a British Heart Foundation Professor of Molecular Cardiology.[12] He has also been awarded many distinguished prizes throughout his scientific career. He is an Honorary Member of the American Heart Association[7] and was awarded the Citation for International Achievement.[7]

In 2015, he was conferred an award as an Honorary Citizen of Singapore.[13]

References

  1. ^ Radda, G. K. (1971). "Enzyme and membrane conformation in biochemical control". The Biochemical Journal. 122 (4): 385–96. doi:10.1042/bj1220385. PMC 1176792. PMID 4942951.
  2. ^ a b Lewin, Roger (10 June 1971). "Choosing The Right Problem". New Scientist and Science Journal. 50 (755): 642–643. ISSN 0262-4079.
  3. ^ a b "Buchanan Medal". The Royal Society. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Sir George Radda". Oxford Biomedical Imaging Network. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Professor Sir George Radda". Agency for Science, Technology and Research. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 9 June 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2014. Prof Sir George Radda, Chief Executive, Medical Research Council, 1996–2003, 75
  7. ^ a b c d e "Heartacademy – Newsletter" (PDF). heartacademy.org. p. 3. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  8. ^ Radda, G (2011). "Straight talk with...George Radda. Interview by David Cyranoski". Nature Medicine. 17 (5): 525. doi:10.1038/nm0511-525. PMID 21546958.
  9. ^ Keith Thulborn; J C Waterton; Paul M. Matthews; George K. Radda (1 February 1982). "Oxygenation dependence of the transverse relaxation time of water protons in whole blood at high field". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 714 (2): 265–270. doi:10.1016/0304-4165(82)90333-6. ISSN 0006-3002. PMID 6275909. Wikidata Q28264358.
  10. ^ "Emeritus, Visiting and Honorary Fellows at Merton College, Oxford". Merton College, Oxford. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  11. ^ "Fellows of the Royal Society" (PDF). The Royal Society. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  12. ^ "House of Lords – Animals in Scientific Procedures – Minutes of Evidence". UK Parliament. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  13. ^ Khew, Carolyn (22 October 2015). "Two foreigners made Honorary Citizens of S'pore". The Straits Times. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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