Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
A veterinary President. Interview by Robin Fox.
- Journal:
- Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
- Year:
- 1998
- Authors:
- Soulsby, L
Plain-English summary
On July 21, Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior became the President of the Royal Society of Medicine. He graduated as a veterinary surgeon from Edinburgh in 1948 and went on to teach at universities in Bristol and Cambridge before becoming a Professor of Parasitology at the University of Pennsylvania in 1964, where he worked for 14 years. After returning to Cambridge in 1978, he became a Professor of Animal Pathology, a title he still holds as Emeritus. Throughout his career, he has traveled extensively for his research in parasitology and has held leadership roles in various veterinary and medical organizations. He has also contributed to important discussions on antibiotic resistance and has worked with several international health organizations.
Abstract
On 21 July, Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior took office as President of the Royal Society of Medicine. He qualified mrcvs from Edinburgh in 1948 and held lectureships in Bristol and Cambridge before appointment as Professor of Parasitology in the University of Pennsylvania in 1964. There he stayed for fourteen years, returning to Cambridge in 1978 as Professor of Animal Pathology (now Emeritus). His work as a parasitologist has taken him to the USSR, Nigeria, India, Australia, South America, China and numerous countries of Europe. Earlier presidencies have included the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, the World Association for the Advancement of Parasitology, the Cambridge Society for Comparative Medicine, and the Comparative Medicine Section of the RSM (1993-95); he is Patron of the Fund for Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments. He has been a consultant to international bodies including WHO, the UN Development Programme, FAO, and the International Atomic Energy Agency. Created a life peer in 1990 (now on the Opposition benches), he chaired a Select Committee on antibiotic resistance whose report appeared earlier this year. He is interviewed here by Robin Fox.
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