Geoffrey Burnstock
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Geoffrey Burnstock AC FAA FRS FMedSci (10 May 1929 ā 2 June 2020) was a neurobiologist and President of the Autonomic Neuroscience Centre of the UCL Medical School. He is best known for coining the term purinergic signalling, which he discovered in the 1970s.[1] He retired in October 2017 at the age of 88.
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Geoffrey Burnstock | |
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Born | (1929-05-10)10 May 1929 London, England |
Died | 2 June 2020(2020-06-02) (aged 91) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | King's College London University College London |
Children | Aviva Burnstock |
Awards | Royal Medal (2000) FRS (1986) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Purinergic signalling |
Institutions | UCL Medical School |
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