John B. Glen
John Baird Glen, also known as Iain Glen, is a Scottish veterinarian.[1][2] Glen is the first to have synthesized the anesthetic propofol.[3]
Biography
Born in Scotland, Glen grew up on a small farm.[4] He studied veterinary medicine at the University of Glasgow.[5] After the completion of his study, he became a practicing animal surgeon.[4]
In 1973, while working at Imperial Chemical Industries in Alderly Park, Cheshire, England, Glen studied large series of compounds to identify those with desirable anesthetic and hypnotic properties, synthesizing propofol. Glen was able to solubilize the formula with soybean oil and purified egg lecithin. In 2018, he received the prestigious Lasker Award for discovering propofol.[6][7]
References
- ^ Thomas, Katie (11 September 2018). "Lasker Awards Given for Work in Genetics, Anesthesia and Promoting Women in Science". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Hofschneider, Mark. "Discovery and development of propofol, a widely used anesthetic". Lasker Foundation.
- ^ "Discovery and development of propofol, a widely used anesthetic".
- ^ a b "If you've had anesthesia, you can likely thank this veterinarian who just won a top science prize". www.science.org.
- ^ Dankoski, Elyse (1 October 2018). "The 2018 Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award recognizes John Baird Glen for the discovery of propofol". The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 128 (10): 4198–4200. doi:10.1172/JCI124375. PMC 6159986. PMID 30199850 – via www.jci.org.
- ^ https://pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiology/article/129/6/1055/18248/John-Iain-Glen-Wins-2018-Lasker-Prize-for
- ^ "British vet wins top research award for breakthrough anaesthetic". the Guardian. 11 September 2018.