Prof Thomas B Bolton

Career: veterinary surgn; lectr RVC 1965-66, Royal Soc Locke research fell Brasenose Coll and Dept of Pharmacology Oxford 1969-76; St George's Hosp Med Sch: sr lectr 1976-80, prof 1980-, head Dept of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology 1985-2003, dean of R&D 1997-2001, chm and memb Cncl Academic Bd 1989-91 and 1995-2001; memb Int Interest Gp Wellcome Tst 1992-94 (Physiology and Pharmacology Panel 1985-90), memb Physiological Sciences Funding Ctee 2004-06, memb and vice-chm Horserace Scientific Advsy Ctee for British Racing 1971-85, chm Basic Med and Dental Sciences Assessment Panel Research Assessment Exercise 1992 and 1996, memb UFC and HEFCE Jt Medical Advsy Ctee 1993-95; memb: EC Biomed Panel 1995, Chairs and Programme Grants Ctee British Heart Fndn 1995-98; ed: British Jl of Pharmacology 1975-81, Jl of Physiology 1985-92; memb: British Pharmacological Soc 1970, Research Defence Soc 1971, Univ Fedn of Animal Welfare 1971, Physiological Soc 1971, Biochemical Soc 1987, American Biophysical Soc 1988, Academia Europaea 1998; FMedSci 1998

Books and Publications: Biography of Edith Bülbring (with A F Brading, 1992), Smooth Muscle Excitation (with T Tomita, 1996)