George William Gregory Bird

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George William Gregory Bird
Born(1916-11-07)7 November 1916
IMC
Silver Jubilee Award

George William Gregory Bird (7 November 1916 – 29 March 1997) was a British medical doctor, academic, researcher and

American Association of Blood Banks, Gregory Bird was honoured by the Government of India in 1963, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his services to the nation.[3]

Biography

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George William Gregory Bird, born in the UK in 1916,

Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first Indian president, on his terminal medical condition.[4] During this period, he continued his studies and secured FRCPath from the Royal College of Pathologists and a doctoral degree from London.[4][5]

University of Birmingham-Chancellor's Court

Bird returned to England in 1966, accepting the post of a consultant pathologist and director of the Regional Blood Transfusion Service,

Oxford University and became its director in 1986, simultaneously holding the post of the Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Department of Immunology, University of Birmingham.[4] In 1987, he stepped down from the post at IBGRL but continued there as an honorary consultant.[5] He was the president of the British Blood Transfusion Society during 1985-87 and was the president of the Oliver Memorial Fund for Blood Transfusion in 1986.[4][5] He was also a Regional Counselor for the Western European Division for International Society for Blood Transfusion from 1980 to 1984[5] and a member of the Haematology Expert Group of the Indian Council of Medical Research.[4]

The research spectrum of Bird centered around blood groups and their

haematology, he was also active in medical administration and was credited with automation and computerization of blood transfusion services during his career.[5]

Bird was married to Ruby and the couple had three daughters, Ann, Margaret and Dorothy.[5] He died on 29 March 1997, at the age of 81, succumbing to complications following a renal failure.[4]

Awards and honours

Bird was a part of several committees and medical societies during his career. A member of the ICMR Expert Group on Haematology, he was also a member of the Advisory Committee of the National Blood Transfusion Services of UK Department of Health and Social Security.[5] The Council of Europe Select Committee of Experts on Automation and Quality Control in Blood Transfusion Laboratories, the Working Party on the Terminology for Red Cell Surface Antigens and Working Party on the socioeconomic aspects of Blood Transfusion, both of the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) were some of the other committees he served.[5]

The

Armed Forces Medical College, Pune inducted him into their Hall of Fame in 2010.[2]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Indian Express". Indian Express. 13 March 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
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  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Karpagam" (PDF). Karpagam. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  6. ^ a b "AFMC". AFMC. 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Sigma Aldrich". Sigma Aldrich. 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Lectin from Peanuts". Sigma Aldrich. 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  9. ^ "AABB". AABB. 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

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