Geoffrey Burnstock | |
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| Born | 10 May 1929 London, England |
| Died | 2 June 2020 (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 |
Geoffrey Burnstock AC FAA FRS FMedSci (10 May 1929 – 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.
- ^ Lewis Wolpert (10 August 2005). "Lewis Wolpert: The Sceptical Inquirer". The Independent. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
He coined the term "purinergic signalling" in 1972 in a key paper that has since been cited more than 2,000 times by other key scientists.