The Baroness Lloyd of Highbury | |
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Born | |
Died | 28 June 2006 Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK | (aged 78)
Nationality | British |
Education | University of Bristol |
Known for | Discovering that the rare metabolic disease oQ-betalipoproteinaemia could be avoided by the use of Vitamin E. The discovering the role of lipid metabolism For the establishment of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. |
Awards | Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, DSc and a Life peer in 1996 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Metabolic disorders[1] |
Institutions | University of Birmingham, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Institute of Child Health, St George's Hospital Medical School |
June Kathleen Lloyd, Baroness Lloyd of Highbury, DBE, FRCP, FRCP Edin, FRCGP (1 January 1928 – 28 June 2006) was a British paediatrician and, in retirement, a cross bench member of the House of Lords. June Lloyd was a determined advocate for children's health and was instrumental in the establishment of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. In 1996, the college gained its royal status.[1][2] She was also known for discovering that the damage caused to patients by the rare metabolic disease oQ-betalipoproteinaemia, that could be avoided by the use of Vitamin E.[3] She was also known for discovering the role of lipid metabolism in health and disease in childhood, which was original and difficult to investigate at that time.[3]