Kaufman, Matthew H., Professor, 1942-2013 (Professor of Anatomy)
Dates
- Existence: 1942 - 2013
Biography
Matthew H. Kaufman was Professor Emeritus at University of Edinburgh having been Professor of Anatomy there from 1985–2007. He taught anatomy and embryology for more than 30 years, initially at the University of Cambridge, when he was a Fellow of King’s College, and then in Edinburgh. During his early years at the University of Edinburgh, he re-instituted a course for an intercalated degree (an honours science degree taken within a medical degree course) in anatomy, absent for many years in this subject.
In 1981 Kaufman and Martin Evans at the University of Cambridge in England and Gail R. Martin in America were the first to derive embryonic stem cells (ES cells) from mouse embryos. He published four books on mouse embryology and three books on historical aspects of military surgery. He also published on Medical Teaching in Edinburgh during the 18th and 19th centuries.
He also published about 240 papers on a wide range of embryological and medical historical topics. He was awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2008.
Kaufman was a leading authority on mouse development.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Developmental potential and chromosome constitution of strontium-induced mouse parthenogenones, 1991
Located in I.A.P.G.R-E.R.S. Staff Papers 1991. Part 2.
Material ex Matthew Kauffman, 19th century
Department archives previously held by the late Prof. Kaufmann in his office.
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