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James W. Black
I was assigned a brilliant chemist, John Stephenson. He taught me about modern deductive organic chemistry; how to be more than merely curious about a molecule with an interesting biological effect: how to ask questions about it.
James W. Black
I was apprehensive about my ability to achieve my new goals. I had developed two ambitions. In research, I wanted to establish the medicinal chemistry/bioassay conjugation as an academic pursuit, as exciting to the imagination as astrophysics or molecular biology.
James W. Black
I met Hilary Vaughan at a Student Ball in 1944 and we married in the summer of 1946, as soon as I graduated.
James W. Black
I made some progress in relating mucosal blood flow to rates of intestinal absorption to use in my carpet-bagging efforts later in London.
James W. Black
I knocked on the doors of Physiology Departments all over London and met more sympathy than I expected; then a chance encounter with Professor Garry in Oxford Street led me to William Weipers, subsequently knighted, Director of the newly 'nationalised' University of Glasgow Veterinary School.
James W. Black
I joined the Physiology Department under Professor R.C. Garry in October 1946 and Hilary, completing her degree in Biochemistry, was the best student I ever had.
James W. Black
I have never wanted to check out the family folklore that we could be traced back to a dominie at the hamlet of Balquhidder in the Scottish highlands.
James W. Black
I had found myself a new mission - and once more my recurring dilemma between corporate commercial needs and personal scientific ambitions was solved unexpectedly.
James W. Black
I failed to raise support for my medicinal chemistry project - by academic peerreview standards my proposals were altogether too wispy and expensive.
James W. Black
I did help to set up an undergraduate course in medicinal chemistry and made progress in modelling and analysing pharmacological activity at the tissue level, my new passion.