Roger Altounyan

Roger Altounyan

Roger Edward Collingwood Altounyan (1922­-1987) was a Syrian-born physician and pharmacologist of Armenian and English descent who pioneered the use of sodium cromoglycate as a remedy for asthma.

Starting with khellin, a traditional Middle Eastern remedy for asthma, he discovered in 1965 that khellin's active ingredient was sodium cromoglycate. This was later marketed as Intal by Fisons Pharmaceuticals, which was taken over by Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, who in turn were acquired into Aventis and sanofi-aventis. Prior to the RPR takeover, the R&D element of Fisons was sold to Astra, making it now part of AstraZeneca.

During his childhood, his family visited his British grandparents in the Lake District where they met the writer Arthur Ransome. Ransome named some of the primary characters in his famous book, "Swallows and Amazons," after Altounyan and two of his three sisters. Ransome later came and stayed with the family in Aleppo, bringing them a small dinghy to sail ["The Life of Arthur Ransome" by Hugh Brogan] .

References

* [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/breath/breath_exhibit/Cures/transforming/VAs8.html National Institutes of Health: Breath Exhibit]
* [http://beehive.thisisexeter.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome&ID=4485&PageID=29649 Beehive. Describes the book by Rodney Dingle entitled "Roger, The life and distinguished achievements of Dr. Roger Altounyan".]
* Orr TS. "Roger Altounyan: the man and his work." Respir Med. 1989 May;83 Suppl A:3-6.
* Cohen SG. "Asthma among the famous. Roger E. C. Altounyan (1922-1987) British physician and pharmacologist." Allergy Asthma Proc. 1998 Sep-Oct;19(5):328-32.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Roger Bolton (producer) — Roger John Bolton (born 13 November 1945 in Carlisle, now in Cumbria) is a British television producer and radio presenter.Early lifeAfter attending the single sex Carlisle Grammar School (became the Trinity School in 1968) and Liverpool… …   Wikipedia

  • Swallows and Amazons — infobox Book | name = Swallows and Amazons title orig = translator = image caption = First edition dust jacket cover 1930 author = Arthur Ransome illustrator = 1st edition was not illustrated, later editions illustrated by Clifford Webb and later …   Wikipedia

  • Cromoglicic acid — Systematic (IUPAC) name 5,5′ (2 hydroxypropane 1,3 diyl)bis(oxy)bis(4 oxo 4H chromene 2 carboxylic acid) Clinical data AHFS/ …   Wikipedia

  • Chromone — IUPAC name Chromen 4 one …   Wikipedia

  • List of characters in Arthur Ransome books — This is a listing of characters from the Swallows and Amazons series of books by Arthur Ransome.The Swallows*John Walker eldest of the Walker children and Captain of the Swallow *Susan Walker Mate of the Swallow and the cook and domestic… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Armenians — The following are prominent people of Armenian descent.Actors*Adrienne Barbeaundash (born 1945) actress *Akim Tamiroffndash (1899 1972) actor *Andrea Martinndash (born 1945) actress *Andy Serkisndash (born 1964) actor *Aracy Balabanian [http://pt …   Wikipedia

  • guinea pig — guinea pigs also guinea pig 1) N COUNT If someone is used as a guinea pig in an experiment, something is tested on them that has not been tested on people before. Dr Roger Altounyan used himself as a human guinea pig to perfect a treatment which… …   English dictionary

  • Nancy Blackett — This article is about the fictional character. For the sailing cutter named after the character, see Nancy Blackett (cutter). Nancy Blackett is a fictional character in nine of the twelve juvenile novels in Arthur Ransome s Swallows and Amazons… …   Wikipedia

  • Swallows and Amazons (series) — Swallows and Amazons is a series of children s books by English author Arthur Ransome, named after the title of the first book in the series. The 12 books involve adventures by groups of children during school holidays, mostly in England and… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”