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{{Short description|Scottish doctor and pharmacologist (1924–2010)}}
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'''Sir James Whyte Black''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OM|FRS|FRSE|FRCP}} (14 June 1924 – 22 March 2010<ref name="ObitSTV"/>) was a Scottish [[physician]] and [[Pharmacology|pharmacologist]]. Black established a Veterinary Physiology department at the [[University of Glasgow]], where he became interested in the effects of [[adrenaline]] on the [[human heart]]. He went to work for [[Imperial Chemical Industries|ICI Pharmaceuticals]] in 1958 and, while there, developed [[propranolol]], a [[beta blocker]] used for the treatment of heart disease.<ref name="Black JW, Crowther AF, Shanks RG, Smith LH, Dornhorst AC 1964 1080–1081">{{cite journal|vauthors=Black JW, Crowther AF, Shanks RG, Smith LH, Dornhorst AC |title=A new adrenergic betareceptor antagonist | journal=[[The Lancet]] |volume=283 |issue=7342 |pages=1080–1081 |year=1964 |pmid=14132613 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(64)91275-9}}</ref> Black was also responsible for the development of [[cimetidine]], an H2 receptor antagonist, a drug used to treat [[stomach ulcers]]. He was awarded the [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize for Medicine]] in 1988 for work leading to the development of [[propranolol]] and [[cimetidine]].<ref name="nobel"/><ref>[http://www.webofstories.com/people/james.black James Black tells his life story at [[Web of Stories]]]</ref>
'''Sir James Whyte Black''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OM|FRS|FRSE|FRCP}} (14 June 1924 – 22 March 2010<ref name="ObitSTV"/>) was a Scottish [[physician]] and [[Pharmacology|pharmacologist]]. Together with [[Gertrude B. Elion]] and [[George H. Hitchings]], he shared the [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize for Medicine]] in 1988 for pioneering strategies for rational drug-design, which, in his case, lead to the development of [[propranolol]] and [[cimetidine]].<ref name="nobel"/><ref>[http://www.webofstories.com/people/james.black James Black tells his life story] at [[Web of Stories]]</ref> Black established a Veterinary Physiology department at the [[University of Glasgow]], where he became interested in the effects of [[adrenaline]] on the [[human heart]]. He went to work for [[Imperial Chemical Industries|ICI Pharmaceuticals]] in 1958 and, while there, developed [[propranolol]], a [[beta blocker]] used for the treatment of heart disease.<ref name="Black JW, Crowther AF, Shanks RG, Smith LH, Dornhorst AC 1964 1080–1081">{{cite journal|vauthors=Black JW, Crowther AF, Shanks RG, Smith LH, Dornhorst AC |title=A new adrenergic betareceptor antagonist | journal=[[The Lancet]] |volume=283 |issue=7342 |pages=1080–1081 |year=1964 |pmid=14132613 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(64)91275-9}}</ref> Black was also responsible for the development of [[cimetidine]], an H2 receptor antagonist, a drug used to treat [[stomach ulcers]].


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Black was born on 14 June 1924 in [[Uddingston]], Lanarkshire, the fourth of five sons of a [[Baptist Union of Scotland|Baptist]] family which traced its origins to [[Balquhidder]], Perthshire.<ref name="autobio"/> His father was a mining engineer.<ref name="autobio"/> He was brought up in Fife, educated at [[Beath High School]], [[Cowdenbeath]], and, at the age of 15, won a scholarship to the [[University of St Andrews]].<ref name="autobio"/> His family had been too poor to send him to university and he had been persuaded to sit the St Andrews entrance exam by his maths teacher at Beath.<ref name="record"/>
Black was born on 14 June 1924 in [[Uddingston]], Lanarkshire, the fourth of five sons of a [[Baptist Union of Scotland|Baptist]] family which traced its origins to [[Balquhidder]], Perthshire.<ref name="autobio"/> His father was a mining engineer.<ref name="autobio"/> He was brought up in Fife, educated at [[Beath High School]], [[Cowdenbeath]], and, at the age of 15, won a scholarship to the [[University of St Andrews]].<ref name="autobio"/> His family had been too poor to send him to university and he had been persuaded to sit the St Andrews entrance exam by his maths teacher at Beath.<ref name="record"/>


Until 1967, [[University of Dundee|University College, Dundee]] was the site for all clinical medical activity for the [[University of St Andrews]]. He matriculated at University College (which eventually became the [[University of Dundee]]) in 1943 and graduated from [[University of St Andrews School of Medicine]] with an MB ChB in 1946.<ref name="Archives, Records and Artefacts">{{cite web|title=Death of Sir James Black|url=http://www.archives-records-artefacts.blogspot.com/2010/03/it-is-with-great-sadness-that-we.html|publisher=Archives, Records and Artefacts at the University of Dundee|accessdate=20 March 2015|date=23 March 2010}}</ref> During his time at St Andrews, Black lived in [[St Salvator's Hall]].
Until 1967, [[University of Dundee|University College, Dundee]] was the site for all clinical medical activity for the [[University of St Andrews]]. He matriculated at University College (which eventually became the [[University of Dundee]]) in 1943 and graduated from [[University of St Andrews School of Medicine]] with an MB ChB in 1946.<ref name="Archives, Records and Artefacts">{{cite web|title=Death of Sir James Black|url=http://www.archives-records-artefacts.blogspot.com/2010/03/it-is-with-great-sadness-that-we.html|publisher=Archives, Records and Artefacts at the University of Dundee|access-date=20 March 2015|date=23 March 2010}}</ref> During his time at St Andrews, Black lived in [[St Salvator's Hall]].{{cn|date=June 2024}}


After graduating, he stayed at University College to join the physiology department as an assistant lecturer before taking a lecturer position at King Edward VIII College of Medicine in Singapore that subsequently became part of the [[University of Malaya]].<ref name="Archives, Records and Artefacts"/><ref name="telegraph"/> Black had decided against a career as a medical practitioner as he objected to what he considered the insensitive treatment of patients at the time.<ref name="telegraph"/>
After graduating, he stayed at University College to join the physiology department as an assistant lecturer before taking a lecturer position at King Edward VII College of Medicine in Singapore that subsequently became part of the [[University of Malaya]].<ref name="Archives, Records and Artefacts"/><ref name="telegraph"/> Black had decided against a career as a medical practitioner as he objected to what he considered the insensitive treatment of patients at the time.<ref name="telegraph"/>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Black had large debts upon his graduation from university, so he took a teaching job in Singapore for three years, before moving to London in 1950<ref name="AP">{{cite news|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i2Ues0zJeT4AJpCxJoQTN4odqhCQD9EJUOF00|title=Heart disease treatment pioneer James Black dies|date=22 March 2010|publisher=Associated Press|accessdate=25 March 2010}}</ref> and then on to join the [[University of Glasgow]] (Veterinary School) where he established the Veterinary Physiology Department and developed an interest in the way [[adrenaline]] affects the [[human heart]], particularly in those suffering from [[Angina pectoris|angina]].<ref name="age"/> Having formulated a theory of an approach by which the effects of adrenaline might be annulled, he joined [[Imperial Chemical Industries|ICI Pharmaceuticals]] in 1958, remaining with the company until 1964, during which time he invented [[propranolol]],<ref name="Black JW, Crowther AF, Shanks RG, Smith LH, Dornhorst AC 1964 1080–1081"/> which later became the world's best-selling drug.<ref name="age"/> During this time Black pioneered a method of research whereby drug molecules were purposefully built instead of being synthesised first and then investigated for their potential medical uses.<ref name="telegraph"/> The discovery of propranolol was hailed as the greatest breakthrough in the treatment of heart disease since the discovery of [[digitalis#Medicinal uses|digitalis]].<ref name="age"/>
Black had large debts upon his graduation from university, so he took a teaching job in Singapore for three years, before moving to London in 1950<ref name="AP">{{cite news|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i2Ues0zJeT4AJpCxJoQTN4odqhCQD9EJUOF00|title=Heart disease treatment pioneer James Black dies|date=22 March 2010|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=25 March 2010}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and then on to join the [[University of Glasgow]] (Veterinary School) where he established the Veterinary Physiology Department and developed an interest in the way [[adrenaline]] affects the [[human heart]], particularly in those suffering from [[Angina pectoris|angina]].<ref name="age"/> Having formulated a theory of an approach by which the effects of adrenaline might be annulled, he joined [[Imperial Chemical Industries|ICI Pharmaceuticals]] in 1958, remaining with the company until 1964, during which time he invented [[propranolol]],<ref name="Black JW, Crowther AF, Shanks RG, Smith LH, Dornhorst AC 1964 1080–1081"/> which later became the world's best-selling drug.<ref name="age"/> During this time Black pioneered a method of research whereby drug molecules were purposefully built instead of being synthesised first and then investigated for their potential medical uses.<ref name="telegraph"/> The discovery of propranolol was hailed as the greatest breakthrough in the treatment of heart disease since the discovery of [[digitalis#Uses|digitalis]].<ref name="age"/>


At the same time, Black was developing a similar method of inventing drugs for treatment of [[stomach ulcers]], but ICI did not wish to pursue the idea so Black resigned in 1964 and joined [[Smith, Kline and French]] where he worked for nine years until 1973.<ref name="WoS"/> While there, Black developed his second major drug, [[cimetidine]], which was launched under the brand name Tagamet in 1975 and soon outsold propranolol to become the world's largest-selling prescription drug.<ref name="age"/>
At the same time, Black was developing a similar method of inventing drugs for treatment of [[stomach ulcers]], but ICI did not wish to pursue the idea so Black resigned in 1964 and joined [[Smith, Kline and French]] where he worked for nine years until 1973.<ref name="WoS"/> While there, Black developed his second major drug, [[cimetidine]], which was launched under the brand name Tagamet in 1975 and soon outsold propranolol to become the world's largest-selling prescription drug.<ref name="age"/>
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Black contributed to basic scientific and clinical knowledge in [[cardiology]], both as a physician and as a basic scientist. His invention of [[propranolol]], the [[beta blocker|beta adrenergic receptor antagonist]] that revolutionised the medical management of [[angina pectoris]], is considered to be one of the most important contributions to clinical medicine and [[pharmacology]] of the 20th century.<ref name="propranolol"/><ref name="tagamet"/> Propranolol has been described as the greatest breakthrough in heart disease treatments since the 18th century discovery of [[digitalis]] and has benefited millions of people.<ref name="telegraph"/> Black's method of research, his discoveries about adrenergic pharmacology, and his clarification of the mechanisms of cardiac action are all strengths of his work.<ref name="scotpaper"/>
Black contributed to basic scientific and clinical knowledge in [[cardiology]], both as a physician and as a basic scientist. His invention of [[propranolol]], the [[beta blocker|beta adrenergic receptor antagonist]] that revolutionised the medical management of [[angina pectoris]], is considered to be one of the most important contributions to clinical medicine and [[pharmacology]] of the 20th century.<ref name="propranolol"/><ref name="tagamet"/> Propranolol has been described as the greatest breakthrough in heart disease treatments since the 18th century discovery of [[digitalis]] and has benefited millions of people.<ref name="telegraph"/> Black's method of research, his discoveries about adrenergic pharmacology, and his clarification of the mechanisms of cardiac action are all strengths of his work.<ref name="scotpaper"/>


He was greatly involved in the synthesis of [[cimetidine]], at the time a revolutionary drug for the treatment and prevention of [[peptic ulcer]]s. Cimetidine was the first of a new class of drugs, the [[H2-receptor antagonist|H<sub>2</sub>-receptor antagonist]]s.
He was greatly involved in the synthesis of [[cimetidine]], at the time a revolutionary drug for the treatment and prevention of [[peptic ulcer]]s.{{cn|date=June 2024}} Cimetidine was the first of a new class of drugs, the [[H2-receptor antagonist|H<sub>2</sub>-receptor antagonist]]s.{{cn|date=June 2024}}


=== Chancellor of the University of Dundee ===
=== Chancellor of the University of Dundee ===
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As Chancellor, Sir James Black did much to promote the University of Dundee and was a popular figure within the University. He was awarded a second honorary degree, that of Doctor of Science, in 2005. He retired from his post the following year, and his association with the University of Dundee was marked with launching of the £20 million Sir James Black Centre. The centre, intended to promote interdisciplinary research in the life sciences, was opened by [[Sydney Brenner]] in 2006. Sir James Black himself visited the centre in October 2006 and was reportedly excited and pleased by what he saw.<ref name="Archives, Records and Artefacts"/>
As Chancellor, Sir James Black did much to promote the University of Dundee and was a popular figure within the University. He was awarded a second honorary degree, that of Doctor of Science, in 2005. He retired from his post the following year, and his association with the University of Dundee was marked with launching of the £20 million Sir James Black Centre. The centre, intended to promote interdisciplinary research in the life sciences, was opened by [[Sydney Brenner]] in 2006. Sir James Black himself visited the centre in October 2006 and was reportedly excited and pleased by what he saw.<ref name="Archives, Records and Artefacts"/>


A portrait of Black in his chancellor's robes, by Helene Train, is held as part of the University's fine art collection.<ref name="Uniportrait">{{cite web|title=Sir James Black (1924–2010), Chancellor of the University of Dundee|url=http://artuk.org/discover/artworks/sir-james-black-19242010-chancellor-of-the-university-of-dundee-91236/search/collection:university-of-dundee-fine-art-collections-1445/page/2|website=Art UK|publisher=Public Catalogue Foundation|accessdate=23 December 2016}}</ref>
A portrait of Black in his chancellor's robes, by Helene Train, is held as part of the University's fine art collection.<ref name="Uniportrait">{{cite web|title=Sir James Black (1924–2010), Chancellor of the University of Dundee|url=http://artuk.org/discover/artworks/sir-james-black-19242010-chancellor-of-the-university-of-dundee-91236/search/collection:university-of-dundee-fine-art-collections-1445/page/2|website=Art UK|publisher=Public Catalogue Foundation|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref> The portrait is currently displayed in the foyer of the Sir James Black Centre.{{cn|date=June 2024}}


== Honours and awards ==
== Honours and awards ==
Black was made a [[Knight Bachelor]] on 10 February 1981 for services to medical research, receiving the honour from the Queen at [[Buckingham Palace]].<ref name="age"/><ref name="GazetteOne"/> On 26 May 2000 he was appointed to the [[Order of Merit]], of which there are only 24 members at any one time, by [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]].<ref name="GazetteTwo"/><ref name="Diffin"/>
Black was made a [[Knight Bachelor]] on 10 February 1981 for services to medical research, receiving the honour from the Queen at [[Buckingham Palace]].<ref name="age"/><ref name="GazetteOne"/> On 26 May 2000 he was appointed to the [[Order of Merit]], of which there are only 24 members at any one time, by [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]].<ref name="GazetteTwo"/><ref name="Diffin"/>


Black was elected a [[List of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1976|Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1976]] and the same year he was awarded the [[Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research|Lasker award]].<ref name="lasker"/> His certificate of election to the [[Royal Society]] reads: <blockquote>Has made outstanding contributions, based on fundamental considerations of receptor theory, to the development of new drugs of clinical importance. Introduced the first effective beta blockers and analysed their cardiovascular effects. These drugs have opened up new perspectives for the treatment of angina pectoris, cardiac irregularities and hypertension. More recently, in a concerted drive carried out with great vision, he has developed a new type of histamine antagonist capable of inhibiting gastric acid secretion induced by [[histamine]] or [[pentagastrin]]. Apart from its practical implications this work has considerable fundamental importance since it provided evidence for the existence of a new type of histamine receptor. This work has also provided experimental support for the hypothesis that endogenous histamine may be involved in the secretion of acid in the stomach.<ref name=frs>{{cite web
Black was elected a [[List of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1976|Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1976]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=McGrath|first1=John Christie|last2=Bond|first2=Richard A.|title=Sir James Whyte Black OM. 14 June 1924—22 March 2010|journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society|year=2021|volume=70|pages=23–40|doi=10.1098/rsbm.2019.0047|s2cid=226291156|doi-access=free}}</ref> and the same year he was awarded the [[Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research|Lasker award]].<ref name="lasker"/> His certificate of election to the [[Royal Society]] reads: <blockquote>Has made outstanding contributions, based on fundamental considerations of receptor theory, to the development of new drugs of clinical importance. Introduced the first effective beta blockers and analysed their cardiovascular effects. These drugs have opened up new perspectives for the treatment of angina pectoris, cardiac irregularities and hypertension. More recently, in a concerted drive carried out with great vision, he has developed a new type of histamine antagonist capable of inhibiting gastric acid secretion induced by [[histamine]] or [[pentagastrin]]. Apart from its practical implications this work has considerable fundamental importance since it provided evidence for the existence of a new type of histamine receptor. This work has also provided experimental support for the hypothesis that endogenous histamine may be involved in the secretion of acid in the stomach.<ref name=frs>{{cite web
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}}</ref></blockquote> In 1979, he was awarded the [[Artois-Baillet Latour Health Prize]]. Black was awarded the [[Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh]] in 1980. In 1982 Black was awarded the [[Wolf Prize in Medicine]],<ref name="telegraph"/> and the year after the [[Scheele Award]]. He was awarded the 1988 [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize in Medicine]] along with [[Gertrude B. Elion]] and [[George H. Hitchings]] for their work on drug development.<ref name="Nobel Prize for Medicine"/> In 1994 he received the [[Ellison-Cliffe Lecture|Ellison-Cliffe Medal]] from the [[Royal Society of Medicine]] and in 2004 the [[Royal Medal]] from the [[Royal Society]].
}}</ref></blockquote> In 1979, he was awarded the [[Artois-Baillet Latour Health Prize]]. Black was awarded the [[Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh]] in 1980. In 1982 Black was awarded the [[Wolf Prize in Medicine]],<ref name="telegraph"/> and the year after the [[Scheele Award]]. He was awarded the 1988 [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize in Medicine]] along with [[Gertrude B. Elion]] and [[George H. Hitchings]] for their work on drug development.<ref name="Nobel Prize for Medicine"/> In 1994 he received the [[Ellison-Cliffe Lecture|Ellison-Cliffe Medal]] from the [[Royal Society of Medicine]] and in 2004 the [[Royal Medal]] from the [[Royal Society]]. In 2008, he was Awarded a [https://www.realwire.com/realResource.asp?ReleaseID=10744&d=w&name=SIRJAMESBLACK%2Ejpg&title=Sir+James+Black Lifetime Achievement Award] at the Medical Futures Innovation Awards, accompanied by his wife Professor Rona Mackie Black, in front of a distinguished audience of one thousand guests.<ref>{{Cite web|title=An acute talent for innovation - ft.com|url=http://medpdfarticles.com/m/medicalfutures.co.uk1.html|access-date=2020-08-20|website=medpdfarticles.com}}</ref>


In the town of [[Lochgelly]], [[Fife]], there is a street called Sir James Black Gait.
In the town of [[Lochgelly]], [[Fife]], there is a street called Sir James Black Gait.{{cn|date=June 2024}}


On 23 November 2018, the University of Glasgow renamed the West Medical Building in honour of Black. Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, said: “Sir James was undoubtedly one of the greatest scientists of the modern age. Through his commitment, intellect and insight he achieved a global impact and his discoveries continue to improve the lives of many.” The unveiling of a plaque was attended by Sir James Black’s wife, Professor Rona Mackie Black, Emeritus Professor and Senior Research Fellow in Public Health within the University's Institute of Health and Wellbeing.
On 23 November 2018, the University of Glasgow renamed the West Medical Building in honour of Black. Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, said: “Sir James was undoubtedly one of the greatest scientists of the modern age. Through his commitment, intellect and insight he achieved a global impact and his discoveries continue to improve the lives of many.” The unveiling of a plaque was attended by Sir James Black’s wife, Professor Rona Mackie Black, Emeritus Professor and Senior Research Fellow in Public Health within the University's Institute of Health and Wellbeing.{{cn|date=June 2024}}


'''James Black Place''' at [[Ninewells Hospital]] is named in his honour.
'''James Black Place''' at [[Ninewells Hospital]] is named in his honour.{{cn|date=June 2024}}


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Black met Hilary Joan Vaughan (1924–1986) at a ball at university in 1944 and the couple married in 1946 upon his graduation. He described her as the "mainspring" of his life until she died aged 61 in [[Surrey]].<ref name="autobio"/><ref name="Wife"/> The couple had a daughter, Stephanie, born in 1951.<ref name="autobio"/> Black remarried in 1994, to Professor Rona MacKie.<ref name="telegraph"/> Black was a very private man who was averse to publicity and was horrified to discover he had won the Nobel Prize.<ref name="telegraph"/>
Black met Hilary Joan Vaughan (1924–1986) at a university ball in 1944 and the couple married in 1946 upon his graduation. He described her as the "mainspring" of his life until she died aged 61 in [[Surrey]].<ref name="autobio"/><ref name="Wife"/> The couple had a daughter, Stephanie, born in 1951.<ref name="autobio"/> Black remarried in 1994, to Professor [[Rona MacKie]].<ref name="telegraph"/> Black was a very private man who was averse to publicity and was horrified to discover he had won the Nobel Prize.<ref name="telegraph"/>


Black died, aged 85, on the morning of 22 March 2010 after a long illness. His death was announced by the [[University of Dundee]], where Black served as Chancellor from 1992 to 2006.<ref name="BBC"/> His funeral was held on 29 March at St. Columba's Church, London.<ref name="AP"/> He is buried at the Ardclach cemetery, a parish established in 1655, near Nairn, Scotland. Upon hearing of Black's death, Professor Pete Downes, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dundee said Black "was a great scientist, but he was also a great man to know" while the [[BBC]] said he was "hailed as one of the great Scottish scientists of the 20th Century".<ref name="Diffin"/> He was described by ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' as the man who earned the most for the [[pharmaceutical industry]] through his drug development, though he received little personal financial gain from his work.<ref name="telegraph"/>
Black died, aged 85, on the morning of 22 March 2010 after a long illness. His death was announced by the [[University of Dundee]], where Black served as Chancellor from 1992 to 2006.<ref name="BBC"/> His funeral was held on 29 March at St. Columba's Church, London.<ref name="AP"/> He is buried at the Ardclach cemetery, a parish established in 1655, near Nairn, Scotland. Upon hearing of Black's death, Professor Pete Downes, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dundee said Black "was a great scientist, but he was also a great man to know" while the [[BBC]] said he was "hailed as one of the great Scottish scientists of the 20th Century".<ref name="Diffin"/> He was described by ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' as the man who earned the most for the [[pharmaceutical industry]] through his drug development, though he received little personal financial gain from his work.<ref name="telegraph"/>
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<ref name="nobel">{{cite web|author=Tore Frängsmyr|title=Sir James W. Black: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|url=http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1988/black-autobio.html|work=Les Prix Nobel|publisher=Nobel Foundation|year=1989|accessdate=25 August 2007}}</ref>
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Sir James Black
OM FRS FRSE FRCP
Born
James Whyte Black

(1924-06-14)14 June 1924
Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died22 March 2010(2010-03-22) (aged 85)
London, England
NationalityBritish
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Alma materUniversity of St Andrews
Known forwork towards the use of propranolol and cimetidine
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPharmacology
Institutions
Websitewww.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1988/black-bio.html

Sir James Whyte Black OM FRS FRSE FRCP (14 June 1924 – 22 March 2010[2]) was a Scottish physician and pharmacologist. Together with Gertrude B. Elion and George H. Hitchings, he shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1988 for pioneering strategies for rational drug-design, which, in his case, lead to the development of propranolol and cimetidine.[3][4] Black established a Veterinary Physiology department at the University of Glasgow, where he became interested in the effects of adrenaline on the human heart. He went to work for ICI Pharmaceuticals in 1958 and, while there, developed propranolol, a beta blocker used for the treatment of heart disease.[5] Black was also responsible for the development of cimetidine, an H2 receptor antagonist, a drug used to treat stomach ulcers.

Early life and education

Black was born on 14 June 1924 in Uddingston, Lanarkshire, the fourth of five sons of a Baptist family which traced its origins to Balquhidder, Perthshire.[6] His father was a mining engineer.[6] He was brought up in Fife, educated at Beath High School, Cowdenbeath, and, at the age of 15, won a scholarship to the University of St Andrews.[6] His family had been too poor to send him to university and he had been persuaded to sit the St Andrews entrance exam by his maths teacher at Beath.[7]

Until 1967, University College, Dundee was the site for all clinical medical activity for the University of St Andrews. He matriculated at University College (which eventually became the University of Dundee) in 1943 and graduated from University of St Andrews School of Medicine with an MB ChB in 1946.[8] During his time at St Andrews, Black lived in St Salvator's Hall.[citation needed]

After graduating, he stayed at University College to join the physiology department as an assistant lecturer before taking a lecturer position at King Edward VII College of Medicine in Singapore that subsequently became part of the University of Malaya.[8][9] Black had decided against a career as a medical practitioner as he objected to what he considered the insensitive treatment of patients at the time.[9]

Career

Black had large debts upon his graduation from university, so he took a teaching job in Singapore for three years, before moving to London in 1950[10] and then on to join the University of Glasgow (Veterinary School) where he established the Veterinary Physiology Department and developed an interest in the way adrenaline affects the human heart, particularly in those suffering from angina.[11] Having formulated a theory of an approach by which the effects of adrenaline might be annulled, he joined ICI Pharmaceuticals in 1958, remaining with the company until 1964, during which time he invented propranolol,[5] which later became the world's best-selling drug.[11] During this time Black pioneered a method of research whereby drug molecules were purposefully built instead of being synthesised first and then investigated for their potential medical uses.[9] The discovery of propranolol was hailed as the greatest breakthrough in the treatment of heart disease since the discovery of digitalis.[11]

At the same time, Black was developing a similar method of inventing drugs for treatment of stomach ulcers, but ICI did not wish to pursue the idea so Black resigned in 1964 and joined Smith, Kline and French where he worked for nine years until 1973.[12] While there, Black developed his second major drug, cimetidine, which was launched under the brand name Tagamet in 1975 and soon outsold propranolol to become the world's largest-selling prescription drug.[11]

Black was appointed professor, and head of department, of pharmacology at University College London in 1973 where he established a new undergraduate course in medicinal chemistry[6] but he became frustrated by the lack of funding for research and accepted the post of director of therapeutic research at the Wellcome Research Laboratories in 1978.[9] However he did not agree with his immediate boss there, Sir John Vane, and resigned in 1984.[9] Black then became Professor of Analytical Pharmacology at the Rayne Institute of King's College London medical school, where he remained until 1992.[9] He established the James Black Foundation in 1988 with funding from Johnson & Johnson and led a team of 25 scientists in drugs research, including work on gastrin inhibitors which can prevent some stomach cancers.[9]

Black contributed to basic scientific and clinical knowledge in cardiology, both as a physician and as a basic scientist. His invention of propranolol, the beta adrenergic receptor antagonist that revolutionised the medical management of angina pectoris, is considered to be one of the most important contributions to clinical medicine and pharmacology of the 20th century.[13][14] Propranolol has been described as the greatest breakthrough in heart disease treatments since the 18th century discovery of digitalis and has benefited millions of people.[9] Black's method of research, his discoveries about adrenergic pharmacology, and his clarification of the mechanisms of cardiac action are all strengths of his work.[15]

He was greatly involved in the synthesis of cimetidine, at the time a revolutionary drug for the treatment and prevention of peptic ulcers.[citation needed] Cimetidine was the first of a new class of drugs, the H2-receptor antagonists.[citation needed]

Chancellor of the University of Dundee

In 1980, Black's association with the University of Dundee was renewed when the institution recognised his many achievements by conferring him with the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws. In 1992 he accepted an offer to succeed the 16th Earl of Dalhousie as Chancellor of the University and was installed as Chancellor at the award ceremony held in Dundee Repertory Theatre on 29 April 1992. Appropriately the first degree he conferred was to Professor Robert Campbell Garry, who had been responsible for his original appointment at University College Dundee. Sir James remarked at this ceremony that by returning to Dundee he was "in a real sense, coming home".[8]

As Chancellor, Sir James Black did much to promote the University of Dundee and was a popular figure within the University. He was awarded a second honorary degree, that of Doctor of Science, in 2005. He retired from his post the following year, and his association with the University of Dundee was marked with launching of the £20 million Sir James Black Centre. The centre, intended to promote interdisciplinary research in the life sciences, was opened by Sydney Brenner in 2006. Sir James Black himself visited the centre in October 2006 and was reportedly excited and pleased by what he saw.[8]

A portrait of Black in his chancellor's robes, by Helene Train, is held as part of the University's fine art collection.[16] The portrait is currently displayed in the foyer of the Sir James Black Centre.[citation needed]

Honours and awards

Black was made a Knight Bachelor on 10 February 1981 for services to medical research, receiving the honour from the Queen at Buckingham Palace.[11][17] On 26 May 2000 he was appointed to the Order of Merit, of which there are only 24 members at any one time, by Queen Elizabeth II.[18][19]

Black was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1976[20] and the same year he was awarded the Lasker award.[21] His certificate of election to the Royal Society reads:

Has made outstanding contributions, based on fundamental considerations of receptor theory, to the development of new drugs of clinical importance. Introduced the first effective beta blockers and analysed their cardiovascular effects. These drugs have opened up new perspectives for the treatment of angina pectoris, cardiac irregularities and hypertension. More recently, in a concerted drive carried out with great vision, he has developed a new type of histamine antagonist capable of inhibiting gastric acid secretion induced by histamine or pentagastrin. Apart from its practical implications this work has considerable fundamental importance since it provided evidence for the existence of a new type of histamine receptor. This work has also provided experimental support for the hypothesis that endogenous histamine may be involved in the secretion of acid in the stomach.[1]

In 1979, he was awarded the Artois-Baillet Latour Health Prize. Black was awarded the Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh in 1980. In 1982 Black was awarded the Wolf Prize in Medicine,[9] and the year after the Scheele Award. He was awarded the 1988 Nobel Prize in Medicine along with Gertrude B. Elion and George H. Hitchings for their work on drug development.[22] In 1994 he received the Ellison-Cliffe Medal from the Royal Society of Medicine and in 2004 the Royal Medal from the Royal Society. In 2008, he was Awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Medical Futures Innovation Awards, accompanied by his wife Professor Rona Mackie Black, in front of a distinguished audience of one thousand guests.[23]

In the town of Lochgelly, Fife, there is a street called Sir James Black Gait.[citation needed]

On 23 November 2018, the University of Glasgow renamed the West Medical Building in honour of Black. Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, said: “Sir James was undoubtedly one of the greatest scientists of the modern age. Through his commitment, intellect and insight he achieved a global impact and his discoveries continue to improve the lives of many.” The unveiling of a plaque was attended by Sir James Black’s wife, Professor Rona Mackie Black, Emeritus Professor and Senior Research Fellow in Public Health within the University's Institute of Health and Wellbeing.[citation needed]

James Black Place at Ninewells Hospital is named in his honour.[citation needed]

Personal life

Black met Hilary Joan Vaughan (1924–1986) at a university ball in 1944 and the couple married in 1946 upon his graduation. He described her as the "mainspring" of his life until she died aged 61 in Surrey.[6][24] The couple had a daughter, Stephanie, born in 1951.[6] Black remarried in 1994, to Professor Rona MacKie.[9] Black was a very private man who was averse to publicity and was horrified to discover he had won the Nobel Prize.[9]

Black died, aged 85, on the morning of 22 March 2010 after a long illness. His death was announced by the University of Dundee, where Black served as Chancellor from 1992 to 2006.[25] His funeral was held on 29 March at St. Columba's Church, London.[10] He is buried at the Ardclach cemetery, a parish established in 1655, near Nairn, Scotland. Upon hearing of Black's death, Professor Pete Downes, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dundee said Black "was a great scientist, but he was also a great man to know" while the BBC said he was "hailed as one of the great Scottish scientists of the 20th Century".[19] He was described by The Daily Telegraph as the man who earned the most for the pharmaceutical industry through his drug development, though he received little personal financial gain from his work.[9]

Shortly after his death the Bute Medical School of the University of St Andrews, where Black had studied for his initial degree in medicine, announced that an honorary 'Sir James Black Chair of Medicine' would be created.[26] In September 2010 the first Chair of Medicine at the University was given to Professor Stephen H Gillespie MD, DSc, FRCP (Edin), FRC Path, who left his post as Professor of Medical Microbiology at UCL.[citation needed]

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  5. ^ a b Black JW, Crowther AF, Shanks RG, Smith LH, Dornhorst AC (1964). "A new adrenergic betareceptor antagonist". The Lancet. 283 (7342): 1080–1081. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(64)91275-9. PMID 14132613.
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  11. ^ a b c d e "Led the way in heart drug find". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax Digital. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
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1992–2006 		Succeeded by
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