1. David Dane is particularly remembered for his strategic foresight in the field of blood transfusion microbiology, particularly in relation to diseases that are spread through blood transfusion.
17 Facts About David Dane
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David Dane was admitted to Clare College, Cambridge he volunteered instead to join the Army.
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In 1941, after enlisting as a private, David Dane was selected for officer training.
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David Dane joined the Parachute Regiment in 1943, and then the newly formed Special Air Service.
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David Dane returned to the UK to read Natural Sciences at Clare College, Cambridge and later undertook his clinical medical training at St Thomas' Hospital, London.
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David Dane joined the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide, in 1951 supported by a grant from National Health and the Medical Research Council.
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David Dane was instrumental in an extensive investigation of an undiagnosed outbreak of acute meningitis and isolated a potential cause.
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David Dane continued to work to improve diagnostic methods and published on avian and human psittacosis.
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In 1966, David Dane left Belfast to become the head of the Virology Department, Bland Sutton School of Pathology at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School, London.
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David Dane described the dynamics of the virus particle in acute infection.
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David Dane was a strong advocate of self sufficiency for the manufacture of blood products in Britain from freely donated blood, rather than from imported blood from the US where donors were paid.
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David Dane was early to recognise the occurrence of hepatitis other than hepatitis A and B following treatment with the anti-haemophiliac concentrate.
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David Dane retired in 1982, just before major rates of HIV infection emerged.
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David Dane continued as an advisor after retirement, including offering pro bono advice against the importation of blood from the USA.
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David Dane remained resolutely opposed to the trend among research scientists to seek commercial gain from their discoveries by patenting them.
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David Dane's enduring demand for precision, accuracy and objectivity influenced many in the field of Clinical Virology to this day.
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In 1955, David Dane married Veronica, widow of Maj.