Papers of Dr James Harrison Renwick, material relating to lectures and conferences
- Date:
- 1955-1988
- Reference:
- UGC 155/5
- Part of:
- Papers of Dr James Harrison Renwick, 1926-1994, geneticist, University of Glasgow, Scotland
- Archives and manuscripts
Collection contents
About this work
Description
Small section of material relating to lectures and conferences which represents only a tiny fraction of Renwick's output in these areas.
This description is part of the main James Harrison Renwick collection which has been divided into the following sections, each with its own separate description:
Publication/Creation
Physical description
Arrangement
Chronological.
Biographical note
James (Jim) Harrison Renwick was a Titular Professor of Genetics at the University from 1967-1968. He joined the Department of Genetics in 1959 as a Research Fellow and was appointed to Senior Lecturer in 1960 and a Reader in 1966. He made a fundamental contribution to modern genetics, in particular to the development of human gene mapping that paved the way for the Human Genome Project. For a biography see the full James Harrison Renwick collection description.