P.V. Shmakov (1885 – 1982)

Dev115253 1885..1892

Neural stem cells (NSCs) are defined by their ability to self-renew and to differentiate into mature neuronal and glial cell types. NSCs are the subject of intense investigation, owing to their crucial roles in neural development and adult brain function and because they present potential targets for gene and cell replacement therapies following injury or disease. Approaches to specifically gen...

Thompson House centenary, 1885-1985.

The 'Thompson Memorial Home for Incurables', now Thompson House, was completed and ready for the admission of patients in February 1885. This very fine building in the Queen Anne style stands on the Magheralave Road, Lisburn, nearly opposite the Friends' School. It is a memorial to William Thompson Esq, MD, FRCSI, born 7th March, 1806. He had been surgeon to the County Antrim Infirmary, Seymour...

George Hathorn Smith 1885-1952 *

Flying Fox, Vincent van Gogh, 1885

According to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the origins of Flying Fox are not well documented. Van Gogh probably saw a flying fox in a museum or private collection in Brabant, Antwerp, or Paris. The dark brown background colors in the painting are similar to those in other works of his Nuenen period. The brighter colors and rough brushstrokes in the wings are more avant garde and suggest tec...

The Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury 1801–1885

he became a member of the General Medical Council. He is also one of the foundation Fellows of the Royal College of General Practitioners, but it is interesting to note that the College is allowed only two of the briefest of entries in this book; nothing could illustrate more vividly the division between the LMC/BMA/GMSC world of medical politics and the apolitical RCGP. But this book is not, a...