Pioneer of modern physiological research. Held the Sophia Jex-Blake Chair of Physiology, University of London, 1926-41, the first woman to hold a UK professorial chair at a medical school.
Born in Gloucester. Died at her home, Vincent House, Pembridge Square.
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Winifred Cullis
Winifred Cullis (1875 - 1956) CBE Physiologist, Sophia Jex-Blake Chair of Phy...
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