David Hull (paediatrician)
Sir David Hull | |
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| Born | 4 August 1932 Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 13 March 2021 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Liverpool University |
| Known for | Research into brown fat |
| Awards | FRCP, FRCPCH, James Spence Medal in 1996 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Paediatrics |
| Institutions | University of Oxford |
Sir David Hull (4 August 1932 – 13 March 2021) was a British paediatrician. Hull was most notable for research and for a paper he published in 1963 in the Journal of Physiology with Michael Dawkins, about research into brown fat, an adipose-like tissue found in hibernating animals and in the human Infant and for later contributions considered outstanding in research conducted on Lipid metabolism and Thermoregulation.