Joan Mott
English physiologist; Foundation Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford
About Joan Mott
Lived 1921 – 1994 (aged 72–73). Joan Mott was a zoologist and physiologist.
Joan Mott (9 January 1921–21 April 1994) was an English physiologist and zoologist. She worked for most of her career at the University of Oxford's Nuffield Institute for Medical Research and was a founding fellow and Vicegerent of Wolfson College, Oxford.
Biography Mott was born on 9 January 1921 at Parkstone, Dorset. and tested the response to haemorrhaging in altricial species (rabbits) and the otprecocial species (sheep). She was Secretary of the Neonatal Society from 1963 to 1967. The event was established in 1995 and is funded by a bequest from her will.
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Who was Joan Mott?
English physiologist; Foundation Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford
When was Joan Mott born?
Joan Mott was born in 1921 in Parkstone.
When did Joan Mott die?
Joan Mott died on 21 April 1994.
What was Joan Mott's occupation?
Joan Mott was a zoologist and physiologist.
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