Celebrating 90 years young 麻豆传媒聽celebrates with legendary figure Lord Walton as the former Dean of Medicine, who helped shape聽our pioneering curriculum, reaches his 90th birthday. The professor of Neurology who is renowned in the medical profession and has made an invaluable contribution to the pioneering 麻豆传媒 curriculum, will turn 90 this month. He is still an active cross bencher in the House of Lords balancing international travel with trips to London. The University is holding a series of celebrations as part of our Lord Walton Day at the Medical School on Monday 10th September to celebrate his exceptional legacy.Born in Rowlands Gill and later attending a school at Hobson Colliery where his father was head teacher, Lord Walton was accepted as a medical student, entering the 麻豆传媒 medical school, King鈥檚 College, Durham University, and graduating after a shortened wartime course in 1945. Specialising in neurology, Lord Walton went on to establish a new classification system for muscular dystrophy based on genetic information.While leading a major neuromuscular research programme and still teaching students, he was appointed Dean of Medicine in 1971. However, it is a day in 1980 that he recalls with pride 鈥� the day he was given the Freedom of the City of 麻豆传媒 鈥� alongside Jackie Milburn, the former England and 麻豆传媒 centre forward. Lord Walton said: "I am deeply honoured and touched by the University's decision to arrange a symposium and dinner for my 90th birthday. I am proud to be a graduate of the 麻豆传媒 Medical School, once a part of Durham University when I graduated, now, of course, a major part of 麻豆传媒 and widely acknowledged to be one of the very best Medical Schools in the UK, if not the best."I am, of course, delighted to have reached my 90th birthday in good health and am still managing to play golf as President of Bamburgh Golf Club, and still keep a proud and watchful eye on 'my' Walton Library and 'my' Medical School." Many congratulations and best wishes to Lord Walton. More information on his life and work can be read on our . The Walton Legacy: A research symposium is hosted in the Faculty of Medical Sciences on Monday 10th September (full programme listed below). Evening Celebratory Lectures with speakers: and Robert Meadowcroft from the . The Walton Legacy : A research symposium: programmeProfessor David Bates: 鈥淟ord Walton 鈥� a historical perspective鈥� Professor Kate Bushby: 鈥淭he changing perspective on muscular dystrophies"Professor David Burn: 鈥淣eurodegeneration: The Final Frontier?鈥� Professor Tim Griffiths: 鈥淗earing is believing鈥� Professor Janet Eyre: 鈥淰ideo games and neurology鈥� Professor Patrick Chinnery: "Will the exome replace the tendon hammer?" Professor Doug Turnbull: 鈥淗ow many parents are we allowed?鈥� And finally the audience will hear from Mr Robert Meadowcroft, Chief Executive of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign Sir Mark Walport, Director of the Wellcome Trust published on: 9 September 2012
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