# Ronald Finn

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| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1930|6|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool), England
| death_date  = {{death date|2004|5|21|df=y}} (age 73)
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| known_for  = Pioneering work on prevention of [Rh disease](/source/Rh_disease)
| occupation = Consultant physician
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'''Ronald Finn''' (12 June 1930 – 21 May 2004) was a medical researcher born in [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool), England.  His research work contributed to advancing knowledge on the [Rhesus factor](/source/Rhesus_factor).  He died of cancer of the stomach.

==Career and awards==

1954 - Qualified as a medical doctor from [Liverpool University](/source/Liverpool_University).

1958 - [MRCP](/source/Membership_of_the_Royal_College_of_Physicians)

1961 - Appointed consultant in kidney disease at a Liverpool Hospital.

1980 - Finn, together with [Cyril Clarke](/source/Cyril_Clarke), John Gorman, Vincent Freda, and William Pollack were jointly awarded the 1980 [Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research](/source/Albert_Lasker_Award_for_Clinical_Medical_Research) for pioneering work on the [Rhesus blood group system](/source/Rhesus_blood_group_system), the role of anti-RhD [antibodies](/source/antibodies) in the causation of [Rh disease](/source/Rh_disease), and the prevention of Rh disease with anti-D antibodies.

1997 - Retired from clinical work.

2000 - Appointed visiting professor in [immunology](/source/immunology) at Liverpool University.

== References ==
*[http://www.laskerfoundation.org/awards/library/1980c_cit.shtml 1980 Lasker award for clinical advances in Rh disease]
*[http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/328/7454/1501/DC1 Obituary on BMJ website - includes a photograph]

== External links ==

* {{History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group ID}}

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