Join the Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions and the Oesper Collections in the History of Chemistry for a Lunch & Learn about inventions that save lives. Scheduled for Monday, April 20, at noon in the Science Library’s Intersect Space (240 Braunstein Hall), Bill Heineman, distinguished research professor emeritus in chemistry, will speak on Leland Clark, Jr. – his life and legacy as a scientist and inventor.
Leland Clark, Jr. has been widely acknowledged as one of the founders of biosensors. His inventions are numerous and highly impactful. He invented the first blood-oxygen sensor, glucose sensor and made fundamental progress on the heart-lung machine. He served as a professor of research pediatrics and head of the division of neurophysiology at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Research Foundation from 1968 until retirement in 1991.Clark’s achievements led to numerous honors, including special recognition as the “Father of Biosensors” at the 1992 World Congress on Biosensors and the National Academy of Engineering’s prestigious Fritz and Delores Russ Prize, an award that recognizes bioengineering achievement, in 2005. Heineman, accepted the Russ Prize on Leland Clark’s behalf, co-authored his obituary published in Biosensors and Bioelectronics and was a friend and colleague. Clark’s papers are housed in the Winkler R. Center History of the Health Professions.
The Lunch & Learn is open to all to attend. A pizza lunch will be provided.
