The British Pharmacological Society was sad to announce the death of Professor Sir Michael Rawlins last week.
Sir Michael made an enormous contribution to pharmacology and public health, establishing Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Newcastle and advising the UK Government on the safety of medicines and the misuse of drugs.
You can now read the Society's full obituary for Sir Michael which has been added to our Lives Remembered pages.
You can also watch Sir Michael speak about his life and work in this interview with Past President, Professor David Webb: