The Society is saddened to hear of the death of Professor Tony Macknight, a great supporter of physiology and The Society.

Macknight studied medicine, undertaking postdoctoral research at the Harvard Medical School, Boston, US. From 2005 – 2010, he became Professor of Physiology at the University of Otago, New Zealand, during which time he was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand.

Macknight’s distinguished career led to him founding the company, ADInstruments in 1986, which specialises in computer-based data acquisition systems for research and education. Macknight was a prominent figure in improving physiology education, keen to move away from some of the pitfalls of traditional teaching methods and shift towards a more active learning environment to help students understand and engage with the discipline.