Bill Balfour graduated with a BSc from King’s College London. After PhD studies with Catherine Hebb in Edinburgh, he spent his working life at The Physiological Laboratory, Cambridge, as an Agricultural Research Fellow and, subsequently, on the academic staff. Early collaborative work included studies on acetylcholine synthesis in brain, carrier proteins for thyroxine and triiodothyronine, the role of the carotid body in the regulation of erythropoiesis, adrenal gland secretion of progesterone, and absorption of colostrum in the newborn calf. Later, his main interest was in the regulation of blood volume. Bill was a dedicated teacher and an excellent and caring Director of Studies in King’s College.

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