Barbara Jane Bain (born 1941) is an Australian haematologist and oncologist. She is a professor at the Imperial College Faculty of Medicine and a consultant at St Mary's Hospital, London. She is known as the author of reference textbooks in the field of haematology that form the core curriculum for laboratory morphology and pathology.[1][2]
Barbara J. Bain | |
|---|---|
| Born | Barbara Jane Reid July 27, 1941 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | Contributions to field of haematology |
| Title | Professor |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Medicine |
| Sub-discipline | Haematology, Oncology |
| Institutions | Imperial College Faculty of Medicine St Mary's Hospital, London |
Early life and education
editBain grew up in Australia and was educated in Maryborough, Queensland.[3] She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Queensland, where she was awarded the University Gold Medal.[citation needed] She was a registrar at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. She traveled to England in late 1971, supported by a scholarship from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.[4][5] She said that she wanted to work in haematology due to a combination of laboratory and clinical work.[6]
Research and career
editIn 1972, Bain joined St Mary's Hospital as a lecturer, where she was made a reader in 2000 and professor in 2004.[citation needed] She is an expert in haematology and the translation of laboratory breakthroughs to clinical science.[7][8] For example, she investigated myelodysplastic syndrome, which can evolve into acute myeloid leukaemia and dysplastic haemopoiesis without proper diagnosis and treatment.[9]
At St Mary's, Bain developed a training program on haematology, covering topics such as the analysis of blood and bone marrow samples and genetic disorders that affect haemoglobin. She helped to develop bloodmed.com, an online educational course that is taken by almost all UK trainees. The course was incorporated to the British Society for Haematology website.[10] She was part of the International Working Group on Morphology of MDS and also in the group which devised the 2008 WHO classification of tumours of the lymphoid haematopoietic systems.[11] She has translated two editions of an Italian work on the morphology of the blood.[12] In 2019, the Queensland University of Technology announced the Barbara Bain prize for Haematology.[13]
Awards and honours
edit- 2017 Maryborough Walk of Achievers[14]
- 2017 British Society for Haematology Lifetime Achievement Award[10]
- 2018 European Hematology Association Mentoring and Teaching Award[15]
- 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours[16][17]
Selected publications
editArticles
edit- Bain BJ (1 August 1996). "Ethnic and sex differences in the total and differential white cell count and platelet count". Journal of Clinical Pathology. 49 (8): 664–666. doi:10.1136/JCP.49.8.664. ISSN 0021-9746. PMC 500612. PMID 8881919. Wikidata Q37220258.
- Barbara J Bain (1 August 2005). "Diagnosis from the blood smear". The New England Journal of Medicine. 353 (5): 498–507. doi:10.1056/NEJMRA043442. ISSN 0028-4793. PMID 16079373. Wikidata Q33367656.
- Kate Ryan; Barbara J Bain; David Worthington; et al. (13 January 2010). "Significant haemoglobinopathies: guidelines for screening and diagnosis". British Journal of Haematology. 149 (1): 35–49. doi:10.1111/J.1365-2141.2009.08054.X. ISSN 0007-1048. PMID 20067565. Wikidata Q82476547.
Books
edit- Bain, Barbara J. (2019). Bone marrow pathology. Wiley. ISBN 9781119398127.
- Bain, Barbara J. (2020). Haemoglobinopathy Diagnosis. Wiley. ISBN 9781119579991.
- Bain, Barbara J. (2021). Blood Cells A Practical Guide. Wiley. ISBN 9781119820291.
References
edit- ^ Haematology.
- ^ "ResearchGate Book Publications". Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Walk of Achievers" (PDF). Fraser Coast Regional Council. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ EHA Hematology: Interview with Barbara Bain. Accessed 17 March 2024.
- ^ Barbara J. Bain - Bloodmed profile Archived September 30, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Meet our members". BSH. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Enhancing Care". BSH. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Inspiring Others". BSH. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES". 2020.
- ^ a b O'Hare, Ryan (28 March 2017). "Imperial blood expert recognised for a lifetime of achievement" (Press release). Imperial College of London.
- ^ "MDS conference speaker's CV" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ Giuseppe d'Onofrio, Gina Zini, trans. B.J.Bain Morphology of the blood, Butterworth-Heinemann 1998
- ^ "2021 FACULTY OF HEALTH STUDENT AWARDS AND PRIZES PROGRAM" (PDF).
- ^ Council, Fraser Coast Regional. "Recognise Maryborough best in Walk of Achievers". Fraser Coast Regional Council. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Communications, Department of Medicine (17 December 2018). "Learning and teaching | Key achievements for 2018". DoM Staff Blog. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Digital innovation and Queen's honours: News from the College | Imperial News | Imperial College London". Imperial News. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Watts, Jocelyn (17 June 2020). "Professor named on Queen's Birthday Honours List". Fraser Coast Chronicle. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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