Commemorative plaque 58429

This blue commemorative plaque records: Close to this site, No. 1, Carnarvon Terrace (later renamed 50 West Street and subsequently demolished) was the childhood home of John Newport Langley ScD FRS (1852 - 1925) Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge (1877). Fellow of the Royal Society (1883). Professor of Physiology at Cambridge University (1903). He did ground-breaking research in physiology and was an international authority on the autonomic nervous system. One of two main founders of the theory that there are specific receptors in each cell which allow or stop substances from interacting, leading to the development of many drugs used today. Recorded plaque organisation: Newbury Town Council.

John Newport Langley was a renowned physiologist and Professor at Cambridge University, known for his pioneering research on the autonomic nervous system. His work on cellular receptors fundamentally advanced pharmacology, influencing modern drug development.