▁Vice ▁Prov ost ▁( 1 9 8 1 – 1 9 8 6 ) ▁and ▁Pra elect or ▁( 1 9 8 9 – 1 9 9 2 ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁co - editor ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁Register . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁University ▁Dem on str ator ▁in ▁bio chem istry , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁University ▁L ect urer . ▁His ▁research ▁in ▁chem istry ▁and ▁bio chem istry ▁led ▁to ▁ 1 3 6 ▁published ▁papers . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁he ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁M ole cular ▁Bi ology ▁in ▁Moscow ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁UK - U SS R ▁exchange ▁program . ▁His ▁particular ▁interest ▁in ▁applications ▁of ▁methods ▁from ▁organ ic ▁chem istry ▁to ▁bio chem istry ▁led ▁ ▁to ▁a ▁proposed ▁treatment ▁for ▁Wilson ' s ▁disease . ▁ ▁D ixon ▁was ▁an ▁editor ▁of ▁The ▁Bio chem ical ▁Journal , ▁and ▁was ▁Deput y ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Editor ial ▁Board ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁N omen cl ature ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Union ▁of ▁Bio chem istry ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁chairman ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁and ▁after ▁his ▁ret irement ▁remained ▁an ▁advis ory ▁member . ▁