Biographical entry Cory, Suzanne (1942 - )

Summary

Suzanne Cory has been Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research since 1996. Apart from 3 years of postdoctoral studies at the University of Geneva, she spent all of her working life at the Hall Institute, moving gradually up the ladder and spending 8 years as Joint Head of the Molecular Biology Unit, together with her husband, Jerry Adams, before her appointment as Director.

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1964

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne

1965

Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne

1968

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Cambridge, UK

1969 - 1971

Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Geneva

1972 - 1974

Career position - Queen Elizabeth II Fellow at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

1974 - 1976

Career position - Roche Fellow at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

1977

Career position - Research Fellow at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

1978 - 1983

Career position - Senior Research Fellow at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

1982

Award - David Syme Research Prize received from the University of Melbourne

1984 - 1988

Career position - Principal Research Fellow at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

1986 -

Career position - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

1988 - 1996

Career position - Senior Principal Research Fellow and Joint Head of the Molecular Biology Unit at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

1992

Award - Avon Australia Spirit of Achievement Award received

1992

Award - Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)

1992 - 1997

Career position - International Research Scholar at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute

1993 - 1996

Career position - Research Professor of Molecular Oncology at the University of Melbourne

1995

Award - Lemberg Medal received from the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

1996 -

Career position - Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

1996 -

Career position - Professor of Medical Biology at the University of Melbourne

1997

Award - Burnet Lecturer at the Australian Academy of Science

1997

Award - Fellow of the Royal Society of Victoria

1998

Award - Australia Prize received

1999

Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)

Related entries

Published resources

Books

• Bhathal, Ragbir, Profiles, Australian women scientists, National Library of Australia, Canberra, 1999, 191 pp. Details

Online Resources

• 'Interview: Suzanne Cory', WISENET Journal, vol. 45, November, 1997, http://www.wisenet-australia.org/ISSUE45/cory.htm. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Cory, Suzanne', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-754072. Details
• Professor Suzanne Cory PhD, FAA, FRS, 2002, http://www.wehi.edu.au/faculty_members/professor_suzanne_cory. Details

See also

• Herd, Margaret (ed.), Who's Who in Australia 2002, 38 edn, Crown Content, Melbourne, 2001, 2020 pp. Details