Biographical entry Furness, John Barton (1945 - )

Summary

John Barton Furness has been Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Melbourne since 1990. Prior to this he spent fifteen years at Flinders University in Adelaide.

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1966

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

1969

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

1971

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Melbourne

1971 - 1972

Career position - Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Physiology at Birmingham University, UK

1972 - 1973

Career position - Postdoctoral researcher at the A.R.C. Institute of Animal Physiology at Cambridge, UK

1974

Career position - Postdoctoral researcher in Zoology at the University of Melbourne

1975 - 1976

Career position - Lecturer in Human Morphology at Flinders University, South Australia

1977 - 1980

Career position - Senior Lecturer at Flinders University

1981 - 1984

Career position - Associate Professor at Flinders University

1984 - 1990

Career position - Professor of Anatomy and Histology at Flinders University

1989 -

Award - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

1990 -

Career position - Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Melbourne

1992 -

Career position - Chair of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Melbourne

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• National Library of Australia, 'Furness, John Barton', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473917. Details