Person

Shaw, Frank Herbert (1910 - 1971)

Born
1910
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
1971
Occupation
Chemist and Pharmacologist

Summary

Frank Shaw was an organic chemist whose research focused on the chemistry of adrenaline and its significance in the control of blood pressure, and the role of calcium in smooth muscle contraction. In the 1940s he was contracted by the CSIR Division of Plant Industry to conduct a pharmacological survey of Queensland plants. The aim of the survey was to identify plants containing alkaloid-like compounds with a view to investigating their medical potential. In 1940 Shaw joined the Department of Physiology at the University of Melbourne as Lecturer in Pharmacology. He was the University's inaugural Professor of Pharmacology from 1954 to 1964.

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Chronology

1933
Education - BSc (hons), University of Melbourne
1935
Education - MSc, University of Melbourne
1938
Education - PhD, University College, London
1940 - 1943
Career position - Lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Melbourne
1943 - 1947
Career position - Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Melbourne
1945
Award - David Syme Research Prize (joint), University of Melbourne
1947 - 1953
Career position - Associate Professor of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne
1964
Life event - Retired

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Journal Articles

  • Rae, Ian D., 'Responses by Australian pharmacologists to respiratory depression caused by opiates and barbiturates', Historical Records of Australian Science, 33 (1) (2022), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR21005. Details

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See also

  • Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_s.html. Details
  • French, E. L.; and Sutherland, A. K., 'Arthur William Turner 1900-1989', Historical Records of Australian Science, 9 (1) (1992), 49-63. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9920910049. Details
  • Korszniak, Natalie, Department of Pharmacology, the University of Melbourne, 1953-1995 ([Melbourne]: [Limited Edition Media Services], 1996), 72 pp. Details

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