Person
Thorburn, Geoffrey Donald (1930 - 1996)
FAA AO
- Born
- 2 February 1930
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 28 October 1996
- Occupation
- Physiologist
Summary
Geoffrey Thorburn, a reproductive physiologist, was Professor and Chairman, Department of Physiology, Monash University 1981-1996. He originated chronic foetal catheterisation for studying the foetus in utero allowing, for the first time, assessment of the physiological, hormonal and biochemical status of the undisturbed foetus and growth-retarded foetus.
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Chronology
- 1954
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc (Med)) completed at the University of Sydney
- 1956
- Career position - Junior Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Camperdown, New South Wales
- 1956
- Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS) completed at the University of Sydney
- 1957
- Career position - Senior Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
- 1958
- Career position - Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Fellow in Physiology at the University of Sydney
- 1959
- Career position - Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Fellow in Physiology at the Hallstrom Institute of Cardiology at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
- 1960
- Career position - Research Fellow at the Life Insurance Medical Research Fund of Australia and New Zealand in the Department of Physiology at the University of Sydney
- 1961 - 1963
- Career position - Travelling Fellow of the Life Insurance Medical Research Fund of Australia and New Zealand in the Department of Physiology at the Harvard Medical School
- 1966 - 1969
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in Physiology at the University of New South Wales
- 1969 - 1971
- Career position - Senior Principal Research Scientist at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Animal Physiology in Prospect, New South Wales
- 1971
- Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD) completed at
- 1972
- Career position - Chief Research Scientist at the CSIRO Division of Animal Physiology
- 1973 - 1977
- Career position - Member of External Scientific Staff of the Medical Research Council
- 1973 - 1977
- Career position - Honorary Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, UK
- 1973 - 1977
- Career position - Researcher at the Nuffield Institute for Medical Research and Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, UK
- 1977 - 1980
- Career position - Honorary Consultant Clinical Physiologist to the Royal Brisbane Hospital
- 1977 - 1980
- Career position - Honorary Consultant Clinical Physiologist to the Princess Alexandra Hospital
- 1977 - 1980
- Career position - Professor and Acting Head of the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at the University of Queensland
- 1979
- Career position - Inaugural President of the Federation of Perinatal Societies of Asia and Oceania
- 1981 -
- Career position - Professor and Chairman of the Department of Physiology at Monash University in Clayton, Victoria
- 1983 - 1990
- Career position - Associate Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Monash University
- 1986 - 1990
- Career position - Inaugural President of the Australian Perinatal Society and Chairman of the Commissioners of Fetal Physiology for the International Union of Physiological Sciences
- 1989
- Award - Marshall Medal received from the Society for the Study of Fertility, UK
- 1991 -
- Award - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1995
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Jenkin, G.; Challis, J. R. G.; Robinson, J. S.; and Young, I. R., 'Geoffrey Donald Thorburn 1930- 1996', Historical Records of Australian Science, 20 (1) (2009), 109- 130 , https://doi.org/10.1071/HR09006. Details
- Jenkin, G.; Challis, J.R.; Robinson, J., 'Professor Geoffrey Donald Thorburn, AO, FAA: 2 February 1930-28 October 1996', Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 9 (1997), 275-278. Details
Resources
- 'Thorburn, Geoffrey Donald (1930-1996)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474898. Details
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Created: 31 October 1997, Last modified: 15 June 2022