Person

Wake, Robert Gerard Milton (Gerry) (1933 - 2020)

FAA

Born
8 August 1933
Died
26 January 2020
Occupation
Biochemist

Summary

Gerry Wake was a biochemist who undertook pioneering research in bacterial cell division. His major contributions included fundamental discoveries concerning the mechanism of bacterial chromosome replication, and in understanding multi-forked chromosomes. He published the definitive work of bidirectionality of DNA replication. Wake joined the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Sydney in 1961, and became Professor of Biochemistry in 1977. Elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1985, Wake was active in Academy affairs, including serving as Vice-President. He was similarly active in the Australian Biochemical Society, of which he was President from 1984 to 1986.

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Chronology

1956
Education - MSc, University of Sydney
1958
Education - PhD, University of Sydney
1958 - 1959
Career position - National Institutes of Health Project Associate, Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, U.S.A.
1959 - 1961
Career position - US Public Health Service Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, U.S.A.
1961
Career position - Research Assistant, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford
1961 - 1963
Career position - Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, University of Sydney
1964 - 1970
Career position - Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, University of Sydney
1969
Career position - Senior Fulbright Research Scholar, Stanford University, Stanford, California, U.S.A.
1970 - 1976
Career position - Reader, Department of Biochemistry, University of Sydney
1977 -
Career position - Professor of Biochemistry, University of Sydney
1979 - 1982
Career position - Member, Australian Research Grants Committee
1981
Award - Lemberg Medal and Oration, Australian Biochemical Society
1984 - 1986
Career position - President, Australian Biochemistry Society
1985 - 2020
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science
1990 - 1993
Career position - Vice-President, Australian Academy of Science
1990 - 1993
Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Science
1991 - 1993
Career position - Chairman, Vice-President's Committee, Australian Academy of Science
1992 - 1995
Career position - Chairman, Scientific Programme Committee, 7th Congress of the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists

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Journal Articles

  • Anon, 'Professor Robert Gerard "Gerry" Wake FAA, 8 August 1933 to 26 January 2020', Australian Academy of Science newsletter, 135 (2020), 20. https://www.science.org.au/academy-newsletter/february-2020-135. Details
  • Christopherson, Richard: with assistance from Hill, Ron; Weiss, Tony; and Kuchel, Philip, 'In memoriam: Robert Gerard (Gerry) Wake FAA 1933 - 2020', Australian biochemist, 151 (1) (2020), 45-7. Details
  • Wake, Gerry, 'Reflections - molecular biology and biochemistry', Australian biochemist, 31 (1) (2000), 19-21. Details

Resources

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