Biographical entry Holman, Mollie Elizabeth (1930 - 2010)

Summary

Mollie Holman was Senior Lecturer / Reader / Professor of Physiology, Monash University from 1963 till 1996. Her research interests included biophysics and pharmacology of muscle, especially visceral muscles including those of the gastro-intestinal and urino-genital tracts and of blood vessels; and sensory input to the central nervous system, studying the way in which the central nervous system deals with sensory input, especially that from the skin.

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1952

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

1953 - 1954

Career position - Demonstrator in Pharmacology at the University of Melbourne

1955

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

1955 - 1957

Career position - Research student at the University of Oxford, on a University of Melbourne Travelling Scholarship

1957

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (Dphil) completed in Oxford

1957

Career position - Wellcome Research Grant in Oxford

1958 - 1962

Career position - Lecturer in Physiology at the University of Melbourne

1960s

Education - Doctor of Science (DSc) received from Monash University

1962

Career position - Senior Lecturer in Physiology at the University of Melbourne

1963

Career position - Senior Lecturer in Physiology at Monash University

1965

Award - Edgeworth David Medal received from the Royal Society of New South Wales

1965 - 1970

Career position - Reader in Physiology at Monash University

1970 -

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

1970 - 1996

Career position - Professor at Monash University

1996 -

Career position - Emeritus Professor at Monash University

1998

Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

Related entries

Published resources

Books

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

Book Sections

• Holman, Mollie E., 'Holman, William Prout (1899-1972), Radiologist', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 14, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1996, p. 471. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140541b.htm. Details

Theses

• Carey, Jane, 'Departing from their sphere: Australian women and science, 1880-1960', PhD thesis, The University of Melbourne, 2003, 356 pp. Details
• Carey, Jane, 'Departing from their sphere: Australian women and science, 1880-1960', PhD thesis, The University of Melbourne, 2003, 356 pp. Details

Online Resources

• Blythe, Max, Interview with Professor Mollie Holman, Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 31 March 1998, http://www.science.org.au/scientists/interviews/h/mh.html. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Holman, Mollie Elizabeth', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474901. Details

See also

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