Biographical entry Whitworth, Judith Ann (1944 - )

Summary

Judith Whitworth is Director of the John Curtin School of Medical Research, Howard Florey Professor of Medical Research at the Australian National University (ANU), and Head of the High Blood Pressure Research Unit at the ANU. She is recognized internationally as an expert in the areas of kidney function and blood pressure research and has held key advisory roles both in Australia and overseas. Whitworth was appointed Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 2001 for services to the advancement of academic medicine, research policy and medical research administration.

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1968 - 1971

Career position - Resident Medical Officer and Registrar at the Royal Melbourne Hospital

1972

Career position - Senior Registrar at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide

1973

Award - Winthrop Travelling Fellowship received from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians

1973 - 1974

Career position - Research Fellow at the Tenon Hospital in Paris, France

1974

Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD) received from the University of Melbourne

1974 - 1975

Career position - Visiting Registrar at Guys Hospital, London

1975 - 1977

Career position - National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Scholar at the Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine, Melbourne

1978

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

1978 - 1981

Career position - Physician at the Royal Melbourne Hospital

1982 - 1991

Career position - Nephrologist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital

1983 - 1991

Career position - Chairman of the Board of Postgraduate Education of the Royal Melbourne Hospital

1984

Award - Smith Kline and French Award received from the International Society of Hypertension

1984

Career position - President of the Australian Society of Medical Research

1984 - 1993

Career position - Councilor of the Royal Australian College of Physicians

1985

Career position - Naturalia et Biologia Fellow at Tenon Hospital in Paris, France

1985

Career position - Visiting Scientist at the MRCH Blood Pressure Unit in Glasgow, Scotland

1987 - 1991

Career position - Professorial Associate at the University of Melbourne

1990

Award - Howard Florey Medal received

1990 - 1991

Career position - Deputy Director of the Department of Nephrology at the Royal Melbourne Hospital

1990 - 1993

Career position - Member of the Nomination Committee of the International Society of Nephrology

1991 -

Career position - Honorary Consultant at the Royal Melbourne Hospital

1991 - 1996

Career position - Member of the NHMRC Medical Research Committee

1991 - 1997

Career position - Head of the Department of Medicine at the St George Hospital, New South Wales

1991 - 1999

Career position - Professor of Medicine at the University of New South Wales

1992

Education - Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Melbourne

1992 - 1997

Career position - Councillor of the International Society of Hypertension

1994

Award - Royal Australasian College of Physicians Medal received

1994 - 1996

Career position - Chairman of the National Health and Medical Research Committee (NMRC)

1997 - 1999

Career position - Chief Medical Officer for the Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services

1998 - 2000

Career position - Vice-President of the International Society of Hypertension

1999 -

Career position - Director of John Curtin School of Medical Research at the Australian National University

1999 - 2001

Career position - President of the High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia

2000 -

Career position - Life member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology

2000 -

Career position - Member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Advisory Committee on Health Research

2001

Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)

2002

Award - Telstra ACT Business Woman of the Year award received

2002 - 2004

Career position - Director of Anutech Pty. Ltd.

2003 -

Career position - Member of Council of the NHMRC

2003

Award - Centenary Medal received from the Australian Government

2004

Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD) Honoris Causa received from the University of Sydney

2004

Award - Australian of the Year - Australian Capital Territory winner

Published resources

Online Resources

• 'Profile - Professor Judith Whitworth', WISENET Journal, vol. 58, November, 2001, http://www.wisenet-australia.org/issue58/Whitworth.htm. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Whitworth, Judith A', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-629646. Details

See also

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