Person
McCloskey, Douglas Ian (1941 - )
- Born
- 23 October 1941
Summary
Douglas Ian McCloskey is the Director of the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute and a conjoint in the School of Physiology and Pharmacology at the University of New South Wales. His laboratory is concerned with two broad aspects of brain function. Firstly, factors which determine the accuracy of voluntary movement are studied in normal and neurologically-impaired patients to try to understand movement control as well as develop new diagnostic tests; secondly the way in which the brain regulates breathing, blood pressure and heart rate are studied to try and find improved methods of treatment for diseases like high blood pressure. Taken from http://www.hr.unsw.edu.au/recruit/supsenior.htm 2004
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Chronology
- 1963
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc Med) completed at the University of Sydney
- 1965 - 1966
- Career position - Lecturer at University College, University of Oxford
- 1966
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Oxford, UK
- 1968
- Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS) completed at the University of Sydney
- 1970
- Career position - Lecturer at Pembroke College, University of Oxford
- 1970 - 1971
- Career position - Research Fellow at Pembroke College
- 1972 -
- Career position - Member of the Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society
- 1972
- Career position - Visiting Senior Scientist at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, USA
- 1972 - 1975
- Career position - Lecturer then Senior in Physiology and Pharmacology at the University of New South Wales
- 1975 - 1982
- Career position - Member of the New South Wales Scientific and Medical Advisory Committee of the National Heart Foundation of Australia
- 1976 - 1981
- Career position - Associate Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology at the University of New South Wales
- 1977 -
- Award - Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)
- 1977 - 1980
- Career position - Councillor of the Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society
- 1980
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of New South Wales
- 1981 -
- Career position - Member of the Scientific and Medical Advisory Committee of the Asthma Foundation of New South Wales
- 1981 -
- Career position - Personal Chair in Physiology and Pharmacology at the University of New South Wales
- 1984 -
- Career position - Member of the National Committee for Physiology for the Australian Academy of Science
- 1985 -
- Award - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
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Resources
- 'McCloskey, Douglas Ian (19411023-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476348. Details
Annette Alafaci
Created: 15 February 2006, Last modified: 7 February 2011